There are 4 ways to get from London to Penang by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly London Heathrow Airport to Penang International Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane LHR - PEN
17h 56mRM 1,960–3,871Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane LGW - PEN
18h 34mRM 1,266–3,932Fly London Heathrow Airport to Hat Yai, bus, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane LHR - HDY
- Take the bus from Hat Yai Airport to KTM Malaysia Railaway Station sidebus
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Tasek Gelugortrain
21h 56mRM 2,552–5,910Fly London Heathrow Airport to Alor Setar, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane LHR - AOR
- Take the train from Alor Setar to Tasek Gelugortrain
19h 45mRM 1,763–5,699
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Penang is to train and fly which costs RM 1200 - RM 4000 and takes 18h 34m.
The fastest way to get from London to Penang is to fly which takes 17h 56m and costs RM 1900 - RM 3900.
The distance between London and Penang is 10306 km.
It takes approximately 17h 56m to get from London to Penang, including transfers.
Penang is 8h ahead of London. It is currently 3:03 PM in London and 11:03 PM in Penang.
There are 2424+ hotels available in Penang.
What companies run services between London, England and Penang, Malaysia?
Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines, and three other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Penang International Airport (PEN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–9,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–9,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hat Yai via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–11,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–4,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–5,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–6,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Saturday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–6,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,200
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Penang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,800
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 65–110
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 95–140
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM Intercity
Train from Padang Besar to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 35–50
- Website
- KTM Intercity
Train from Alor Setar to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 19–26
- Website
- KTM Intercity
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
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
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
- 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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