--- title: "Kapar to Penang – 3 ways by car, plane, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Kapar to Penang is 282 km. Fastest: fly in 3h 45m. Cheapest: drive from RM65. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kapar-to-penang" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kapar-to-penang.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Bayan_Lepas_Free_Industrial_Zone_2023.jpg/1920px-Bayan_Lepas_Free_Industrial_Zone_2023.jpg" --- ![Penang](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Bayan_Lepas_Free_Industrial_Zone_2023.jpg/1920px-Bayan_Lepas_Free_Industrial_Zone_2023.jpg) # How to get from Kapar to Penang [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kapar&to=Penang) [Penang to Kapar](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/penang-to-kapar) [HundenvonPenang (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bayan_Lepas_Free_Industrial_Zone_2023.jpg) **Fastest:** 3h 45m\ by plane, door to door\ **Cheapest:** RM65\ by car\ **Distance:** 282 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** –\ none timetabled\ ## 3 ways to travel 282 km apart. Times are the timetables for Wed 11 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 40 min slower than flying but RM190 cheaper; for most people that trade is worth it. No bus, train or ferry timetable came up for this trip. - [**Drive** best cheapest 4h 25m RM65–90 Estimated 338 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kapar&to=Penang) - [**Fly** fastest 3h 45m RM250–390 Estimated SZB → PEN · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kapar&to=Penang) - [**Taxi** 4h 25m RM445–670 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kapar&to=Penang) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from Malaysia; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Parts of Malaysia are advised against, not on this route** [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/malaysia/warnings-and-insurance) Travel advice: UK FCDO (Open Government Licence v3.0). ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Kapar to Penang? The fastest way is by plane: about 3h 45m door to door, including the ride to the airport and check-in. The straight-line distance is 282 km. What is the cheapest way from Kapar to Penang? Driving is the cheapest, from RM65. That figure is a fuel estimate, not counting tolls or parking. How long is the flight from Kapar to Penang? About 1h 2m in the air (SZB → PEN); about 3h 45m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run RM250–390; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Penang from Kapar by road? About 338 km, roughly 4h 25m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around RM65–90; tolls and parking are extra. ## In Penang State in Malaysia Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It is divided into two parts by the Strait of Malacca: Penang Island to the west, where the capital city George Town is located, and Seberang Perai on the mainland Malay Peninsula to the east. These two halves are physically connected by the Penang Bridge and the Second Penang Bridge. The state shares borders with Kedah to the north and east, and Perak to the south. [The Penang guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/penang) Worth your time - Chinese New Year Celebrating the start of Spring for fifteen days where there will be plenty of lion dances accompanied by noisy drums, cymbals and firecrackers as various shops and institutions usher in the new year. - Thaipusam A Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (Jan/Feb). - Penang Bon Odori Carnival A Japanese traditional harvest carnival usually with drum and dance performances. - Hungry Ghost Month A Taoist practice where the ghosts are believed to be released from hell for the duration of the 7th lunar month (End Jul - Early Sep). 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