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RM 734 Find cheap flights from Australia to Penang

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Flights to Penang - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to Penang to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Penang?

The average price of all flights to Penang clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Penang is Thursday where tickets can be as cheap as RM 1,872. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Tuesday, where prices are RM 3,259 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Penang?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Penang, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights to Penang is August, where tickets cost RM 1,598 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of tickets from Australia is RM 3,843 and RM 3,031 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is August with an average price of RM 1,598.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Penang?

The average price for all flights to Penang depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Penang is generally in the afternoon, when flights cost RM 1,273 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Penang is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is RM 2,438.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Penang?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to Penang, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price, you should book around 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 123 days before departure.

Good to know

Low season

April

High season

December

Cheapest flight

RM 734
Best time to beat the crowds (10% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (62% more expensive on average)
Flight from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to Penang

FAQs - booking Penang flights

  • Are there any options available to those travelling on a budget?

    Budget-conscious travellers can find a few budget-friendly airlines offering flights to George Town from various Australia airports. For example, Scoot offer flights from Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney. You can also find flights from Jetstar and AirAsia or AirAsia X. Indonesian low-cost airline Citilink also provide flights stopping in Jakarta, and local Malindo Air have some great deals.

  • Where can I find help at the George Town Airport?

    If you require some additional assistance while at the Penang Airport you can find an Information Desk on the first floor. Friendly staff can help you make the most of the airport facilities or provide you with advice on travelling from the airport. You can also find assistance from the airport CARE ambassadors walking through the airport, wearing their "Ask Me" sash.

  • How do I get to George Town from the George Town Airport?

    The airport has a large bus station outside the Penang Airport Arrivals Area in Lane 3. From here you can catch services throughout the island including to George Town and Bayan Baru. Alternatively, there are also taxi services at the airport. The taxis run on a coupon system with fixed destination prices. Coupons are available in the Arrivals Area before you exit the terminal.

  • Where can I pick up some local currency?

    If you need to purchase some of the local currency at the airport, you can pick up some Malaysian ringgit from booths located in Level 2 of the terminal. Note that this is not the Arrivals Area, but rather you will need to go upstairs to the Check-in Area. These are run by HongLeong Bank and CIMB Bank. There are also ATMs where you can withdraw cash in the Arrivals Area.

  • Are there any car hire services at the George Town Airport?

    There are about 15 different rental car companies based at the George Town Airport, the smaller and local providers including Kasina, Hawk, and Green Matrix; and the big, international brands such as Europcar, Hertz, Avis, and Sixt. Hours vary, however Europcar is open 24h. The cars can be picked up in the covered car park across from the terminal.

  • How far is Penang Intl Airport from central Penang?

    The distance between Penang Intl Airport and the city centre of Penang is 15 km.

  • What is the name of Penang’s airport?

    Penang is served by Penang Intl Airport, also commonly referred to as Penang Intl. The airport code is PEN.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Penang?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Penang.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Penang?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Penang is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Penang?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Penang with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Penang?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Penang up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airline offers the most flights to Penang?

    Of the 5 airlines that fly to Penang, AirAsia offers the most flights, with around 131 per week, followed by Firefly with 96 flights per week.

  • How many direct flights to Penang are there each week?

    Each week there are around 312 direct flights from within Australia to Penang. The most common day for departures is Tuesday, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Penang

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Penang flight deals.
  • The closest airport to George Town is the Penang International Airport (PEN), located about 40min from George Town in Bayan Lepas, to the south of Penang Island.
  • While you will not find direct flights from Australia to George Town, you can find several flight options with a single stopover. The most popular stopovers are in nearby Singapore or Kuala Lumpur.
  • As the major international airport on Penang Island, Penang International Airport is not only the gateway to George Town but to the entire island, including the Penang National Park and Penang Hill.
  • For those staying or visiting nearby Jerejak Island, the Penang Airport is about a 15min drive from the Marina. Here you can catch a ferry to Jerejak Island which will take about 10min.
  • If you’re looking for a baby care room after your flight to George Town, there is one located on Level 2 in the public area of the Penang Airport before you pass security. The Arrivals Area is on Level 1 so you will need to head upstairs.
  • You have several dining options for a snack at the Penang Airport, whether you’re looking for something local or fast-food. On Level 1 there is the Gemini Café and the local cuisine Nasi Kandar, or there is a McDonalds on Level 2 before security.
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Prefer to fly direct to Penang Intl?

