There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Penang by plane, train, or tram
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane EDI - PEN
28h 12mRM 1,652–4,852Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane GLA - PEN
21h 10mRM 1,770–5,235Train to Newcastle, fly to Penang International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane NCL - PEN
22h 13mRM 2,111–6,535Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane ABZ - PEN
23h 54mRM 2,431–8,111Fly Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar, tram
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane EDI - AOR
- Take the tram from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugortram
22h 54mRM 2,173–6,097
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Penang is to fly which costs RM 1600 - RM 4900 and takes 28h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Penang is to train and fly which takes 21h 10m and costs RM 1700 - RM 5500.
The distance between Edinburgh and Penang is 10369 km.
It takes approximately 28h 12m to get from Edinburgh to Penang, including transfers.
Penang is 7h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 5:36 PM in Edinburgh and 12:36 AM in Penang.
There are 2491+ hotels available in Penang.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Penang, Malaysia?
Emirates, Flydubai, and five other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Penang International Airport (PEN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,000
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,000
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Penang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Penang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,000
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,000
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,000
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,000
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Penang International Airport via Manchester, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–17,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Penang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–17,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Stockholm, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–4,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Penang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 110–210
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 310–600
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 50–90
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 70–130
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- RM 190–320
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 200–340
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 230–330
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 240–340
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 370–550
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 380–550
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 240–420
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- 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
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