There are 7 ways to get from Turkey to George Town by plane, train, or car ferry
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Fly Istanbul to Penang International Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane IST - PEN
16h 42mRM 1,638–4,776Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Penang International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane SAW - PEN
16h 58mRM 703–2,505Fly Antalya Airport to Penang International Airport
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane AYT - PEN
17h 7mRM 1,005–3,121Fly İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane ADB - PEN
17h 21mRM 1,406–3,407Fly Konya Airport to Penang International Airport
- Fly from Konya Airport (KYA) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane KYA - PEN
22h 30mRM 1,405–5,521Fly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane ESB - PEN
17h 33mRM 1,307–3,308Fly Istanbul to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train, car ferry
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane IST - 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
19h 29mRM 1,060–6,280
Istanbul (IST) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to George Town is to fly which costs RM 700 - RM 2500 and takes 16h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to George Town is to fly which takes 16h 42m and costs RM 1600 - RM 4800.
The distance between Turkey and George Town is 8143 km.
It takes approximately 16h 42m to get from Turkey to George Town, including transfers.
George Town is 5h ahead of Turkey. It is currently 1:22 PM in Turkey and 6:22 PM in George Town.
There are 509+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between Turkey and George Town, Malaysia?
Turkish Airlines, Malindo Airways, and four other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Penang International Airport (PEN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–4,000
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–4,600
Flights from Konya Airport to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–6,000
Flights from Konya Airport to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,600
Flights from Istanbul to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,500
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Istanbul to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,100
Flights from Antalya Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–2,900
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–2,900
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,400
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,300
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–7,000
Flights from Istanbul to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–6,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–4,000
Flights from Istanbul to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–4,500
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–4,100
Flights from Istanbul to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,100
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,200
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,600
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,500
- 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 45–75
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Kl Sentral to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 9–50
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- RM 9–13
- Express
- RM 30–50
- 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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