There are 4 ways to get from Canberra to Penang by plane, bus, tram, or train
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Fly Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport
best- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane CBR - PEN
15h 2mRM 1,008–2,515Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airportbus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane SYD - PEN
15h 59mRM 856–1,774Fly Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar, tram
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane CBR - AOR
- Take the tram from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugortram
18h 44mRM 1,829–4,460Fly Canberra International Airport to Ipoh, train
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Ipoh (IPH)plane CBR - IPH
- Take the train from Ipoh to Nibong Tebaltrain
20h 33mRM 1,812–4,663
Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Canberra to Penang is to bus and fly which costs RM 850 - RM 1800 and takes 15h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Canberra to Penang is to fly which takes 15h 2m and costs RM 1000 - RM 2600.
The distance between Canberra and Penang is 6823 km.
It takes approximately 15h 2m to get from Canberra to Penang, including transfers.
Penang is 2h behind Canberra. It is currently 1:42 PM in Canberra and 11:42 AM in Penang.
There are 2496+ hotels available in Penang.
What companies run services between Canberra, ACT, Australia and Penang, Malaysia?
Qantas, Malaysia Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Penang International Airport (PEN) every 3 hours.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–6,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–7,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ipoh via Brisbane, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–16,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ipoh via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–11,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ipoh via Ngurah Rai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–6,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ipoh via Perth, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–12,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,200
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar via Sydney International Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,200
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–8,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–7,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–1,300
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ipoh via Ngurah Rai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–6,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ipoh via Perth, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–12,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ipoh via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–11,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar via Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–4,400
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–2,700
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–3,700
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- 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
Train from Ipoh to Nibong Tebal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 3–24
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- RM 3–5
- Express
- RM 16–24
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Ipoh to Nibong Tebal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 30–45
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 100–180
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
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