There are 7 ways to get from Sumatra to Penang by plane, ferry, taxi, train, car ferry, 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 from Simpang Tiga Airport
best- Fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane PKU - PEN
2h 45mRM 340–550Ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Dumai to Melakaferry
- Take the bus from Melaka Sentral to Sungai Nibongbus Melaka Sentral
12h 33mRM 137–284Ferry, taxi, train, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Dumai to Port Dicksonferry
- Take the taxi from Port Dickson to Klia T1taxi
- Take the train from Klia T1 to KL Sentraltrain
- Take the train from Kl Sentral to Butterworthtrain Ets
- Take the carferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
8h 50mRM 246–401Fly from Minangkabau International Airport
- Fly from Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane PDG - PEN
3hRM 410–750Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
- Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane PLM - PEN
3h 45mRM 240–1,000Ferry, bus, train, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Dumai to Port Dicksonferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Port Dickson to Ktm Serembanbus
- Take the train from Seremban to Butterworthtrain
- Take the carferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
11h 59mRM 167–235Ferry, bus via Kampung Bukit Tinggi, Bentong
- 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
14h 58mRM 207–318
Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sumatra to Penang is to ferry and bus and train and car ferry which costs RM 160 - RM 240 and takes 11h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Sumatra to Penang is to fly which takes 2h 45m and costs RM 340 - RM 550.
The distance between Sumatra and Penang is 553 km.
The best way to get from Sumatra to Penang without a car is to ferry and taxi and train and car ferry which takes 8h 50m and costs RM 240 - RM 410.
It takes approximately 2h 45m to fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Penang International Airport (PEN), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Simpang Tiga Airport Airport to Penang International Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 2h 45m and has one stopover.
Penang is 1h ahead of Sumatra. It is currently 4:34 AM in Sumatra and 5:34 AM in Penang.
Lion Mentari Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Batik Air and three other airlines offer flights from Simpang Tiga Airport Airport to Penang International Airport Airport.
There are 2426+ hotels available in Penang.
What companies run services between Sumatra, Indonesia and Penang, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Malindo Airways, and four other airlines fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Penang International Airport (PEN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–800
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 180–850
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 240–1,000
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 350–1,300
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Klia T1 to KL Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 1–75
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
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- Phone
- +60 111 066 1111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Billion Stars Express
Bus from Melaka Sentral to Sungai Nibong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 70–150
- Website
- Billion Stars Express
- Phone
- +62 853-7567-0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- indomalfastferry.com
Ferry from Dumai to Port Dickson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 149
- Schedules at
- indomalfastferry.com
Ferry from Dumai to Melaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 126
- Schedules at
- indomalfastferry.com
Ferry from Dumai to Port Dickson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 149
- Schedules at
- indomalfastferry.com
Ferry from Dumai to Melaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 126
- Schedules at
- indomalfastferry.com
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- RM 85–110
Ringos Taxi
- Phone
- +60 12-254 5367
- Website
- ringostaxi.com
Taxi Port Dickson
- Phone
- +60 17-878 0027
- Website
- taxinogri9.blogspot.com
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