There are 5 ways to get from Sydney to George Town by plane, bus, car ferry, ferry or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Fly Sydney to Ipoh, bus, car ferry
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Fly from Sydney (SYD) to Ipoh (IPH)
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Take the bus from AmanJaya Ipoh to Butterworth
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Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal
Fly Sydney to Langkawi, ferry
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Fly from Sydney (SYD) to Langkawi (LGK)
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Take the ferry from Kuah Ferry Terminal to Swettenham Pier
Fly Sydney to Alor Setar, train, car ferry
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Fly from Sydney (SYD) to Alor Setar (AOR)
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Take the train from Anak Bukit to Butterworth
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Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal
Train to Newcastle, fly to Penang
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Take the train from Central Station to Hamilton Station
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Fly from Newcastle (NTL) to Penang (PEN)
Sydney (SYD) to Penang (PEN) flights
The flight time between Sydney (SYD) and Penang (PEN) is around 14h 8m and covers a distance of around 6894 km. This includes an average layover time of around 3h 45m. Services are operated by Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair and others. Typically 89 flights run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to George Town is to fly which costs $340 - $900 and takes 14h 7m.
The quickest way to get from Sydney to George Town is to fly which costs $340 - $900 and takes 14h 7m.
The distance between Sydney and George Town is 6897 km.
It takes approximately 14h 7m to get from Sydney to George Town, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Sydney Airport to Penang Airport. The quickest flight takes 10h 40m and has one stopover.
George Town is 2h behind Sydney. It is currently 11:42 AM in Sydney and 9:42 AM in George Town.
Qantas, Jetstar Asia Airways, Thai Airways International and five other airlines offer flights from Sydney Airport to Penang Airport.
There are 343+ hotels available in George Town. Prices start at RM 500 per night.
The best way to get from Sydney to Sydney Airport is to train which takes 22 min and costs $18 - $21.
- Distance: 6896.6 km
- Duration: 14h 7m
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and George Town, Malaysia?
Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines and nine other airlines fly from Sydney to George Town hourly.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Sydney to Penang via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1400 - RM 3800
Flights from Sydney to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1800 - RM 4800
Flights from Sydney to Ipoh via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 3400 - RM 9500
Flights from Sydney to Ipoh via Auckland, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 5000 - RM 14000
Flights from Sydney to Ipoh via Brisbane, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 3400 - RM 9500
Flights from Sydney to Ipoh via Perth, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 3500 - RM 10000
Flights from Sydney to Langkawi via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1900 - RM 5500
Flights from Sydney to Alor Setar via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1600 - RM 4600
Flights from Newcastle to Penang via Brisbane, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2200 - RM 6000
Flights from Newcastle to Penang via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1300 - RM 3400
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sydney to Penang via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1900 - RM 6000
Flights from Sydney to Langkawi via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2100 - RM 6500
Flights from Sydney to Langkawi via Kuala Lumpur, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2100 - RM 6500
Flights from Sydney to Langkawi via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1900 - RM 5500
Flights from Sydney to Langkawi via Brisbane, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2200 - RM 6500
Flights from Sydney to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1700 - RM 5500
Flights from Newcastle to Penang via Brisbane, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2200 - RM 7000
Flights from Newcastle to Penang via Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2200 - RM 7000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Sydney to Penang via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1900 - RM 6000
Flights from Sydney to Langkawi via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2100 - RM 6500
Flights from Sydney to Langkawi via Kuala Lumpur, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2100 - RM 6500
Flights from Sydney to Langkawi via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1900 - RM 5500
Flights from Sydney to Langkawi via Brisbane, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2200 - RM 6500
Flights from Sydney to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1700 - RM 5500
Flights from Newcastle to Penang via Brisbane, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2200 - RM 7000
Flights from Newcastle to Penang via Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2200 - RM 7000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sydney to Penang via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1000 - RM 2700
Flights from Sydney to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1800 - RM 4800
Flights from Newcastle to Penang via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1400 - RM 3700
Flights from Newcastle to Penang via Brisbane, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2500 - RM 6000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney to Penang via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2100 - RM 5500
Flights from Newcastle to Penang via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1400 - RM 3700
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Sydney to Penang via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1900 - RM 4300
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Sydney to Penang via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3400 - RM 11000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sydney to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1800 - RM 4800
- Phone
- +603 - 2267 1200
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Anak Bukit to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 12 - RM 14
- Website
- http://www.ktmb.com.my
Transport for NSW manages public transport for Australia’s New South Wales region, including metro, train, bus, ferry, light rail and coach. Hubs include Sydney, Byron Bay, Newcastle and Wollongong. Use an Opal card for cheapest fares in greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, the Hunter and the Illawarra. Tickets for regional train and bus services need to be booked before travel (Opal cards are not accepted).
Contact Details
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Hamilton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 28 - RM 40
- Website
- Transport NSW
- Opal card
- RM 28 - RM 40
- Opal single trip ticket
- RM 30 - RM 45
- Phone
- +604 332 6815
- Website
- kpbekspres.com
Bus from AmanJaya Ipoh to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 22 - RM 26
- Schedules at
- kpbekspres.com
- Phone
- +6016-5217774
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Ipoh Aman Jaya to Butterworth Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 20
- Schedules at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- 05-255 1128
- enquiry@peraktransit.com.my
- Website
- peraktransit.com.my
Bus from Ipoh Aman Jaya to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 8 - RM 21
- Schedules at
- peraktransit.com.my
- Phone
- +603 7728 8789
- helpdesk@eticketing.my
- Website
- cepatexpress.com.my
Bus from Terminal Amanjaya to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 16
- Schedules at
- cepatexpress.com.my
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Website
- srimaju.com
Bus from AmanJaya Ipoh to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- srimaju.com
- Website
- srimaju.com
Bus from AmanJaya Ipoh to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- srimaju.com
- Phone
- +605 4911 452
- Website
- unititi.com.my
Bus from AmanJaya Ipoh to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- unititi.com.my
- Phone
- 603-62637668
- Website
- alisangoldencoach.com.my
Bus from AmanJaya Ipoh to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- alisangoldencoach.com.my
- Phone
- 03-7885 2585
- suggest@rapidkl.com.my
- Website
- myrapid.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 1 - RM 8
- Schedules at
- myrapid.com.my
- Adult passenger
- RM 2
- Car
- RM 8
- Bicycle
- RM 2
- Motorcycle
- RM 2
- Tricycle
- RM 3
- Phone
- 604-2620802
- sffvpenang.ticket@gmail.com
- Website
- superfastferry.com.my
Ferry from Kuah Ferry Terminal to Swettenham Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 77
- Schedules at
- superfastferry.com.my
- Book at
- 12go.asia
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