There are 6 ways to get from Milan to George Town by train, plane, bus, tram, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
best- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane MXP - PEN
19h 48mRM 1,522–3,528Fly Milan Linate Airport to Penang International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane LIN - PEN
20h 26mRM 1,311–3,214Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane ZRH - PEN
21h 59mRM 1,649–4,945Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane BLQ - PEN
22h 27mRM 1,404–4,722Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Hat Yai, bus, tram, car ferry
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane MXP - HDY
- Take the bus from Hat Yai Airport to KTM Malaysia Railaway Station sidebus
- Take the tram from Padang Besar to Butterworthtram
- Take the carferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
21h 13mRM 1,515–3,344Bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane BGY - PEN
21h 15mRM 1,425–3,507
Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Milan to George Town is to fly which costs RM 1300 - RM 3300 and takes 20h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to George Town is to train and fly which takes 19h 48m and costs RM 1500 - RM 3600.
The distance between Milan and George Town is 9777 km.
It takes approximately 19h 48m to get from Milan to George Town, including transfers.
George Town is 7h ahead of Milan. It is currently 11:21 AM in Milan and 6:21 PM in George Town.
There are 2427+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and George Town, Malaysia?
Austrian Airlines, Thai Airways International, and four other airlines fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Penang International Airport (PEN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–7,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Penang International Airport via Rome, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–8,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Penang International Airport via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–7,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hat Yai via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–8,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–3,500
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Penang International Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–4,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–4,200
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Zurich Airport to Penang International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–4,200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,900
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,500
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Penang International Airport via Sharjah, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hat Yai via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,700
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Penang International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Penang International Airport via Rome, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Penang International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,600
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Penang International Airport via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,200
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hat Yai via Muscat, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,100
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Penang International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,400
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 20–25
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 20–25
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 130–220
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 300–490
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 130–220
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 100–190
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 110–180
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Tram from Padang Besar to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 4–29
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 4–7
- Express
- RM 20–29
- 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
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 22–110
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- [email protected]
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 50–65
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.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
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