There are 3 ways to get from Palembang to Penang by plane, bus, ferry, or tram
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Fly to Penang International Airport
best- Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane PLM - PEN
6h 32mRM 222–1,002Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Palembang to Terminal AKAP BRPSbus
- Take the bus from Terminal AKAP BRPS to Dumai Terminal AKAPbus
- Take the ferry from Dumai to Melakaferry
- Take the bus from 707 Hotel Malacca to First World Genting Highlandsbus
- Take the bus from First World Genting Highlands to Penang Komtarbus
41h 45mFly to Alor Setar, tram
- Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane PLM - AOR
- Take the tram from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugortram
10h 49mRM 373–1,347
Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palembang to Penang is to fly which costs RM 220 - RM 1000 and takes 6h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Palembang to Penang is to fly which takes 6h 32m and costs RM 220 - RM 1000.
The distance between Palembang and Penang is 1051 km.
The best way to get from Palembang to Penang without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 41h 45m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Palembang to Penang, including transfers.
Penang is 1h ahead of Palembang. It is currently 2:32 AM in Palembang and 3:32 AM in Penang.
There are 2496+ hotels available in Penang.
What companies run services between Palembang, Indonesia and Penang, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Scoot Tigerair, and five other airlines fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Penang International Airport (PEN) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 270–1,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Penang International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 390–1,300
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 350–1,300
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Alor Setar via Hang Nadim, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Penang International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 420–1,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Alor Setar via Soekarno–Hatta, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 220–1,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Penang International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 440–1,300
- 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
- Phone
- 021-6341166
- [email protected]
- Website
- lorena-transport.com
Bus from Palembang to Terminal AKAP BRPS
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 118
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- +62 852-6512-1960
Bus from Terminal AKAP BRPS to Dumai Terminal AKAP
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- busnesia.blogspot.com
- Phone
- +65 8737 7707
- [email protected]
- Website
- 707-inc.com
Bus from 707 Hotel Malacca to First World Genting Highlands
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 80–130
- Schedules at
- 707-inc.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Bus from First World Genting Highlands to Penang Komtar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 52
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +62 853-7567-0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- indomalfastferry.com
Ferry from Dumai to Melaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 127
- Schedules at
- indomalfastferry.com
- Phone
- 06-2832506
- [email protected]
Ferry from Dumai to Melaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 81
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