Find which airlines fly direct to Penang Intl Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Australia to Penang Intl

Monday

Air Canada, Air France, Air New Zealand, +48 more

Air Canada, Air France, +49 more

Tuesday

Air Canada, Air China, Air France, +52 more

Air Canada, Air China, +53 more

Wednesday

Air Canada, Air France, Air New Zealand, +47 more

Air Canada, Air France, +48 more

Thursday

Air Canada, Air China, Air France, +52 more

Air Canada, Air China, +53 more

Friday

Air Canada, Air France, Air Mauritius, +48 more

Air Canada, Air France, +49 more

Saturday

Air Canada, Air China, Air France, +51 more

Air Canada, Air China, +52 more

Sunday

Air Canada, Air France, Air New Zealand, +48 more

Air Canada, Air France, +49 more

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Direct returns

Penang Intl to Australia

Monday

Air Canada, Air France, Air New Zealand, +48 more

Air Canada, Air France, +49 more

Tuesday

Air Canada, Air China, Air France, +52 more

Air Canada, Air China, +53 more

Wednesday

Air Canada, Air France, Air New Zealand, +47 more

Air Canada, Air France, +48 more

Thursday

Air Canada, Air China, Air France, +52 more

Air Canada, Air China, +53 more

Friday

Air Canada, Air France, Air Mauritius, +48 more

Air Canada, Air France, +49 more

Saturday

Air Canada, Air China, Air France, +51 more

Air Canada, Air China, +52 more

Sunday

Air Canada, Air France, Air New Zealand, +48 more

Air Canada, Air France, +49 more

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Top 4 airlines serving from Australia to Penang

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Penang. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Australia to Penang. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Penang? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.1
Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1344 reviews
8.3Boarding
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
8.1Entertainment
7.7Food
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Good airlines, travelled 🧳 n Singapore multiple times and experience is consistent

8.0 ExcellentRavi, Jul 2024HYD - SIN
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Good airlines, travelled 🧳 n Singapore multiple times and experience is consistent

Singapore Airlines from Mumbai was late, we were rerouted to Copenhagen and then to Los Angeles. As senior citizens, we should have been given a hotel voucher for a night and fly out the next day. I hope Singapore Airlines should give us a credit in good faith if they want us to fly with them. I doubt it, but you never know.

The flight was very late, sitting on the plane for over an hour and missed our connecting flight from Singapore to LA. As senior citizens, we were rerouted to Copenhagen and then to LA. They should not do this to senior citizens. They should have given us a hotel voucher for a night, then catch a flight to LA the next day. Singapore Airlines should grant us some kind of credit for the next trip, if they want us to fly with them. I doubt if we will ever hear from them.

Awesome! Was impressed with the hospitality and the thoughtful services. The cabin attendants were superb.

They ran out of food for breakfast They did not offer tea or coffee The staff appeared very inexperienced The cabin was very cold, even with a blanket

Crews were great but food not much selection just all tailored for Asian passengers.

I had a great experience with Singapore airlines as always. The partner airline, Scoot was fine except my bag was misplaced during the shuffle. Ultimately, my baggage arrived intact. Attempting to inquire about my baggage was impossible.

plus: service and personal assistance minus: online check-in did not work

My overall experience with Singapore Airlines is great. Will definitely fly Singapore airline again.

Good flight. Fiod was ready a bit late hence a hurry to finish before landing. Excellent crew and service

Did not take as cancelled 3 time so took another airline

It was a 2-hour flight so they didn't have much time for serving food. There was some turbulence so they could not serve hot coffee or tea for the safety reason. Good service, good tasting food, nice plane, a little bit of delay.

The IFE is quite unconvenient if using our own device. Not all passenger brought their own earphone/headphone.

Ok, but legspace on MH0127 from Kul to Per was too small. It was not possible to tilt my seat which I don't understand because the seat in front of my could do it. So I didn't rest on the flight. Also, the crew was probably understaffed because it took very long time to take trash after the meal. Everything very different from the flight with Malaysian Airlines from London to KL.

