There are 5 ways to get from Milan to George Town by train, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
best- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane MXP - PEN
18h 48mRM 1,422–3,428Fly Milan Linate Airport to Penang International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane LIN - PEN
20h 57mRM 1,111–3,413Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane ZRH - PEN
22h 31mRM 1,883–6,029Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Reggio Emilia Avtrain
- Take the train from Reggio Emilia Av to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane BLQ - PEN
22h 46mRM 1,735–4,171Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Hat Yai, train, car ferry
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane MXP - 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
22h 9mRM 1,752–2,176
Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan to George Town is to train and fly and car ferry which costs RM 1700 - RM 2200 and takes 22h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to George Town is to train and fly which takes 18h 48m and costs RM 1400 - RM 3500.
The distance between Milan and George Town is 9777 km.
It takes approximately 18h 48m to get from Milan to George Town, including transfers.
George Town is 6h ahead of Milan. It is currently 3:21 AM in Milan and 9:21 AM in George Town.
There are 503+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and George Town, Malaysia?
Austrian Airlines, Thai Airways International, and four other airlines fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Penang International Airport (PEN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–7,500
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Penang International Airport via Rome, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–9,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Penang International Airport via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–9,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hat Yai via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–9,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–6,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,400
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hat Yai via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,000
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–3,900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–5,500
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–5,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Penang International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–6,500
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Penang International Airport via Rome, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–9,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Penang International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,900
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Penang International Airport via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,400
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hat Yai via Muscat, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,900
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 20–25
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 260–480
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- RM 340–480
- 2nd Class
- RM 260–350
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 95–190
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 40–85
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 35–80
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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 5–20
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 65–95
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- RM 30–45
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 85–120
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
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
- 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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