There are 3 ways to get from Penang to Palembang by plane, bus, ferry, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM)plane PEN - PLM
5h 17mRp 1,409,961–2,081,394Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Penang Komtar to Larkin Bus Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Berjaya Waterfront Ferry Terminal Johor Bahru to Batam Centreferry
- Take the ferry from Batu Ampar to Belawanferry
- Take the bus from Medan Putra Pelangi to Palembangbus
2d 15hRp 1,716,761–2,659,166Car ferry, train, ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Butterworth to JB Sentraltrain
- Take the ferry from Berjaya Waterfront Ferry Terminal Johor Bahru to Batam Centreferry
- Take the ferry from Batu Ampar to Belawanferry
- Take the bus from Medan Putra Pelangi to Palembangbus
2d 16hRp 1,458,887–2,280,540
Penang International Airport (PEN) to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Penang to Palembang is to fly which costs Rp1400000 - Rp2100000 and takes 5h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Penang to Palembang is to fly which takes 5h 17m and costs Rp1400000 - Rp2100000.
The distance between Penang and Palembang is 1051 km.
It takes approximately 5h 17m to get from Penang to Palembang, including transfers.
Palembang is 1h behind Penang. It is currently 11:56 PM in Penang and 10:56 PM in Palembang.
There are 167+ hotels available in Palembang.
What companies run services between Penang, Malaysia and Palembang, Indonesia?
Scoot Tigerair, AirAsia, and three other airlines fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,000,000–4,300,000
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–6,000,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,000,000–4,400,000
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM
Train from Butterworth to JB Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 486,571
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- Rp 290,000–320,000
- Gold
- Rp 486,571
- Platinum
- Rp 650,000–690,000
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Butterworth to JB Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 80,000–370,000
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- Rp 80,000–120,000
- Express
- Rp 250,000–370,000
- Phone
- +60 111 066 1111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Billion Stars Express
Bus from Penang Komtar to Larkin Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rp 330,000–900,000
- Website
- Billion Stars Express
- Phone
- (061)8456325 - 8453256
- [email protected]
- Website
- putrapelangi.com
Bus from Medan Putra Pelangi to Palembang
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 550,000–850,000
- Schedules at
- putrapelangi.com
- Book at
- traveloka.com
Bus from Medan Putra Pelangi to Palembang
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 550,000–850,000
- Schedules at
- putrapelangi.com
- Book at
- traveloka.com
- Phone
- +607 221 8000
- Website
- berjayawaterfront.com
Ferry from Berjaya Waterfront Ferry Terminal Johor Bahru to Batam Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 443,961
- Schedules at
- berjayawaterfront.com.my
Ferry from Berjaya Waterfront Ferry Terminal Johor Bahru to Batam Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 443,961
- Schedules at
- berjayawaterfront.com.my
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Batu Ampar to Belawan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 300,000–370,000
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 300,000–370,000
Ferry from Batu Ampar to Belawan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 300,000–370,000
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 300,000–370,000
- Phone
- 04-375 2400
- [email protected]
- Website
- penangport.com.my
Car ferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 8,400–8,900
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
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