Service / food has to be much better. Staff were not very attentive to requests. Requested for a second serve of coke and got a weird look back from the host! Was also told they don’t have extra water bottles when I requested for one before sleep! Dinner time food was very minimum and average.

An overnight Doha to KL. Great sleep, good service and tasty food in business class

chaos boarding. Crew in business class seemed short staffed and lacking in attention to details initially, but did improve during flight.

The cabin was quite noisy as there were lots of children travelling for the school holidays. Found the selection of movies limited.

Delayed, not enough information. Had to ask for refreshments, crew could have been more proactive

The best so far coz this time it was all male steward on the economy cluster. They were polite, efficient & genuinely courteous. They do not judge you when you ask for more food & peanuts.

Boarding took forever. It's also weird that we paid more (for preferred seats) to get on the plane last. Inflight WiFi never worked the entire trip. I want my money back.

The cosmetic condition was pretty run down. The carpets were badly worn out. Even the paint on the wings was chipped and peeled! Looks like they are running these 787s to the ground..

WiFi didn’t work on both sectors so made killing time harder - planes clean modern and good flight crew - would do again if WiFi works

6hrs fly they dont give you a glass of water from seoul to singapore need to buy drink and food plus they charge for bag on international fly is always Free 1 bag from seoul to singapore is Not a local fly you are traveling true asia same story from singapore to Bali no water drink after payment for bag drink cost more the regular airline Well never use this company again we use regular company like Delta korea japan China and even scoot parent company Singapore Air

We had 2 attempts to land at Singapore Changing during a thunderstorm. Everything was delayed by 1 hour plus.

Boarding was not accordingly after front seat, bmf then back seat. This delayed for at least 40mins or more. The staff at Jakarta can do better. Is chaos at the entry to board the plane. This tarnished Scoot reputation when everyone was talking about it.

The crew was not customer oriented at all, even confrontational . The aircraft needs more attention to detail as far as comfort, and the 1 hour sitting at the gate with no air is inexcusable

We flew on the 787 Dreamliner direct to main gate at KLIA2, quick entry via eGate and on the train 41mins after touchdown. Go well SCOOT

Was on scoot plus. The only good thing about the flight was the spacious seats. Tables and armrests were extremely dirty Food: bad Entertainment: non existent Wifi: unable to connect, then was painfully slow that we couldn’t even send messages Good thing we had a night flight, so we just slept throughout.

Not clear why boarding passes could only be issued at the counter and not through the kiosk. I had already check-in on the web, so waiting to obtain a boarding pass 1.5 hours before the actual flight defeats the purpose of early web check-in.

Delayed for 3 hours, need to pay extra for drinking water.

The OD2204 KUL-LGK was delayed 40 minutes due to air-condition malfuntion, after inspection the technician give green light for the flight to go as usual but the air-condition is still not working properly, passengers complaining to the stewardess but they cannot do anything, I did tweet to @malindoair to complaint but no reply from them … hope this Batik Air is not having problem like Rayani Air and I do hope the management do respond to my complaint as well

Nasi lemak was horrible. Plain white rice, tasteless sambal, no cucumber, no kacang, no ikan bilis. And the chicken was colourless and tasteless, tasted like boiled chicken. Entertainment system didn't work at all.

2 delayed flights - hotel layover in a different country- lost baggage.

Silly to not even offer people water for free when they are paying so much for tickets.

You get what you pay for. It’s functional and gets you from point A to B in good comfort. However, food options are limited and cash only, Crew is a hit and miss .. they get your attention if you reach out.

Good leg room ... air conditioning was a bit warm don't Book row 8 ... no windows

They got to the terminal late, with no one on the arriving flight, boarded us late, and left us sitting there for 2 hours before they got us off the ground. They knew they were going to be late, yet they never got an updated flight plan from their head office until long after the flight was supposed to leave. They could have cut the delay in half, of at least let us stay in the terminal. Really just horrible planning.

The worst kind of budget airline. To be honest....the plane was not that bad. Would have been good to have some food choices and some water. What was by far the worse is the passengers/customers that this airline attracts. Coughing and spluttering all over one another with no masks. Just disgusting. Pay for a better carrier and get a better class of passenger.

