How do you combine Alor Setar and George Town?
Yes. Alor Setar and George Town combine well on one trip. As a rough guide, allow 2 days in Alor Setar and a full day in George Town, around 3 days in total.
How the two connect
Alor Setar and George Town are only about 79 km apart, close enough to combine on the same trip without long transfers, and easy to do as a day trip in either direction. The nearest airport to Alor Setar is Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR), about 9 km away; for George Town it is Penang International Airport (PEN), about 14 km away, so you can fly into one and out of the other.
Suggested days
- Alor Setar
- 2 days
- George Town
- a full day
- Together
- 3 days · about 79 km apart
These are starting points, not fixed rules. Add a day to whichever place matches your interests, and build in the travel time between them.
Explore both places
Tours and day trips from George Town
- Penang: Flexible 6-Hours Highlights
- Penang Cooking Class:Dive into Malaysian Cuisine with PenangChiak
- Back of the Bike Street Food Experience, Real Penang!
- Private Tour of George Town Penang with Guiding
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Day suggestions are a planning guide based on each place's size and profile, not fixed itineraries. Distances are great-circle figures derived from place coordinates; airport data from OurAirports. How Head Your Way compiles its data.