There are 2 ways to get from Penang to Palembang by plane, bus, or ferry
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Fly
best- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM)plane PEN - PLM
5h 42mRp 964,565–2,324,679Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Penang Komtar to Melaka Sentralbus
- Take the ferry from Melaka to Dumaiferry
- Take the bus from Dumai Terminal AKAP to Terminal AKAP BRPSbus
- Take the bus from Terminal AKAP BRPS to Palembangbus
37h 50m
Penang International Airport (PEN) to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Penang to Palembang is to fly which costs Rp950000 - Rp2400000 and takes 5h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Penang to Palembang is to fly which takes 5h 42m and costs Rp950000 - Rp2400000.
The distance between Penang and Palembang is 1051 km.
The best way to get from Penang to Palembang without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 37h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 42m to get from Penang to Palembang, including transfers.
Palembang is 1h behind Penang. It is currently 2:26 PM in Penang and 1:26 PM in Palembang.
There are 171+ hotels available in Palembang.
What companies run services between Penang, Malaysia and Palembang, Indonesia?
AirAsia, Scoot Tigerair, and seven other airlines fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 700,000–3,500,000
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,300,000–5,500,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 650,000–4,000,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Kuala Namu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–4,900,000
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–4,500,000
- Phone
- +60 111 066 1111
- billionstarsexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- billionstarsexpress.com
Bus from Penang Komtar to Melaka Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rp 230,000–650,000
- Website
- http://www.billionstarsexpress.com/
- Phone
- +62 852-6512-1960
Bus from Dumai Terminal AKAP to Terminal AKAP BRPS
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- busnesia.blogspot.com
- Phone
- 021-6341166
- sales@lorena-transport.com
- Website
- lorena-transport.com
Bus from Terminal AKAP BRPS to Palembang
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 509,957
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- +62 853-7567-0000
- indomal_dumai@yahoo.com
- Website
- indomalfastferry.com
Ferry from Melaka to Dumai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 550,000
- Schedules at
- indomalfastferry.com
- Phone
- 06-2832506
- tunasrupat@hotmail.com
Ferry from Melaka to Dumai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 350,000
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