There are 6 ways to get from George Town to Manhattan by plane, car ferry, or train
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 John F. Kennedy International Airport
best- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane PEN - JFK
29h 5m$385–1,019Car ferry, train to Ipoh, fly to Newark Liberty 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 Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane IPH - EWR
30h 52m$774–4,445Fly Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane PEN - LGA
29h 52m$654–1,804Fly Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane PEN - EWR
31h 13m$393–1,230Fly Penang International Airport to Westchester County Airport
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Westchester County Airport (HPN)plane PEN - HPN
32h 52m$862–2,318Fly Penang International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane PEN - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
31h 40m$723–3,005
Penang International Airport (PEN) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from George Town to Manhattan is to fly which costs $380 - $1,100 and takes 29h 5m.
The fastest way to get from George Town to Manhattan is to fly which takes 29h 5m and costs $380 - $1,100.
The distance between George Town and Manhattan is 9327 miles.
It takes approximately 29h 5m to get from George Town to Manhattan, including transfers.
Manhattan is 12h behind George Town. It is currently 4:45 AM in George Town and 4:45 PM in Manhattan.
There are 3461+ hotels available in Manhattan.
What companies run services between George Town, Malaysia and Manhattan, NY, USA?
China Southern Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, and China Eastern Airlines fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) 4 times a week.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Penang International Airport to Westchester County Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Penang International Airport to Westchester County Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Seattle, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Penang International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 54m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Penang International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Chongqing, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 53m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Penang International Airport to Westchester County Airport via Hong Kong, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Ipoh to Newark Liberty International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Chongqing, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 53m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Penang International Airport to Westchester County Airport via Hong Kong, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ipoh to Newark Liberty International Airport via Singapore Changi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Butterworth to Ipoh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- $1–2
- Express
- $5–8
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM Intercity
Train from Butterworth to Ipoh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- KTM Intercity
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- 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
- $1
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
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