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Penang found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
2/10Wed
1 stop
14h 10mPER-PEN
19/10Sat
1 stop
25h 40mPEN-PER
RM 1,018
3/10Thu
1 stop
14h 45mPER-PEN
19/10Sat
1 stop
12h 40mPEN-PER
RM 1,061
6/11Wed
1 stopBatik Air
11h 20mPER-PEN
8/11Fri
1 stopBatik Air
14h 40mPEN-PER
RM 1,135
7/11Thu
1 stopScoot
18h 50mPER-PEN
8/11Fri
1 stopScoot
22h 15mPEN-PER
RM 1,175
6/11Wed
1 stopBatik Air
11h 20mPER-PEN
8/11Fri
2 stopsBatik Air
14h 25mPEN-PER
RM 1,297
23/10Wed
1 stopScoot
22h 05mMEL-PEN
30/10Wed
1 stopScoot
20h 30mPEN-MEL
RM 1,319
12/11Tue
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
11h 40mMEL-PEN
27/11Wed
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
21h 10mPEN-MEL
RM 2,280
18/2Tue
1 stopCathay Pacific
23h 40mSYD-PEN
25/2Tue
2 stopsCathay Pacific
19h 20mPEN-SYD
RM 2,529
18/2Tue
2 stopsCathay Pacific
31h 00mSYD-PEN
25/2Tue
2 stopsCathay Pacific
19h 20mPEN-SYD
RM 2,703
22/11Fri
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
12h 35mMEL-PEN
6/12Fri
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
14h 55mPEN-MEL
RM 2,991

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Penang found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/10Sat
1 stopScoot
20h 30mMEL-PEN
RM 734
14/10Mon
1 stop
23h 55mSYD-PEN
RM 756
29/10Tue
1 stopScoot
14h 40mSYD-PEN
RM 882
16/9Mon
1 stopScoot
29h 15mSYD-PEN
RM 891
5/10Sat
2 stops
20h 45mMEL-PEN
RM 921
14/10Mon
2 stops
36h 45mSYD-PEN
RM 970
17/9Tue
1 stopBatik Air
8h 00mPER-PEN
RM 1,175
18/9Wed
1 stopIndonesia AirAsia
21h 20mPER-PEN
RM 1,293
22/12Sun
1 stopAirAsia
11h 15mPER-PEN
RM 2,249
23/12Mon
2 stopsBatik Air
30h 55mPER-PEN
RM 3,232

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Last minute flights to Penang

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to Penang that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/9Thu
multi-stop
14h 45mPER-PEN
11/9Wed
multi-stop
18h 40mPEN-PER
RM 1,149
5/9Thu
multi-stop
14h 45mPER-PEN
11/9Wed
multi-stop
15h 30mPEN-PER
RM 1,393
6/9Fri
multi-stop
15h 50mPER-PEN
13/9Fri
multi-stop
9h 10mPEN-PER
RM 1,498
7/9Sat
multi-stop
14h 45mPER-PEN
13/9Fri
multi-stop
17h 40mPEN-PER
RM 1,520
6/9Fri
multi-stop
14h 10mPER-PEN
13/9Fri
multi-stop
14h 35mPEN-PER
RM 1,542
5/9Thu
multi-stopMalaysia Airlines
12h 35mPER-PEN
13/9Fri
multi-stopMalaysia Airlines
17h 25mPEN-PER
RM 2,328
9/9Mon
multi-stopMalaysia Airlines
19h 55mPER-PEN
15/9Sun
multi-stopMalaysia Airlines
9h 40mPEN-PER
RM 3,109
6/9Fri
multi-stopMalaysia Airlines
17h 50mPER-PEN
13/9Fri
multi-stopMalaysia Airlines
27h 50mPEN-PER
RM 3,293
6/9Fri
multi-stopBatik Air
19h 45mPER-PEN
13/9Fri
multi-stopBatik Air
17h 40mPEN-PER
RM 5,904
6/9Fri
multi-stopMalaysia Airlines
12h 25mPER-PEN
13/9Fri
multi-stopMalaysia Airlines
32h 00mPEN-PER
RM 15,625

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