There are 3 ways to get from Perth to George Town by plane, train, car ferry, or tram
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Fly to Penang International Airport
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane PER - PEN
11h 3mRM 443–1,118Fly to Alor Setar, train, car ferry
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane PER - 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
13h 15mRM 594–956Fly to Ipoh, tram, car ferry
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Ipoh (IPH)plane PER - IPH
- Take the tram from Ipoh to Butterworthtram
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
14h 25mRM 867–3,347
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 440 - RM 1200 and takes 11h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to George Town is to fly which takes 11h 3m and costs RM 440 - RM 1200.
The distance between Perth and George Town is 4498 km.
It takes approximately 11h 3m to get from Perth to George Town, including transfers.
There are 509+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between Perth, WA, Australia and George Town, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Scoot Tigerair, and five other airlines fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Penang International Airport (PEN) every 3 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 460–5,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Alor Setar via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–6,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–4,700
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Ipoh via Kuala Lumpur, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,900
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 460–850
Flights from Perth Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–4,700
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–3,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–4,300
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–900
Flights from Perth Airport to Penang International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Penang International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–900
Flights from Perth Airport to Alor Setar via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,900
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Penang International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,800
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
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Tram from Ipoh to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 3–27
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- RM 3–6
- Express
- RM 18–27
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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