Penang eSIM
In Penang you connect to Maxis or Celcom, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The median across the country is 61 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Maxis and Celcom
- Real speed in Malaysia
- 61 Mbps median, 18 Mbps for the slowest tenth906 travellers across Malaysia, rolling 90 days
- 5G
- yes, non standalone
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Penang
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $5.89 | $5.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $2.96 | $8.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $2.18 | $10.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $1.59 | $15.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $1.19 | $23.89 | |
| 50 GB | Never expires | $0.94 | $46.89 |
How Malaysia compares across Asia
- Speed rank
- 7 of 26 destinations we sell in Asia
- Regional median
- 44 Mbps
- Consistency
- The slowest tenth still reaches 30 percent of the median
- Upstream networks
- 2, Maxis, Celcom
- 5G
- Yes, non standalone
- Next fastest nearby
- Japan, 74 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Brunei, 58 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 3: Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Langkawi
- tenth percentile
- 18 Mbps
- Behind these figures
- 906 travellers, rolling 90 days
Landing at Penang International Airport (PEN)
- Airport
- PEN / WMKP
- Distance
- 16 km from the centre of Penang
Getting into Penang
- Rapid Penang route 306 (Airport to Penang General Hospital, George Town) (PEN)
- Rapid Penang route 102 (Airport to Teluk Bahang) (PEN)
Worth knowing about Penang
- Penang has no rail or metro system; the only rail is the Penang Hill funicular, so buses and taxis are the ground options from the airport.
- The airport sits at the southeastern tip of Penang Island, about 16 km south of George Town.
- Penang Island is joined to mainland Malaysia by two long road bridges the 13.5 km Penang Bridge and the Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge plus a ferry.
Sources for this page
Other cities in Malaysia we cover
- Langkawi
- 121 km from Penang, nearest airport LGK
- Kuala Lumpur
- 295 km from Penang, nearest airport SZB