This is a list of bus routes within the State of Penang in Malaysia. At present, Rapid Penang is the main public bus service operator within the state. There is also a double-decker bus service, known as Penang Hop-On Hop-Off, which mainly caters for tourists within George Town, the capital city of Penang.

Rapid Penang

As of 2017, Rapid Penang has a total of 56 routes throughout Greater Penang, which also includes routes into neighbouring Kedah and Perak.[1] The routes are as categorised below.[2]

Penang Island

CAT Services

Route Number Destination Note
Central Area Transit (CAT) George Town Free-of-charge
Congestion Alleviation Transport (CAT) George Town George Town Free-of-charge[3]
Congestion Alleviation Transport (CAT) Tanjung Tokong Tanjung Tokong

Pulau Tikus

George Town

Pulau Tikus

Free-of-charge[4]
Congestion Alleviation Transport (CAT) Air Itam Paya Terubong

Air Itam

Free-of-charge
Congestion Alleviation Transport (CAT) Sungai Dua Sungai Dua

Sungai Nibong

  • Express Bus Terminal

Bayan Baru

Bukit Jambul

Free-of-charge[4]
Congestion Alleviation Transport (CAT) Bayan Baru Bayan Baru

Bukit Jambul

  • Bukit Jambul Complex
 Free-of-charge
Congestion Alleviation Transport (CAT) Balik Pulau Balik Pulau
  • Balik Pulau Bus Terminal
  • Southwest Penang Island District Police Headquarters
  • Balik Pulau Magistrates Court
  • Balik Pulau Hospital
 Free-of-charge

Number bus services

Route Number Destination Note
10 Weld Quay - Penang Botanic Gardens

via Penang General Hospital
11 Weld Quay - Batu Lanchang

via Perak Road, Jelutong, Gelugor
12 Weld Quay - Jelutong (Bandar Sri Pinang)

via Macallum
13 Paya Terubong - Gelugor (Tesco)

via Farlim, Batu Lanchang
101 Weld Quay - Teluk Bahang (ESCAPE Penang Theme Park)

via Komtar, Pulau Tikus (Burmah Road, Kelawai Road), Tanjung Tokong, Tanjung Bungah, Batu Ferringhi
102 Penang International Airport - Teluk Bahang (ESCAPE Penang Theme Park)

via Bayan Baru, Sungai Nibong, Gelugor, Dato Keramat Road, Komtar, Pulau Tikus (Kelawei Road), Tanjung Tokong, Tanjung Bungah, Batu Ferringhi
103 Komtar - Pulau Tikus
104 Komtar - Tanjung Bungah

via Northam Road, Pulau Tikus (Kelawai Road), Bagan Jermal, Mount Erskine, Fettes Park
200 Weld Quay - State Mosque

via Chulia Street, Penang Road - Komtar, Dato Keramat Road, Air Itam
201 Weld Quay - Paya Terubong

via Komtar, Dato Keramat Road, State Mosque, Air Itam (Rifle Range - Air Itam Market)
202 Weld Quay - Paya Terubong

via Komtar, Dato Keramat Road, State Mosque, Air Itam (Rifle Range - Farlim)
203 Weld Quay - Air Itam Market

via Komtar, Dato Keramat Road, State Mosque, Air Itam, Farlim
204 Weld Quay - Penang Hill Railway Station

via Light Street, Farquhar Street, Penang Road, Komtar, Magazine Road, Dato Keramat Road, State Mosque, Air Itam (Rifle Range - Kampung Melayu - Air Itam Market)
206 Weld Quay - Gelugor (Tesco)

via Komtar, Dato Keramat Road, Sungai Pinang, Batu Lanchang, Green Lane
301 Weld Quay - Relau

via Komtar, Dato Keramat Road, Sungai Pinang, Jelutong, Gelugor, Sungai Dua, Bukit Jambul
302 Weld Quay - Batu Maung

via Komtar, Brick Kiln Road, Jelutong, Gelugor, SPICE Arena, Bayan Baru, Sungai Ara, Bayan Lepas
303 Weld Quay - Bukit Gedung

