There are 6 ways to get from Merang Jetty to George Town by plane, bus, train, car ferry, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sultan Mahmud Airport
best- Fly from Sultan Mahmud Airport (TGG) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane TGG - PEN
4h 32mRM 364–739Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Merang Jetty to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
5h 54mRM 67–97Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Kuala Terengganu to Kuala Kangsarbus
- Take the train from Kuala Kangsar to Butterworthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
9h 4mRM 160–253Taxi, bus to Sultan Ismail Petra, fly
- Take the taxi from Merang Jetty to Kuala Besut Jettytaxi
- Take the bus from Kuala Besut Jetty to Kota Bharu Airportbus
- Fly from Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane KBR - PEN
5h 33mRM 439–819Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Hentian Bas Jeti Merang to Hentian Bas Majlis Perbandaran Kuala Terengganu 1bus T10
- Take the bus from Kuala Terengganu to Butterworthbus
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
11h 50mRM 94–205Drive 401.2 km
- Drive from Merang Jetty to George Towncar 401.2 km
5h 48mRM 68–99
Sultan Mahmud Airport (TGG) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merang Jetty to George Town is to drive and car ferry which costs RM 65 - RM 100 and takes 5h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Merang Jetty to George Town is to fly which takes 4h 32m and costs RM 360 - RM 750.
The distance between Merang Jetty and George Town is 366 km. The road distance is 401.2 km.
The best way to get from Merang Jetty to George Town without a car is to bus and train and car ferry which takes 9h 4m and costs RM 160 - RM 260.
It takes approximately 4h 32m to get from Merang Jetty to George Town, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Merang Jetty to George Town is 401 km. It takes approximately 5h 48m to drive from Merang Jetty to George Town.
There are 2496+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between Merang Jetty, Malaysia and George Town, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, and Firefly fly from Sultan Mahmud Airport (TGG) to Penang International Airport (PEN) every 3 hours.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 290–600
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 290–600
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 260–1,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Airport to Penang International Airport via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 240–900
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 170–550
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 260–1,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Airport to Penang International Airport via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 240–900
Flights from Sultan Ismail Petra to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 170–550
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Kuala Kangsar to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 27–40
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Kuala Kangsar to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 2–23
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- RM 2–5
- Express
- RM 16–23
- Phone
- 019-627 9129
- [email protected]
- Website
- saniexpress.com.my
Bus from Kuala Terengganu to Kuala Kangsar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 70–110
- Website
- https://saniexpress.com.my/
- Phone
- +6019-558 4736
- [email protected]
- Website
- besutjetty.com
Bus from Kuala Besut Jetty to Kota Bharu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 30
- Schedules at
- besutjetty.com
- Phone
- +60 3-2385 9090
- [email protected]
- Website
- maralinergroup.my
Bus from Hentian Bas Jeti Merang to Hentian Bas Majlis Perbandaran Kuala Terengganu 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 6–85
- Website
- https://www.maralinergroup.my/
- Phone
- (09) 774 2655
- [email protected]
- Website
- e-mutiara.com.my
Bus from Kuala Terengganu to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 85–120
- Schedules at
- e-mutiara.com.my
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- 04-375 2400
- [email protected]
- Website
- penangport.com.my
Car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
Car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
Car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Estimated price
- RM 150–190
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