There are 4 ways to get from Glasgow to Penang by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane GLA - PEN
21h 16mRM 1,419–4,425Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane EDI - PEN
21h 46mRM 1,694–4,708Fly Glasgow Airport to Alor Setar, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane GLA - AOR
- Take the train from Alor Setar to Tasek Gelugortrain
22h 5mRM 1,522–4,353Fly Glasgow Airport to Hat Yai, bus, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane GLA - HDY
- Take the bus from Hat Yai Airport to KTM Malaysia Railaway Station sidebus
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Tasek Gelugortrain
27h 26mRM 1,911–5,764
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Penang is to fly which costs RM 1400 - RM 4500 and takes 21h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Penang is to fly which takes 21h 16m and costs RM 1400 - RM 4500.
The distance between Glasgow and Penang is 10439 km.
It takes approximately 21h 16m to get from Glasgow to Penang, including transfers.
Penang is 8h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 7:29 AM in Glasgow and 3:29 PM in Penang.
There are 2426+ hotels available in Penang.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Penang, Malaysia?
Airbus France, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Penang International Airport (PEN) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hat Yai via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hat Yai via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alor Setar via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hat Yai via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hat Yai via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alor Setar via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alor Setar via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,300
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hat Yai via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hat Yai via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hat Yai via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 95–160
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 40–70
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM Intercity
Train from Alor Setar to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 19–26
- Website
- KTM Intercity
Train from Padang Besar to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 35–50
- Website
- KTM Intercity
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Alor Setar to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 2–20
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 2–3
- Express
- RM 13–20
Train from Padang Besar to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 3–27
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 3–6
- Express
- RM 18–27
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM
Train from Alor Setar to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 19
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- RM 14–16
- Gold
- RM 19
- Platinum
- RM 21–23
- Phone
- +66 2 295 1095
- [email protected]
- Website
- Zee Zenith Travel
Bus from Hat Yai Airport to KTM Malaysia Railaway Station side
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 189
- Schedules at
- Zee Zenith Travel
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