There are 3 ways to get from Melbourne to Penang by plane, tram, or train
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Fly to Penang International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane MEL - PEN
12h 49mRM 881–2,781Fly to Alor Setar, tram
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane MEL - AOR
- Take the tram from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugortram
16h 56mRM 1,052–3,026Fly to Ipoh, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ipoh (IPH)plane MEL - IPH
- Take the train from Ipoh to Nibong Tebaltrain
15h 55mRM 1,485–3,729
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Penang is to fly which costs RM 850 - RM 2800 and takes 12h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Penang is to fly which takes 12h 49m and costs RM 850 - RM 2800.
The distance between Melbourne and Penang is 6655 km.
It takes approximately 12h 49m to get from Melbourne to Penang, including transfers.
Penang is 2h behind Melbourne. It is currently 10:52 AM in Melbourne and 8:52 AM in Penang.
There are 2496+ hotels available in Penang.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Penang, Malaysia?
Scoot Tigerair, Singapore Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Penang International Airport (PEN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Penang International Airport via Adelaide, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Alor Setar via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–8,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–12,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ipoh via Darwin, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–13,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,100
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–6,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Penang International Airport via Adelaide, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–6,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–2,900
- 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
Train from Ipoh to Nibong Tebal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 3–24
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- RM 3–5
- Express
- RM 16–24
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Ipoh to Nibong Tebal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 30–45
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
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