There are 3 ways to get from George Town to Sri Lanka by plane, car ferry, or tram
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Fly Penang International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane PEN - CMB
8h 29mRs 47,156–103,803Fly Penang International Airport to Jaffna
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Jaffna (JAF)plane PEN - JAF
8h 55mRs 121,206–351,503Car ferry, tram to Alor Setar, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the carferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the tram from Butterworth to Anak Bukittram
- Fly from Alor Setar (AOR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane AOR - CMB
10h 50mRs 54,893–177,553
Penang International Airport (PEN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from George Town to Sri Lanka is to fly which costs Rs. 47000 - Rs. 110000 and takes 8h 29m.
The fastest way to get from George Town to Sri Lanka is to fly which takes 8h 29m and costs Rs. 47000 - Rs. 110000.
The distance between George Town and Sri Lanka is 2299 km.
It takes approximately 8h 29m to get from George Town to Sri Lanka, including transfers.
Sri Lanka is 2h 30m behind George Town. It is currently 7:28 PM in George Town and 4:58 PM in Sri Lanka.
There are 1414+ hotels available in Sri Lanka.
What companies run services between George Town, Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
Firefly, SriLankan Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 3 hours.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–190,000
Flights from Alor Setar to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–250,000
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Tram from Butterworth to Anak Bukit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 240–1,900
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- Rs 240–340
- Express
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 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
- Rs 154
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
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