There are 5 ways to get from Miami to George Town by plane, train, or car ferry
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Fly Miami International Airport to Penang International Airport
best- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane MIA - PEN
30h 12mRM 2,302–7,003Fly Miami International Airport to Hat Yai, train, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane MIA - HDY
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Padang Besartrain
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Butterworthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
32h 19mRM 1,532–6,151Train to Orlando, fly to Penang International Airport
- Take the train from Miami to Orlandotrain
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane MCO - PEN
36h 45mRM 2,111–7,963Fly Miami International Airport to Alor Setar, train, car ferry
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane MIA - AOR
- Take the train from Alor Setar to Butterworthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
36h 17mRM 2,413–9,016Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane FLL - PEN
40h 23mRM 2,015–6,023
Miami International Airport (MIA) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Miami to George Town is to fly and train and car ferry which costs RM 1500 - RM 6500 and takes 32h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Miami to George Town is to fly which takes 30h 12m and costs RM 2300 - RM 7000.
The distance between Miami and George Town is 16582 km.
It takes approximately 30h 12m to get from Miami to George Town, including transfers.
George Town is 12h ahead of Miami. It is currently 12:17 PM in Miami and 12:17 AM in George Town.
There are 2566+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between Miami, FL, USA and George Town, Malaysia?
Emirates, Flydubai, and three other airlines fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Penang International Airport (PEN) twice daily.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–7,000
Flights from Orlando to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–9,500
Flights from Miami International Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–13,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Alor Setar via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–13,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–7,000
Flights from Orlando to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–9,500
Flights from Miami International Airport to Hat Yai via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–8,000
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Penang International Airport via Montreal, Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–7,500
Flights from Orlando to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Alor Setar via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–10,000
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Penang International Airport via Montreal, Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–7,500
Flights from Orlando to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Hat Yai via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–8,500
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Miami International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–7,000
Flights from Orlando to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Hat Yai via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–6,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Hat Yai via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–8,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Orlando to Penang International Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–8,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Alor Setar via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–9,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Hat Yai via Stockholm, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–9,500
- Phone
- +1 831-539-2901
- guestservices@gobrightline.com
- Website
- gobrightline.com
Train from Miami to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 55–900
- Book at
- https://www.gobrightline.com
- Smart
- RM 55–800
- Premium
- RM 260–900
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Alor Setar to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 11–14
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
Train from Padang Besar to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 17–21
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Hat Yai to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 5–120
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- RM 5–19
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 65–90
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- RM 29–40
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 85–120
- Phone
- 04-375 2400
- info@penangport.com.my
- Website
- penangport.com.my
Car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
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