Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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BY TRAIN
By rail, the overnight trip from KL to Butterworth takes 10 hours and costs
RM85 ($25/£15) first-class passage, or as lo w as RM17 ($4.95/£3.05) for economy class.
The prices vary greatly depending on whether y ou choose upper or lo wer berth and what
class of passage you take. Call
KL Sentral
(
&
03/2267-1200
) for schedule information.
The train will let you off at the
Butterworth Railway Station
(
&
04/323-7962
), on
Jalan Bagan Dalam (near the ferry terminal) in Butterworth, on the Malaysian mainland.
From there, you can take a taxi to the island or head for the ferr y close by.
BY BUS
Many buses will bring y ou to Butterworth or Georgetown, but I r eally only
recommend it if you're not in a hurry.
Aeroline
(
&
03/6258-8800;
www.aeroline.com.
my) offers excellent executive coach services from KL to Penang.