There are 3 ways to get from Melbourne to Penang by plane or tram
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Fly to Penang International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane MEL - PEN
12h 44mRM 849–1,849Fly to Alor Setar, tram
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane MEL - AOR
- Take the tram from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugortram
14h 25mRM 877–2,799Fly to Ipoh, tram
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ipoh (IPH)plane MEL - IPH
- Take the tram from Ipoh to Nibong Tebaltram
17h 24mRM 1,363–3,992
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Penang is to fly which costs RM 850 - RM 1900 and takes 12h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Penang is to fly which takes 12h 44m and costs RM 850 - RM 1900.
The distance between Melbourne and Penang is 6655 km.
It takes approximately 12h 44m to get from Melbourne to Penang, including transfers.
Penang is 3h behind Melbourne. It is currently 3:14 AM in Melbourne and 12:14 AM in Penang.
There are 2593+ hotels available in Penang.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Penang, Malaysia?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and Malaysia Airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Penang International Airport (PEN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–5,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Alor Setar via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–10,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ipoh via Adelaide, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–10,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–3,500
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–7,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,700
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Alor Setar via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,500
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Tram from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 9–26
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 16–23
- Shuttle
- RM 9–26
- Express First
- RM 20–26
Tram from Ipoh to Nibong Tebal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 13–40
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 17–24
- Shuttle
- RM 13–40
- Express First
- RM 24–30
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