There are 4 ways to get from Almaty to George Town by plane, bus, train, ferry, tram, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Penang International Airport
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane ALA - PEN
14h 9mRM 1,551–1,907Fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane ALA - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T2 to KL Sentraltrain
- Take the train from Kl Sentral to Butterworthtrain
- Take the carferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
18h 2mRM 1,281–1,883Bus, train
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Beijing West Stationtrain
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Vientiane stationtrain
- Take the bus from Vientiane Any Hotels to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Mochit Terminal to Komtarbus
5d 1hRM 1,632–2,555Fly to Langkawi International Airport, ferry, tram, car ferry
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Langkawi International Airport (LGK)plane ALA - LGK
- Take the ferry from Langkawi Ferry Terminal to Kuala Kedahferry
- Take the tram from Alor Setar to Butterworthtram
- Take the carferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
16h 57mRM 1,621–3,922
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to George Town is to fly and train and car ferry which costs RM 1200 - RM 1900 and takes 18h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to George Town is to fly which takes 14h 9m and costs RM 1500 - RM 2000.
The distance between Almaty and George Town is 4843 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to George Town without a car is to bus and train which takes 5 days 1h and costs RM 1600 - RM 2600.
It takes approximately 14h 9m to get from Almaty to George Town, including transfers.
George Town is 3h ahead of Almaty. It is currently 4:54 PM in Almaty and 7:54 PM in George Town.
There are 2427+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and George Town, Malaysia?
Cathay Pacific, Thai AirAsia X, and six other airlines fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Penang International Airport (PEN) twice daily.
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Penang International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Penang International Airport via Langkawi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–2,800
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,100
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Penang International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–2,800
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Langkawi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–3,800
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,900
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,100
Train from Ürümqi to Beijing West Station
- Hard Seat
- RM 160–230
- Hard Sleeper
- RM 350–440
- Soft Sleeper
- RM 500–700
- Phone
- 021-891888
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Kunming South to Vientiane station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 260–600
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Second Class
- RM 260–360
- First Class
- RM 350–600
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Tram from Alor Setar to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2–23
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 2–4
- Express
- RM 15–23
Train from Kl Sentral to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 9–50
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 9–14
- Express
- RM 30–50
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Klia T2 to KL Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 1–75
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM
Train from Kl Sentral to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 61
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- RM 38–41
- Gold
- RM 61
- Platinum
- RM 80–84
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 70–250
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Phone
- +856 21 254512-5
- [email protected]
- Website
- soutchaitravel.com
Bus from Vientiane Any Hotels to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 160–190
- Schedules at
- soutchai.com
- Phone
- +66 2 269 1069
- [email protected]
- Website
- KST Travel
Bus from Mochit Terminal to Komtar
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 270
- Website
- KST Travel
- Phone
- 04-966 5889
- Website
- Langkawi Ferry Line
Ferry from Langkawi Ferry Terminal to Kuala Kedah
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 20–45
- Website
- Langkawi Ferry Line
- Adult (MyKad holder)
- RM 20
- Adult (Non MyKad)
- RM 45
- Phone
- 04-375 2400
- [email protected]
- 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
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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