Butterworth

Explore Penang and enjoy your stay, from sightseeing the most popular areas to join activities in the city and its surroundings.

Get around Penang by ferry and access the most popular areas like George Town and Butterworth, or escape by train to nearby destinations like Alor Setar and Ipoh.

Continue your journey from Penang to your next destination in Malaysia.

Contents

Getting around Penang

- Getting around Penang by boat

Getting out of Penang

- Getting out of Penang by train

Continue your journey from Penang

- Continue your journey from Penang by plane
- Continue your journey from Penang by train
- Continue your journey from Penang by bus

Getting around Penang

Penang's urban transportation network includes an extensive public bus system operated by Rapid Penang, serving the island and the mainland. Within George Town, the free CAT (Central Area Transit) bus provides convenient circulation around the city centre. In addition a ferry service connects George Town on Penang Island with Butterworth on the mainland.

Getting around Penang by boat

The ferry company Penang Port Ferry operates ferries between George Town and Butterworth.

Penang Port Ferry

Penang Shuttle Boat Line serving George Town and Butterworth

Areas

The most popular areas in Penang include George Town and Butterworth.

Ferry routes in Penang

George Town to Butterworth
Butterworth to George Town

Getting out of Penang

If you are staying in Penang and you want to explore the surroundings, Alor Setar and Ipoh are nearby destinations perfect for one-day or two-days escapes.

Getting out of Penang by train

The railway company KTM Berhad, operates train lines that interconnect Butterworth with Alor Setar and Ipoh under the KTM Komuter network.

KTM Komuter

KTM Komuter Northern Sector serving Alor Setar, Butterworth and Ipoh

Stations			Transfers
Padang Besar			SRT Southern Line KTM ETS
Bukit Ketri
Arau			KTM ETS
Kodiang
Anak Bukit			KTM ETS
Alor Setar			KTM ETS
Kobah
Gurun			KTM ETS
Sungai Petani			KTM ETS
Tasek Gelugor			KTM ETS
Bukit Mertajam			KTM ETS
Bukit Tengah
Butterworth			Penang Shuttle Boat Line KTM ETS
Bukit Tengah
Bukit Mertajam			KTM ETS
Simpang Ampat
Nibong Tebal			KTM ETS
Parit Buntar			KTM ETS
Bagan Serai			KTM ETS
Kamunting
Taiping			KTM ETS
Padang Rengas
Kuala Kangsar			KTM ETS
Sungai Siput			KTM ETS
Ipoh			KTM ETS

Destinations

Butterworth is connected by train with the following destinations in the states of Kedah and Perak:

Train routes to Alor Setar

Butterworth to Alor Setar

Train routes to Ipoh

Butterworth to Ipoh

Continue your journey from Penang

From Penang, you can continue your journey to your next destination in the states of Kedah, Kelantan, Selangor, Johor, Sabah or Sarawak in Malaysia, or onward to Thailand or Singapore.

Continue your journey from Penang by plane

Penang is served by Penang International Airport connected to the city center of George Town by bus or to Butterworth by bus and ferry.

The domestic airlines Malaysia Airlines, Batik Air Malaysia, AirAsia and Firefly operate flights that interconnect Penang with Langkawi, Kuala Lumpur, Kota Bahru, Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching in Malaysia, Bangkok and Phuket in Thailand, and Singapore.

Malaysia Airlines

Domestic flights serving Kuala Lumpur

Airport	Destinations
Penang Airport (PEN)	Kuala Lumpur – Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL)

Batik Air Malaysia

Domestic flights serving Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru

Airport	Destinations
Penang Airport (PEN)	Kuala Lumpur – Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL) Kuala Lumpur – Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) Johor Bahru – Senai Airport (JHB)

International flights serving Singapore

Airport	Destinations
Penang Airport (PEN)	Singapore – Changi Airport (SIN) Jakarta – Soekarno-Hatta Airport (CGK)

Air Asia

Domestic flights serving Langkawi, Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching

Airport	Destinations
Penang Airport (PEN)	Langkawi – Langkawi Airport (LGK) Kuala Lumpur – Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL) Johor Bahru – Senai Airport (JHB) Kota Kinabalu – Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) Kuching – Kuching Airport (KCH)

International flights serving Bangkok and Singapore

Airport	Destinations
Penang Airport (PEN)	Ho Chi Minh – Tan Son Nhat Airport (SGN) Bangkok – Don Mueang Airport (DMK) Singapore – Changi Airport (SIN) Jakarta – Soekarno-Hatta Airport (CGK)

Firefly

Domestic flights serving Langkawi, Kuala Lumpur and Kota Bahru

Airport	Destinations
Penang Airport (PEN)	Langkawi – Langkawi Airport (LGK) Kuala Lumpur – Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL) Kuala Lumpur – Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) Kota Bahru – Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR)

International flights serving Phuket

Airport	Destinations
Penang Airport (PEN)	Phuket – Phuket Airport (HKT)

Continue your journey from Penang by train

The railway company KTM Berhad operates train lines that interconnect Butterworth with Padang Besar (with onward connection to Bangkok) and Kuala Lumpur under the KTM Komuter and KTM ETS networks.

KTM Komuter

KTM Komuter Northern Sector serving Padang Besar and Butterworth

Stations			Transfers
Padang Besar			SRT Southern Line KTM ETS
Bukit Ketri
Arau			KTM ETS
Kodiang
Anak Bukit			KTM ETS
Alor Setar			KTM ETS
Kobah
Gurun			KTM ETS
Sungai Petani			KTM ETS
Tasek Gelugor			KTM ETS
Bukit Mertajam			KTM ETS
Bukit Tengah
Butterworth			Penang Shuttle Boat Line KTM ETS
Bukit Tengah
Bukit Mertajam			KTM ETS
Simpang Ampat
Nibong Tebal			KTM ETS
Parit Buntar			KTM ETS
Bagan Serai			KTM ETS
Kamunting
Taiping			KTM ETS
Padang Rengas
Kuala Kangsar			KTM ETS
Sungai Siput			KTM ETS
Ipoh			KTM ETS

KTM ETS

KTM ETS serving Butterworth and Kuala Lumpur

Stations	EX Express	EP Platinum	EG Gold
Padang Besar
Alor Setar
Butterworth
Ipoh
Kuala Lumpur
KL Sentral
Seremban
Pulau Sebang
Gemas
Segamat
Kluang
JB Sentral