There are 5 ways to get from London to Penang by plane, 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 London Heathrow Airport to Penang International Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane LHR - PEN
17h 19mRM 1,356–11,176Fly London City Airport to Penang International Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane LCY - PEN
20h 9mRM 2,212–8,017Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane LGW - PEN
18h 13mRM 1,477–4,873Fly London Heathrow Airport to Alor Setar, tram
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane LHR - AOR
- Take the tram from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugortram
19h 46mRM 2,377–8,221Fly London Heathrow Airport to Hat Yai, train, tram
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane LHR - HDY
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Padang Besartrain
- Take the tram from Padang Besar to Tasek Gelugortram
21h 24mRM 2,368–16,321
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Penang is to fly and train and tram which costs RM 2300 - RM 17000 and takes 21h 24m.
The fastest way to get from London to Penang is to fly which takes 17h 19m and costs RM 1300 - RM 12000.
The distance between London and Penang is 10306 km.
It takes approximately 17h 19m to get from London to Penang, including transfers.
Penang is 7h ahead of London. It is currently 9:22 AM in London and 4:22 PM in Penang.
There are 2491+ hotels available in Penang.
What companies run services between London, England and Penang, Malaysia?
Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines, and two other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Penang International Airport (PEN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–14,000
Flights from London City Airport to Penang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–18,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–12,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hat Yai via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–18,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–14,000
Flights from London City Airport to Penang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–8,000
Flights from London City Airport to Penang International Airport via Zurich, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–8,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–8,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from London City Airport to Penang International Airport via Zurich, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–8,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–7,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Penang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–8,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from London City Airport to Penang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–8,000
Flights from London City Airport to Penang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Penang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–8,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hat Yai via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–8,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 75–160
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 100–180
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- 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
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