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PEN to HRB: distance & flight time
Penang (Penang International Airport) → Harbin (Taiping Airport)
3,193 mi
5,138 km · 2,774 nm
6h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
3,193 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 44m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- PEN — Penang International Airport · Penang, Malaysia
- HRB — Taiping Airport · Harbin, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PEN
- BWH · Butterworth Airport14 mi away
- AOR · Sultan Abdul Halim Airport62 mi away
- IPH · Sultan Azlan Shah Airport75 mi away
- PKG · Pulau Pangkor Airport75 mi away
Near HRB
- DQA · Saertu Airport94 mi away
- YSQ · Songyuan Chaganhu Airport95 mi away
- CGQ · Longjia Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PEN from HRB?
The flight distance from Penang (PEN) to Harbin (HRB) is 3,193 miles (5,138 km, 2,774 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PEN to HRB?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 44m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from PEN to HRB?
Nonstop service on PEN–HRB depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 6h 44m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PEN to HRB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PEN–HRB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PEN to HRB fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PEN–HRB tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.