There are 6 ways to get from Fort Lauderdale to George Town by train, plane, 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.
Train to Miami International Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
best- Take the train from Fort Lauderdale Station to Miami Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane MIA - PEN
32h 56mRM 2,219–7,528Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Penang International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane FLL - PEN
28h 47mRM 1,910–5,515Train to Miami International Airport, fly to Alor Setar, tram, car ferry
- Take the train from Fort Lauderdale Station to Miami Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane MIA - AOR
- Take the tram from Anak Bukit to Butterworthtram
- Take the carferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
36h 26mRM 2,841–9,573Train to Orlando, fly to Penang International Airport
- Take the train from Fort Lauderdale to Orlandotrain
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane MCO - PEN
38h 6mRM 3,016–7,673Train to Miami International Airport, fly to Hat Yai, train, tram, car ferry
- Take the train from Fort Lauderdale Station to Miami Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane MIA - 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
35h 9mRM 2,532–6,580Train to Miami International Airport, fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train, car ferry
- Take the train from Fort Lauderdale Station to Miami Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane MIA - 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
35h 13mRM 2,030–7,169
Miami International Airport (MIA) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Fort Lauderdale to George Town is to fly which costs RM 1900 - RM 5500 and takes 28h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Fort Lauderdale to George Town is to fly which takes 28h 47m and costs RM 1900 - RM 5500.
The distance between Fort Lauderdale and George Town is 16621 km.
It takes approximately 32h 56m to get from Fort Lauderdale to George Town, including transfers.
George Town is 12h ahead of Fort Lauderdale. It is currently 2:52 PM in Fort Lauderdale and 2:52 AM in George Town.
There are 2425+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA and George Town, Malaysia?
Porter Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and nine other airlines fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Penang International Airport (PEN) twice daily.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–8,500
Flights from Miami International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–7,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 13m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–10,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–8,500
Flights from Orlando to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–8,500
Flights from Orlando to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–8,500
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Penang International Airport via Toronto, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–8,000
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Penang International Airport via Toronto, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–7,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–6,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
Flights from Miami International Airport to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
Flights from Miami International Airport to Alor Setar via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–9,500
Flights from Orlando to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–8,500
Flights from Miami International Airport to Hat Yai via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–9,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Hat Yai via Istanbul, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–9,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Hat Yai via Helsinki, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–6,500
Flights from Miami International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
Flights from Orlando to Penang International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–7,000
Flights from Orlando to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–8,500
Flights from Miami International Airport to Hat Yai via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–9,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Hat Yai via Istanbul, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–9,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Hat Yai via Helsinki, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–6,500
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Miami International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–8,500
Flights from Miami International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–7,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–10,000
Flights from Orlando to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–8,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–7,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–8,500
Flights from Miami International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–6,500
Flights from Miami International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–6,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Orlando to Penang International Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–9,000
Flights from Orlando to Penang International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–8,500
Flights from Orlando to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–8,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Penang International Airport via Toronto, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 21m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–8,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Alor Setar via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,500–11,000
Flights from Orlando to Penang International Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–9,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Hat Yai via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–10,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–7,500
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Hat Yai via Doha, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–8,500
Flights from Miami International Airport to Hat Yai via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,400–10,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Penang International Airport via Toronto, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–5,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Penang International Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Penang International Airport via Toronto, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,500
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Penang International Airport via Toronto, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–7,000
- Phone
- +1 800-874-7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tri Rail
Train from Fort Lauderdale Station to Miami Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 16–25
- Website
- Tri Rail
- Weekend | Holiday
- RM 21
- Weekday
- RM 16–25
Train from Fort Lauderdale Station to Miami Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 16–25
- Website
- Tri Rail
- Weekend | Holiday
- RM 21
- Weekday
- RM 16–25
Train from Fort Lauderdale Station to Miami Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 16–25
- Website
- Tri Rail
- Weekend | Holiday
- RM 21
- Weekday
- RM 16–25
Train from Fort Lauderdale Station to Miami Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 16–25
- Website
- Tri Rail
- Weekend | Holiday
- RM 21
- Weekday
- RM 16–25
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Tram from Anak Bukit to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 3–23
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 3–5
- Express
- RM 16–23
Train from Hat Yai to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 1–17
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 1–2
- Express
- RM 11–17
Tram from Padang Besar to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 4–29
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 4–7
- Express
- RM 20–29
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
- +1 831-539-2901
- [email protected]
- Website
- gobrightline.com
Train from Fort Lauderdale to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 160–650
- Book at
- Brightline
- Smart
- RM 160–330
- Premium
- RM 420–650
- Phone
- 1690
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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
- 12go.asia
- Website
- railway.co.th
- 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
- 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
- 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
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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