There are 6 ways to get from Washington to Penang by subway, plane, train, or tram
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Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
best- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane IAD - PEN
31h 37mRM 1,810–4,331Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Penang International Airport
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane DCA - PEN
24h 11mRM 3,400–15,000Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane JFK - PEN
26h 40mRM 2,600–6,600Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Alor Setar, tram
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane IAD - AOR
- Take the tram from Alor Star to Tasek Gelugortram
34hRM 2,213–5,553Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Hat Yai, train, tram
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane IAD - HDY
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Padang Besartrain
- Take the tram from Padang Besar to Tasek Gelugortram
31h 7mRM 3,322–8,676Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ipoh, tram
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Ipoh (IPH)plane DCA - IPH
- Take the tram from Ipoh to Nibong Tebaltram
28h 40mRM 6,058–17,904
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Penang is to subway and fly which costs RM 1800 - RM 4400 and takes 31h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Penang is to fly which takes 24h 11m and costs RM 3400 - RM 15000.
The distance between Washington and Penang is 15131 km.
It takes approximately 31h 37m to get from Washington to Penang, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Airport to Penang International Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 30h 11m and has two stopovers.
Penang is 12h ahead of Washington. It is currently 3:14 AM in Washington and 3:14 PM in Penang.
HK Express, EVA Air, China Airlines and six other airlines offer flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Airport to Penang International Airport Airport.
There are 512+ hotels available in Penang.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Penang, Malaysia?
Air Canada, Cathay Pacific, and seven other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Penang International Airport (PEN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Penang International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–7,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Penang International Airport via Toronto, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,300–14,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–7,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Alor Setar via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–8,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Penang International Airport via Toronto, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 4,200–15,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–15,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ipoh via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 6,500–50,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ipoh via Montreal, Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 6,000–18,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ipoh via Boston, Hong Kong, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 7,000–26,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Penang International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–7,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Penang International Airport via Toronto, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,300–14,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Penang International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–7,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–7,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Alor Setar via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–8,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Alor Setar via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–11,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Alor Setar via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–8,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Hat Yai via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–11,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–7,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–6,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Penang International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–4,400
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Penang International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–4,300
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Penang International Airport via Toronto, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,200–15,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Penang International Airport via Toronto, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,400–15,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Penang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–7,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ipoh via Montreal, Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 6,000–18,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ipoh via Boston, Hong Kong, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 7,000–26,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Alor Setar via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–5,500
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Hat Yai via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–8,500
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 9–35
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- RM 9–11
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- RM 22–35
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 200–2,900
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- RM 200–2,000
- First Class
- RM 750–2,900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 120–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- RM 120–1,200
- Business Class
- RM 370–1,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 240–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Tram from Alor Star to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2–20
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- RM 2–3
- Express
- RM 13–20
Tram from Padang Besar to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 3–27
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- RM 3–6
- Express
- RM 18–27
Tram from Ipoh to Nibong Tebal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 3–24
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- RM 3–5
- Express
- RM 16–24
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Hat Yai to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 1–110
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 75–110
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- RM 12–15
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 1–3
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- RM 31–34
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