There are 6 ways to get from Tokyo to Penang by train, plane, or tram
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Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane NRT - PEN
13h 23mRM 568–1,837Fly Tokyo International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane HND - PEN
12h 4mRM 614–2,820Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Alor Setar, tram
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane NRT - AOR
- Take the tram from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugortram
14h 29mRM 746–2,187Fly Tokyo International Airport to Alor Setar, tram
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane HND - AOR
- Take the tram from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugortram
16h 51mRM 792–2,470Fly Tokyo International Airport to Ipoh, tram
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Ipoh (IPH)plane HND - IPH
- Take the tram from Ipoh to Nibong Tebaltram
17h 7mRM 1,228–3,963Fly Tokyo International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane HND - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T1 to KL Sentraltrain
- Take the train from Kl Sentral to Nibong Tebaltrain
15h 46mRM 682–1,585
Narita International Airport (NRT) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Penang is to fly which costs RM 600 - RM 2900 and takes 12h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Penang is to fly which takes 12h 4m and costs RM 600 - RM 2900.
The distance between Tokyo and Penang is 5390 km.
It takes approximately 13h 23m to get from Tokyo to Penang, including transfers.
Penang is 1h behind Tokyo. It is currently 9:29 AM in Tokyo and 8:29 AM in Penang.
There are 2556+ hotels available in Penang.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Penang, Malaysia?
Scoot Tigerair, Singapore Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Penang International Airport (PEN) every 3 hours.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–6,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Alor Setar via Osaka Kansai, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Alor Setar via Tan Son Nhat, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Alor Setar via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Alor Setar via Manila, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–3,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–4,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Alor Setar via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Alor Setar via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–6,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–9,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–4,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–6,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Alor Setar via Manila, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–4,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Alor Setar via Tan Son Nhat, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Alor Setar via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,800
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Alor Setar via Osaka Kansai, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Alor Setar via Osaka Kansai, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,400
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–3,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,200
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–2,700
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,900
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Penang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–3,200
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–4,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–2,700
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Alor Setar via Manila, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,200
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,700
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,800
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 65–140
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- RM 100–140
- Ordinary Car
- RM 65–85
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Tram from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 9–26
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 16–23
- Shuttle
- RM 9–26
- Express First
- RM 20–26
Tram from Ipoh to Nibong Tebal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 13–40
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 17–24
- Shuttle
- RM 13–40
- Express First
- RM 24–30
Train from Kl Sentral to Nibong Tebal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 23–110
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 23–35
- Shuttle
- RM 35–110
- Express First
- RM 50–65
- 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 45–55
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
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