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
32h 57mRM 1,810–5,532Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane BWI - PEN
27h 2mRM 1,908–8,720Fly 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
25h 3mRM 3,200–12,000Subway 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 38mRM 2,838–7,082Train 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 36mRM 2,581–8,953Subway 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
30h 47mRM 2,940–9,215
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 6000 and takes 32h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Penang is to fly which takes 25h 3m and costs RM 3200 - RM 12000.
The distance between Washington and Penang is 15131 km.
It takes approximately 32h 57m 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 31h 3m and has two stopovers.
Penang is 13h ahead of Washington. It is currently 8:02 AM in Washington and 9:02 PM in Penang.
American Airlines, HK Express, EVA Air and five other airlines offer flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Airport to Penang International Airport Airport.
There are 2565+ hotels available in Penang.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Penang, Malaysia?
American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and six other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Penang International Airport (PEN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Penang International Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–8,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Penang International Airport via Toronto, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 4,100–11,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–9,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Alor Setar via Jeddah, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–7,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Alor Setar via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,400–11,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Penang International Airport via Boston, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–7,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Penang International Airport via Toronto, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 4,200–13,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–8,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–9,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Alor Setar via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,400–11,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Hat Yai via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–9,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–9,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Penang International Airport via Boston, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–9,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–8,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Hat Yai via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–10,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–8,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Penang International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Penang International Airport via Toronto, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 4,100–11,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Penang International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Penang International Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–12,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Penang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–6,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Alor Setar via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–8,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Alor Setar via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,400–11,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Penang International Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Penang International Airport via Toronto, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,900–14,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–13,000
- 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 10–35
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- RM 10–11
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- RM 23–35
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 16–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- RM 16–800
- Business Class
- RM 180–950
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.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- RM 120–1,200
- Business Class
- RM 380–1,500
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 25–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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 160–1,800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 8–40
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- RM 8–40
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 27–2,300
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- RM 27–1,800
- First Class
- RM 410–2,300
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 210–2,900
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- RM 210–2,000
- First Class
- RM 800–2,900
- 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 Padang Besar to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 16–45
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 18–25
- Shuttle
- RM 16–45
- Express First
- RM 28–35
- 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 6–130
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- RM 6–21
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 70–100
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- RM 30–45
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 90–130
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