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TPE to PEN: distance & flight time
Taipei (Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport) → Penang (Penang International Airport)
1,948 mi
3,135 km · 1,693 nm
4h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,948 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 17m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- TPE — Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taipei, Taiwan
- PEN — Penang International Airport · Penang, Malaysia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near TPE
- TSA · Taipei Songshan Airport20 mi away
- HSZ · Hsinchu Air Base26 mi away
- RMQ · Taichung Ching Chuang Kang Airport68 mi away
- TXG · Taichung Airport72 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is TPE from PEN?
The flight distance from Taipei (TPE) to Penang (PEN) is 1,948 miles (3,135 km, 1,693 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TPE to PEN?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 17m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TPE to PEN?
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