There are 5 ways to get from Osaka to George Town by train or plane
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Train to Kansai International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane KIX - PEN
13h 1mRM 607–1,483Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Nagoya Stationtrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane NGO - PEN
14h 35mRM 750–2,112Train, train to Takamatsu Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Takamatsu(Kagawa)train
- Fly from Takamatsu Airport (TAK) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane TAK - PEN
16h 42mRM 922–2,291Fly from Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane ITM - PEN
28h 9mRM 663–1,916Fly from Kobe
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane UKB - PEN
26h 48mRM 749–2,477
Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Osaka to George Town is to train and fly which costs RM 600 - RM 1500 and takes 13h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Osaka to George Town is to train and fly which takes 13h 1m and costs RM 600 - RM 1500.
The distance between Osaka and George Town is 4921 km.
It takes approximately 13h 1m to get from Osaka to George Town, including transfers.
George Town is 1h behind Osaka. It is currently 5:22 PM in Osaka and 4:22 PM in George Town.
There are 2566+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between Osaka, Japan and George Town, Malaysia?
All Nippon Airways, Thai AirAsia, and seven other airlines fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Penang International Airport (PEN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Takamatsu Airport to Penang International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,400
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kagoshima, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,300
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Penang International Airport via Oita, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,300
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kochi, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,300
Flights from Kobe to Penang International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
Flights from Kobe to Penang International Airport via Okinawa, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
Flights from Kobe to Penang International Airport via Kagoshima, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,600
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Penang International Airport via Oita, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,300
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kochi, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,300
Flights from Kobe to Penang International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
Flights from Kobe to Penang International Airport via Okinawa, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,100
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,300
Flights from Takamatsu Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Penang International Airport via New Ishigaki, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,400
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–3,800
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–4,000
Flights from Kobe to Penang International Airport via Okinawa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,400
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,800
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–1,900
Flights from Takamatsu Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Penang International Airport via Okinawa, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,900
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Penang International Airport via Fukuoka, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,900
Flights from Kobe to Penang International Airport via Okinawa, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,300
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,600
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–2,800
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Penang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,900
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Penang International Airport via Fukuoka, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,200
Flights from Kobe to Penang International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–4,400
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,900
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Penang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,500
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kobe to Penang International Airport via Okinawa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,400
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 55–85
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- RM 70–85
- Reserved Seat
- RM 55–80
- Green Seat
- RM 70–95
Train from Okayama to Takamatsu(Kagawa)
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 60–90
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- RM 75–90
- Reserved Seat
- RM 60–85
- Green Seat
- RM 80–110
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 130–190
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- RM 130–180
- Reserved seat
- RM 150–190
- Green seat
- RM 190–260
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 120–180
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- RM 120–170
- Reserved seat
- RM 140–180
- Green seat
- RM 180–240
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Takamatsu(Kagawa)
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 30–45
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
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