There are 4 ways to get from Glasgow to Penang by plane, bus, 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 Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane GLA - PEN
21h 12mRM 1,419–4,425Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane EDI - PEN
27h 1mRM 1,239–3,654Fly Glasgow Airport to Alor Setar, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane GLA - AOR
- Take the train from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugortrain
22h 34mRM 1,640–6,078Fly Glasgow Airport to Hat Yai, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane GLA - HDY
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Padang Besartrain
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Tasek Gelugortrain
24h 6mRM 1,931–4,900
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Penang is to bus and fly which costs RM 1200 - RM 3700 and takes 27h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Penang is to fly which takes 21h 12m and costs RM 1400 - RM 4500.
The distance between Glasgow and Penang is 10439 km.
It takes approximately 21h 12m to get from Glasgow to Penang, including transfers.
Penang is 7h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 2:31 PM in Glasgow and 9:31 PM in Penang.
There are 2425+ 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
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Helsinki, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 23m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alor Setar via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hat Yai via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hat Yai via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 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
- 24h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Stockholm, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hat Yai via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hat Yai via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,500
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hat Yai via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hat Yai via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hat Yai via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Helsinki, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Helsinki, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alor Setar via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alor Setar via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hat Yai via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM Intercity
Train from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 21–29
- 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 Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 2–21
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 2–4
- Express
- RM 14–21
Train from Hat Yai to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 1–17
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 1–2
- Express
- RM 11–17
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 Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 20
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- RM 15–17
- Gold
- RM 20
- Platinum
- RM 23–25
- Phone
- 1690
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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
- 12go.asia
- Website
- railway.co.th
- 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 30–34
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 40–80
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- RM 40–80
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 35–55
- Website
- Ember
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