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There are 7 ways to get from Rome to George Town by plane, car, train, or car ferry

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  1. Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Penang International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Penang International Airport (PEN)planeFCO - PEN
    18h 16m
    RM 1,420–1,829

  2. Train to Naples Airport, fly to Penang International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centraletrain
    2. Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Penang International Airport (PEN)planeNAP - PEN
    21h 47m
    RM 1,330–4,593

  3. Drive 13,625.1 km

    1. Drive from Rome to George Towncar13,625.1 km
    6d 17h
    RM 9,977–14,411

  4. Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Penang International Airport

    1. Take the train from Roma Termini to Bologna Centraletrain
    2. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Penang International Airport (PEN)planeBLQ - PEN
    21h 39m
    RM 1,470–5,240

  5. Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Ipoh, train, car ferry

    1. Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Ipoh (IPH)planeFCO - IPH
    2. Take the train from Ipoh to Butterworthtrain
    3. Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
    24h 22m
    RM 2,237–6,081

  6. Fly Roma Ciampino Airport to Penang International Airport

    1. Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to Penang International Airport (PEN)planeCIA - PEN
    23h 28m
    RM 1,922–6,056

  7. Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Hat Yai, train, car ferry

    1. Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Hat Yai (HDY)planeFCO - HDY
    2. Take the train from Hat Yai to Padang Besartrain
    3. Take the train from Padang Besar to Butterworthtrain
    4. Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
    23h 58m
    RM 1,451–4,577

Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights

Calendar30Weekly Planes
Duration17h 50mAverage Duration
TicketRM 1,291Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Rome, Italy and George Town, Malaysia?

Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and five other airlines fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Penang International Airport (PEN) 4 times a day.

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