There are 5 ways to get from Glasgow to Penang by plane, bus, train, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane GLA - PEN
20h 12mRM 1,619–4,925Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane EDI - PEN
28h 41mRM 1,642–4,779Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Penang International Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane NCL - PEN
23h 17mRM 2,164–6,775Fly Glasgow Airport to Alor Setar, tram
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane GLA - AOR
- Take the tram from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugortram
22h 49mRM 1,840–6,570Fly Glasgow Airport to Hat Yai, train, tram
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane GLA - HDY
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Padang Besartrain
- Take the tram from Padang Besar to Tasek Gelugortram
24h 32mRM 2,231–5,670
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Penang is to bus and fly which costs RM 1600 - RM 4800 and takes 28h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Penang is to fly which takes 20h 12m and costs RM 1600 - RM 5000.
The distance between Glasgow and Penang is 10439 km.
It takes approximately 20h 12m to get from Glasgow to Penang, including transfers.
Penang is 7h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 6:21 AM in Glasgow and 1:21 PM in Penang.
There are 2503+ hotels available in Penang.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Penang, Malaysia?
Emirates, Flydubai, and three other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Penang International Airport (PEN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,700
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 21m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hat Yai via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,700
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,700
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alor Setar via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alor Setar via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hat Yai via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,700
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,700
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Stockholm, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–4,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hat Yai via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hat Yai via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hat Yai via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–15,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hat Yai via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,500
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hat Yai via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 110–210
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 45–95
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- RM 75–130
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- RM 200–340
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 230–330
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 370–550
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 240–420
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Tram from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2–21
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- RM 2–4
- Express
- RM 14–21
Tram from Padang Besar to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 3–27
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- RM 3–6
- Express
- RM 18–27
- Phone
- 1690
- [email protected]
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Hat Yai to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 1–110
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 75–110
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- RM 12–15
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 1–3
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- RM 31–34
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 40–80
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- RM 40–80
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