There are 3 ways to get from Swellendam to George Town by taxi, plane, tram, car ferry, or train
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Taxi, fly to Penang International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Swellendam to Capetown-Airport-CPTtaxi
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane CPT - PEN
19h 41mRM 2,048–5,912Taxi, fly to Ipoh, tram, car ferry
- Take the taxi from Swellendam to Capetown-Airport-CPTtaxi
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Ipoh (IPH)plane CPT - IPH
- Take the tram from Ipoh to Butterworthtram
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
24h 39mRM 2,666–14,464Taxi, fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train, car ferry
- Take the taxi from Swellendam to Capetown-Airport-CPTtaxi
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane CPT - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T1 to KL Sentraltrain
- Take the train from Kl Sentral to Butterworthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
24h 21mRM 2,093–2,976
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Swellendam to George Town is to taxi and fly and train and car ferry which costs RM 2000 - RM 3000 and takes 24h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Swellendam to George Town is to taxi and fly which takes 19h 41m and costs RM 2000 - RM 6000.
The distance between Swellendam and George Town is 9801 km.
It takes approximately 19h 41m to get from Swellendam to George Town, including transfers.
George Town is 6h ahead of Swellendam. It is currently 1:52 AM in Swellendam and 7:52 AM in George Town.
There are 2566+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between Swellendam, South Africa and George Town, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Swellendam to George Town. However, you can take the taxi to Capetown-Airport-CPT airport, fly to Penang International Airport (PEN), walk to (M1) Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang, then take the bus to Komtar Utara. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Capetown-Airport-CPT airport, fly to Ipoh (IPH), walk to Ipoh Airport, take the bus to Medan Kidd, walk to Ipoh, take the vehicle to Butterworth, walk to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal, then take the car ferry to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Penang International Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–7,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Ipoh via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–14,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–6,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Penang International Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–7,500
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Ipoh via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–14,000
- Website
- airmauritius.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–4,800
- 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 17–50
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 18–25
- Shuttle
- RM 17–50
- Express First
- RM 28–40
Train from Kl Sentral to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 24–120
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 24–35
- Shuttle
- RM 40–120
- Express First
- RM 55–75
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- CustomerEnquiry@KLIAekspres.com
- Website
- kliaekspres.com
Train from Klia T1 to KL Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 21–45
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Estimated price
- RM 340–410
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