There are 6 ways to get from Padang to George Town by plane, bus, ferry, car, train, 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.
Fly to Penang International Airport
best- Fly from Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane PDG - PEN
7h 2mRM 284–761Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Padang to Dumai Terminal AKAPbus
- Take the ferry from Dumai to Melakaferry
- Take the bus from Melaka Sentral to Sungai Nibongbus
23h 8mRM 190–323Bus, ferry, drive, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Padang to Dumai Terminal AKAPbus
- Take the ferry from Dumai to Port Dicksonferry
- Drive from Port Dickson to Klia T1car
- Take the train from Klia T1 to KL Sentraltrain
- Take the train from Kl Sentral to Butterworthtrain Ets
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
19h 52mRM 265–344Fly to Alor Setar, train, car ferry
- Fly from Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane PDG - AOR
- Take the train from Anak Bukit to Butterworthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
9h 39mRM 245–1,199Bus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Padang to Dumai Terminal AKAPbus
- Take the ferry from Dumai to Port Dicksonferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Port Dickson to Terminal Onebus
- Take the bus from Seremban Terminal 1 to Butterworthbus
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
23h 25mBus, ferry via Kampung Bukit Tinggi, Bentong
- Take the bus from Padang to Dumai Terminal AKAPbus
- Take the ferry from Dumai to Melakaferry
- Take the bus from 707 Hotel Malacca to First World Genting Highlandsbus
- Take the bus from First World Genting Highlands to Penang Komtarbus
26h 6mRM 260–348
Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Padang to George Town is to bus and ferry which costs RM 190 - RM 330 and takes 23h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Padang to George Town is to fly which takes 7h 2m and costs RM 280 - RM 800.
The distance between Padang and George Town is 723 km.
The best way to get from Padang to George Town without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 23h 8m and costs RM 190 - RM 330.
It takes approximately 7h 2m to get from Padang to George Town, including transfers.
George Town is 1h ahead of Padang. It is currently 4:37 PM in Padang and 5:37 PM in George Town.
There are 509+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between Padang, Indonesia and George Town, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Scoot Tigerair, and four other airlines fly from Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) to Penang International Airport (PEN) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 150–1,100
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 210–1,100
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 170–1,100
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 210–1,400
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 350–3,200
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,400
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 210–1,400
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Namu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 380–1,100
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- customerenquiry@kliaekspres.com
- Website
- kliaekspres.com
Train from Klia T1 to KL Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 45–75
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Kl Sentral to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 9–50
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- RM 9–13
- Express
- RM 30–50
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Anak Bukit to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 12–15
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
- Phone
- +62 852-6512-1960
Bus from Padang to Dumai Terminal AKAP
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 43
- Schedules at
- busnesia.blogspot.com
- Phone
- +60 111 066 1111
- billionstarsexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- billionstarsexpress.com
Bus from Melaka Sentral to Sungai Nibong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 70–130
- Website
- http://www.billionstarsexpress.com/
Bus from Seremban Terminal 1 to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 45–110
- Website
- http://www.billionstarsexpress.com/
- Phone
- +604 332 5815
- kpbekspress@outlook.com
- Website
- kpbekspres.com
Bus from Melaka Sentral to Sungai Nibong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 55–95
- Website
- http://www.kpbekspres.com/
Bus from Seremban Terminal 1 to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 50–80
- Website
- http://www.kpbekspres.com/
- Website
- nssit.com.my
Bus from Terminal Port Dickson to Terminal One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- https://bas.my/basmyseremban.php
- Phone
- +6012 4703155
- Website
- intercity.my
Bus from Seremban Terminal 1 to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 65–75
- Schedules at
- intercity.my
- Book at
- intercity.my
- Phone
- +60 5-253 8898
- srimajutours@srimaju.com
- Website
- srimaju.com
Bus from Seremban Terminal 1 to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 45–95
- Website
- https://www.srimaju.com/
- Phone
- +65 8737 7707
- info.sin@707-inc.com
- Website
- 707-inc.com
Bus from 707 Hotel Malacca to First World Genting Highlands
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 75–110
- Schedules at
- 707-inc.com
Bus from First World Genting Highlands to Penang Komtar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 52
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +62 853-7567-0000
- indomal_dumai@yahoo.com
- Website
- indomalfastferry.com
Ferry from Dumai to Port Dickson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 155
- Schedules at
- indomalfastferry.com
Ferry from Dumai to Melaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 131
- Schedules at
- indomalfastferry.com
- 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
- Phone
- 06-2832506
- tunasrupat@hotmail.com
Ferry from Dumai to Melaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 83
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