There are 5 ways to get from George Town to Bloemfontein by plane, taxi, car, car ferry, train, bus, tram, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Penang International Airport to Bram Fischer International Airport
best- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN)plane PEN - BFN
20h 24mR 7,123–37,145Fly Penang International Airport to Maseru, drive
cheapest- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Maseru (MSU)plane PEN - MSU
- Drive from Maseru (MSU) to Bloemfonteincar
23h 32mR 6,373–31,565Fly Penang International Airport to Kimberley, taxi
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Kimberley (KIM)plane PEN - KIM
- Take the taxi from Kimberley (KIM) to Bloemfonteintaxi
20h 17mR 7,913–34,815Car ferry, train to Ipoh, fly to Bram Fischer International Airport
- Take the carferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Butterworth to Ipohtrain
- Fly from Ipoh (IPH) to Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN)plane IPH - BFN
27h 35mR 11,143–55,388Bus, tram, ferry to Langkawi International Airport, fly to Bram Fischer International Airport
- Take the bus from Penang Komtar to Penang Sentral Butterworth Bus Terminalbus
- Take the tram from Butterworth to Alor Setartram
- Take the ferry from Kuala Kedah to Langkawi Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Langkawi International Airport (LGK) to Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN)plane LGK - BFN
30h 38mR 7,937–39,714
Penang International Airport (PEN) to Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from George Town to Bloemfontein is to fly and drive which costs R 6 000 - R 32 000 and takes 23h 32m.
The fastest way to get from George Town to Bloemfontein is to fly and taxi which takes 20h 17m and costs R 7 500 - R 35 000.
The distance between George Town and Bloemfontein is 8792 km.
It takes approximately 20h 24m to get from George Town to Bloemfontein, including transfers.
Bloemfontein is 6h behind George Town. It is currently 10:25 PM in George Town and 4:25 PM in Bloemfontein.
There are 509+ hotels available in Bloemfontein.
What companies run services between George Town, Malaysia and Bloemfontein, South Africa?
Singapore Airlines, Airlink, and two other airlines fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) 5 times a week.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Bram Fischer International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–37,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kimberley via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–33,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Maseru via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–31,000
Flights from Ipoh to Bram Fischer International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–55,000
Flights from Langkawi International Airport to Bram Fischer International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–39,000
Flights from Langkawi International Airport to Bram Fischer International Airport via Penang International Airport, Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–39,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Ipoh to Bram Fischer International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–65,000
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Butterworth to Ipoh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 18–120
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- R 18–26
- Express
- R 80–120
Tram from Butterworth to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 11–90
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- R 11–16
- Express
- R 60–90
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM Intercity
Train from Butterworth to Ipoh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 170–240
- Website
- KTM Intercity
- Phone
- 04-3312966
- Website
- Supernice Grassland
Bus from Penang Komtar to Penang Sentral Butterworth Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 45–70
- Website
- Supernice Grassland
- Book at
- Supernice Grassland
- Phone
- 04-375 2400
- [email protected]
- Website
- penangport.com.my
Car ferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 8
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
- Phone
- 04-966 5889
- Website
- Langkawi Ferry Line
Ferry from Kuala Kedah to Langkawi Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 82–183
- Website
- Langkawi Ferry Line
- Adult (MyKad holder)
- R 82
- Adult (Non MyKad)
- R 183
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