There are 7 ways to get from Europe to Malaysia by train, plane, tram, or car ferry
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Penang International Airport
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane FRA - PEN
21hRM 1,844–3,122Train to Frankfurt, fly to Singapore Changi Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)plane FRA - SIN
20h 33mRM 1,357–2,273Train to Frankfurt, fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane FRA - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T2 to KL Sentraltrain
19h 43mRM 1,444–3,496Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB)plane FRA - SZB
22h 50mRM 2,242–7,818Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ipoh
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ipoh (IPH)plane FRA - IPH
23h 42mRM 2,543–6,321Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Singapore Changi Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)plane MUC - SIN
22h 36mRM 1,691–3,767Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hat Yai, train, tram, car ferry
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane FRA - HDY
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Padang Besartrain
- Take the tram from Padang Besar to Butterworthtram
- Take the carferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
27h 24mRM 2,157–3,674
Frankfurt (FRA) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Malaysia is to train and fly which costs RM 1300 - RM 2300 and takes 20h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Malaysia is to train and fly which takes 19h 43m and costs RM 1400 - RM 3500.
The distance between Europe and Malaysia is 9886 km.
It takes approximately 21h to get from Europe to Malaysia, including transfers.
There are 8302+ hotels available in Malaysia.
What companies run services between Europe and Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Malaysia. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Penang International Airport (PEN), walk to The Star Publication, then take the bus to Flat Lebuh Noordin. Alternatively, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL), walk to Klia 1 2, take the bus to Klia2, walk to Klia T2, then take the train to KL Sentral.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–10,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–8,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–13,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–9,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Ipoh via Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–17,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Ipoh via Vienna, Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Ipoh via Suvarnabhumi, Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,400–8,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Ipoh via Phuket, Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–8,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–9,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Hat Yai via Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 130–300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 130–300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 130–300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 130–300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 130–300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- RM 45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 300–750
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 130–300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
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