There are 8 ways to get from George Town to Manhattan by plane, car ferry, train, bus, tram, or ferry
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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
28h 40m$455–1,219Fly Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane PEN - EWR
29h 42m$442–1,429Car 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 57m$973–3,344Fly Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane PEN - LGA
29h 48m$704–1,904Fly 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 33m$874–3,404Fly Penang International Airport to Westchester County Airport
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Westchester County Airport (HPN)plane PEN - HPN
33h 3m$862–2,918Fly Penang International Airport to Boston Logan Airport, train
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane PEN - BOS
- Take the train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
34h 21m$560–2,360Bus, tram, ferry to Langkawi International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty 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 Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane LGK - EWR
34h 51m$591–2,265
Penang International Airport (PEN) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from George Town to Manhattan is to fly which costs $450 - $1,300 and takes 28h 40m.
The fastest way to get from George Town to Manhattan is to fly which takes 28h 40m and costs $450 - $1,300.
The distance between George Town and Manhattan is 9328 miles.
It takes approximately 28h 40m to get from George Town to Manhattan, including transfers.
Manhattan is 12h behind George Town. It is currently 6:38 PM in George Town and 6:38 AM in Manhattan.
There are 3863+ 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
- aircanada.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 28m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Penang International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Penang International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Langkawi International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Langkawi International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Langkawi International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Butterworth to Ipoh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- $1–2
- Express
- $5–8
Tram from Butterworth to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- $1
- Express
- $3–6
- 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
- $2–4
- 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
- $1
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
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