There are 7 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
35h 2mRM 1,710–4,431Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
cheapest- 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 39mRM 1,502–5,613Fly 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 3,800–13,000Subway 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 Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugortram
32h 43mRM 3,031–9,076Subway 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 22mRM 2,622–8,176Fly 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
29h 51mRM 6,840–26,433Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train
- 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 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane IAD - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T1 to KL Sentraltrain
- Take the train from Kl Sentral to Nibong Tebaltrain
30h 20mRM 2,963–5,651
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 1700 - RM 4500 and takes 35h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Penang is to fly which takes 24h 11m and costs RM 3800 - RM 13000.
The distance between Washington and Penang is 15131 km.
It takes approximately 35h 2m 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 5:37 AM in Washington and 5:37 PM in Penang.
HK Express, EVA Air, China Airlines and five other airlines offer flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Airport to Penang International Airport Airport.
There are 504+ hotels available in Penang.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Penang, Malaysia?
Air Canada, Cathay Pacific, and six other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Penang International Airport (PEN) 3 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 1,900–6,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and 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
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,800–13,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–9,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Alor Setar via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–9,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–9,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Alor Setar via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–9,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Hat Yai via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–8,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Penang International Airport via Toronto, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,700–15,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,500
- 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 1,600–10,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ipoh via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 6,500–41,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ipoh via Newark, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 6,500–41,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ipoh via Montreal, Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 7,000–43,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ipoh via Boston, Hong Kong, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 6,500–27,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ipoh via Toronto, Hong Kong, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 6,500–27,000
- 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 1,900–6,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Penang International Airport via Toronto, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,800–13,000
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 1,500–6,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Alor Setar via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–11,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Alor Setar via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–9,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Hat Yai via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–9,000
- 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 2,300–7,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Alor Setar via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–9,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Penang International Airport via Toronto, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,800–14,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Penang International Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–15,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Penang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–6,500
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ipoh via Boston, Hong Kong, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 6,500–27,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ipoh via Toronto, Hong Kong, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 6,500–27,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Penang International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Namu
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,400
- Website
- en.ceair.com
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 1,200–5,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–23,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
- 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 200–2,800
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- RM 200–2,000
- First Class
- RM 750–2,800
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 Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2–21
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- RM 2–4
- Express
- RM 14–21
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
Train from Kl Sentral to Nibong Tebal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 8–45
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- RM 8–12
- Express
- RM 30–45
- 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
- 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
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