There are 4 ways to get from Penang to Europe by plane, train, tram, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Penang International Airport to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PEN - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
22h 30m$512–742Fly Penang International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane PEN - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
24h 36m$548–1,215Train to Alor Setar, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Tasek Gelugor to Alor Setartrain
- Fly from Alor Setar (AOR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane AOR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
25h 8m$534–1,907Tram, bus to Hat Yai, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the tram from Tasek Gelugor to Padang Besartram
- Take the bus from Padang Besar Immigration Thailand Side to Hat Yai Airportbus
- Fly from Hat Yai (HDY) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HDY - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
25h 38m$536–849
Penang International Airport (PEN) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Penang to Europe is to tram and bus and fly and train which costs $500 - $850 and takes 25h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Penang to Europe is to fly and train which takes 22h 30m and costs $500 - $750.
The distance between Penang and Europe is 9862 km.
It takes approximately 22h 30m to get from Penang to Europe, including transfers.
Europe is 7h behind Penang. It is currently 1:37 AM in Penang and 6:37 PM in Europe.
There are 783+ hotels available in Europe.
What companies run services between Penang, Malaysia and Europe?
There is no direct connection from Penang to Europe. However, you can fly to Frankfurt (FRA), walk to Frankfurt, take the train to Fulda Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, then take the line 315 bus to Nentershausen Oderstraße. Alternatively, you can fly to Munich International Airport (MUC), walk to Flughafen München, take the train to Hauptbahnhof, walk to München Hbf, take the train to Fulda Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, then take the line 315 bus to Nentershausen Oderstraße.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Frankfurt via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
Flights from Penang International Airport to Munich International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Flights from Hat Yai to Frankfurt via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Munich International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Penang International Airport to Munich International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Alor Setar to Frankfurt via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Hat Yai to Frankfurt via Suvarnabhumi, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Hat Yai to Frankfurt via Suvarnabhumi, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Munich International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Alor Setar to Frankfurt via Kuala Lumpur, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Hat Yai to Frankfurt via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Alor Setar to Frankfurt via Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Munich International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Alor Setar to Frankfurt via Kuala Lumpur, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hat Yai to Frankfurt via Suvarnabhumi, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM Intercity
Train from Tasek Gelugor to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- KTM Intercity
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Tasek Gelugor to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- $1
- Express
- $3–5
Tram from Tasek Gelugor to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- $1–2
- Express
- $4–7
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM
Train from Tasek Gelugor to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- $3–4
- Gold
- $5
- Platinum
- $5–6
- Phone
- +66 2 295 1095
- [email protected]
- Website
- Zee Zenith Travel
Bus from Padang Besar Immigration Thailand Side to Hat Yai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $43
- Schedules at
- Zee Zenith Travel
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