There are 3 ways to get from Perth to George Town by plane, train, or car ferry
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Fly to Penang International Airport
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Penang International Airport (PEN)PER - PEN
10h 52mRM 483–1,217Fly to Alor Setar, train, car ferry
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Alor Setar (AOR)PER - AOR
- Take the train from Anak Bukit to Butterworth
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal
13h 55mRM 744–2,155Fly to Ipoh, train, car ferry
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Ipoh (IPH)PER - IPH
- Take the train from Ipoh to Butterworth
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal
15h 58mRM 1,130–3,569
Perth Airport (PER) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perth to George Town is to fly which costs RM 480 - RM 1300 and takes 10h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to George Town is to fly which takes 10h 52m and costs RM 480 - RM 1300.
The distance between Perth and George Town is 4500 km.
It takes approximately 10h 52m to get from Perth to George Town, including transfers.
There are 2575+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between Perth, WA, Australia and George Town, Malaysia?
Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Penang International Airport (PEN) every 2 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–4,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Alor Setar via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–4,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–8,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 390–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Ipoh via Kuala Lumpur, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,900
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Penang International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Penang International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,100
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–950
Flights from Perth Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–6,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–3,000
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Penang International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,200
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,400
Train operators
- 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
Train from Ipoh to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 16–20
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Ipoh to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 18–50
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 18–26
- Shuttle
- RM 18–50
- Express First
- RM 29–40
Ferry operators
- 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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