There are 5 ways to get from Europe to Penang by train, plane, or tram
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Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Penang International Airport
best- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane FRA - PEN
20h 42mRM 2,149–5,482Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Hat Yai, tram
cheapest- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda 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 Tasek Gelugortram
27h 33mRM 1,661–3,927Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Penang International 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 Penang International Airport (PEN)plane MUC - PEN
25h 3mRM 2,339–8,037Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Alor Setar, tram
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane FRA - AOR
- Take the tram from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugortram
22h 39mRM 2,070–6,027Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Ipoh
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ipoh (IPH)plane FRA - IPH
- Take the train from Ipoh to Nibong Tebaltrain
27h 13mRM 2,853–7,030
Frankfurt (FRA) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Penang is to train and fly and tram which costs RM 1600 - RM 4000 and takes 27h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Penang is to train and fly which takes 20h 42m and costs RM 2100 - RM 5500.
The distance between Europe and Penang is 9880 km.
It takes approximately 20h 42m to get from Europe to Penang, including transfers.
Penang is 6h ahead of Europe. It is currently 10:22 PM in Europe and 4:22 AM in Penang.
There are 2491+ hotels available in Penang.
What companies run services between Europe and Penang, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Penang. However, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Fulda Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, then fly to Penang International Airport (PEN). Alternatively, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Fulda Bahnhof, take the train to München Hbf, walk to Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Flughafen München, walk to Munich International Airport (MUC) airport, then fly to Penang International Airport (PEN).
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–13,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–13,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Alor Setar via Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–23,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Ipoh via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Ipoh via Suvarnabhumi, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 4,100–10,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Ipoh via Phuket, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–8,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Hat Yai via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–8,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Alor Setar via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–7,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Alor Setar via Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–5,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–13,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–5,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–5,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Alor Setar via Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–5,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Alor Setar via Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Hat Yai via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Alor Setar via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Alor Setar via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–7,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Ipoh via Tan Son Nhat, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–9,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ipoh via Suvarnabhumi, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 4,100–10,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Ipoh via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Ipoh via Phuket, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–8,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–5,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–5,500
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Frankfurt to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Penang International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,000
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 50–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 50–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 50–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 50–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 50–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 95–400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 450–1,900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 95–400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 95–400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 95–400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- leoexpress.com
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- leoexpress.com
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- leoexpress.com
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- leoexpress.com
- Website
- delfi.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
- 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
Tram from Padang Besar to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 3–27
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- RM 3–6
- Express
- RM 18–27
- 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
- Phone
- 1690
- [email protected]
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Hat Yai to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 1–110
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 75–110
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- RM 12–15
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 1–3
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- RM 31–34
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