There are 2 ways to get from Penang to Tarakan by plane, bus, or ferry
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Fly to Juwata International Airport
best- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Juwata International Airport (TRK)plane PEN - TRK
5h 50mRp 1,728,256–6,207,335Fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus, ferry
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane PEN - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
- Take the bus from Semporna to Tawaubus
- Take the ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakanferry
14h 9mRp 2,106,282–1,102,249,072
Penang International Airport (PEN) to Juwata International Airport (TRK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Penang to Tarakan is to fly and Minibus and ferry which costs Rp2100000 - Rp1100000000 and takes 14h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Penang to Tarakan is to fly which takes 5h 50m and costs Rp1700000 - Rp6500000.
The distance between Penang and Tarakan is 1935 km.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Penang to Tarakan, including transfers.
There are 18+ hotels available in Tarakan.
What companies run services between Penang, Malaysia and Tarakan, Indonesia?
AirAsia, Batik Air, and four other airlines fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Juwata International Airport (TRK) once daily.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,300,000–1,900,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,300,000–1,900,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,300,000–2,000,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Tawau Airport via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,300,000–2,000,000
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,900,000–8,500,000
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Penang International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–7,500,000
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Penang International Airport to Juwata International Airport via Singapore Changi, Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–6,500,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–5,000,000
Bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rp 144,899
Bus from Semporna to Tawau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 115,919
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 900,000,000–1,100,000,000
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 579,594
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