There are 6 ways to get from Manhattan to George Town by plane or train
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Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport
best- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane JFK - PEN
24h 58mRM 1,558–7,073Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane EWR - PEN
26h 46mRM 1,983–13,109Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Bostontrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane BOS - PEN
29h 50mRM 2,536–9,416Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane PHL - PEN
31h 29mRM 2,863–11,854Fly from Laguardia Airport
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane LGA - PEN
30h 14mRM 2,413–6,530Train to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport, fly
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Central Isliptrain
- Fly from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport (ISP) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane ISP - PEN
32h 55mRM 3,161–8,619
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manhattan to George Town is to fly which costs RM 1500 - RM 7500 and takes 24h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Manhattan to George Town is to fly which takes 24h 58m and costs RM 1500 - RM 7500.
The distance between Manhattan and George Town is 14918 km.
It takes approximately 24h 58m to get from Manhattan to George Town, including transfers.
George Town is 12h ahead of Manhattan. It is currently 1:20 PM in Manhattan and 1:20 AM in George Town.
There are 2533+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between Manhattan, NY, USA and George Town, Malaysia?
Cathay Pacific, HK Express, and five other airlines fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Penang International Airport (PEN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Penang International Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,500
Flights from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport to Penang International Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–12,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–10,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–9,500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Penang International Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–6,500
Flights from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport to Penang International Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–8,500
Flights from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport to Penang International Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,600–17,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–13,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–13,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–6,500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Penang International Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–7,500
Flights from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport to Penang International Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,500–9,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–9,500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Penang International Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–6,500
Flights from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport to Penang International Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–8,500
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Penang International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–7,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Penang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–7,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Penang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–8,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport to Penang International Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–17,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 210–2,800
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- RM 210–1,900
- First Class
- RM 800–2,800
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 80–2,400
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- RM 80–1,800
- First Class
- RM 500–2,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 120–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- RM 120–1,200
- Business Class
- RM 380–1,400
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 45–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- RM 45–900
- Business Class
- RM 240–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 95–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- mta.info
Train from New York Penn Station to Central Islip
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 45–110
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- RM 45–70
- Peak
- RM 80–110
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