via Komtar, Macallum, Jelutong, Gelugor, Sungai Dua, Sungai Nibong, SPICE Arena, Bayan Baru
304 Bukit Gedung -Gurney Drive

via Bayan Baru, SPICE Arena, Queensbay Mall, Sungai Nibong, Sungai Dua, Gelugor, Green Lane, State Mosque, George Town (Penang General Hospital - Dato Keramat Road - Komtar - Burmah Road), Pulau Tikus (Kelawei Road)
305 Sungai Nibong - Teluk Tempoyak

via SPICE Arena, Bayan Baru, Sungai Tiram, Batu Maung (War Museum)
306 Penang International Airport -Penang General Hospital

via Bayan Baru, Queensbay Mall, Bukit Jambul, Relau, Paya Terubong, Air Itam (Farlim), George Town
307 Weld Quay - Batu Maung

via Komtar, Queensbay Mall, SPICE Arena, Bayan Baru, Bukit Gedung
308 Sungai Nibong - Gertak Sanggul

via Queensbay Mall, SPICE Arena, Bayan Baru, Sungai Ara, Bayan Lepas, Teluk Kumbar
401 Weld Quay - Balik Pulau

via Komtar, Brick Kiln Road, Jelutong, Gelugor, Sungai Nibong, Bayan Baru, Penang International Airport, Bayan Lepas, Teluk Kumbar
401E Weld Quay - Balik Pulau

via Komtar, Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway, Queensbay Mall, SPICE Arena, Bayan Baru, Penang International Airport, Bayan Lepas, Teluk Kumbar
403 Balik Pulau - Pulau Betong (Loop)

via Sungai Nipah 		Balik Pulau Loop
404 Balik Pulau - Pantai Acheh
501 Balik Pulau - Penang National Park

via Teluk Bahang (Tropical Fruit Farm - ESCAPE Penang Theme Park - Teluk Bahang Dam - Penang Butterfly Farm)
502 Weld Quay - Balik Pulau

via Light Street, Farquhar Street, Penang Road, Komtar, Dato Keramat Road, Air Itam, Paya Terubong

Airport Transit

Route Number Destination Note
Airport Transit (AT) Weld Quay - Penang International Airport

via Komtar, Brick Kiln Road, Macallum, Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway, Gelugor, Sungai Nibong, Bayan Baru

Defunct

Route Number Destination Note
Pulau Tikus Loop (PTL) Kelawei Road (Dhammikarama Burmese Temple, Wat Chayamangkalaram, Gurney Paragon, Gurney Plaza) - Tanjung Tokong Road (Precinct 10, Island Plaza) - Fettes Park - Mount Erskine - Burmah Road (Penang Chinese Girls' High School, Indonesian Consulate, Penang Adventist Hospital, Convent Pulau Tikus, Church of the Immaculate Conception, Pulau Tikus Market) - Jalan Pangkor Replaced by
Congestion Alleviation Transport (CAT) Tanjung Tokong


Seberang Perai

This covers bus routes that serve Mainland Penang.

CAT Routes

Route Number Destination Note
Congestion Alleviation Transport (CAT) Seberang Jaya Seberang Jaya Free-of-charge[5]
Congestion Alleviation Transport (CAT) Bukit Mertajam Bukit Mertajam Free-of-charge
Congestion Alleviation Transport (CAT) Alma Alma
  • AEON Alma
  • Tesco Alma

Permatang Tinggi
Bukit Minyak

Free-of-charge
Congestion Alleviation Transport (CAT) Batu Kawan Batu Kawan

Bukit Tambun
Simpang Ampat

Free-of-charge
Congestion Alleviation Transport (CAT) Nibong Tebal Nibong Tebal Free-of-charge
Congestion Alleviation Transport (CAT) Bertam Bandar Bertam Perdana
  • Kepala Batas Hospital
  • Tesco Bertam
  • Sunshine Bertam
  • SMK Bertam Perdana
  • Vision Park
 Free-of-charge

Number bus routes

These bus routes mainly begin from Butterworth (Penang Sentral)

Route Number Destination Note
601 Penang Sentral - Kepala Batas

via Bagan Luar, Bagan Ajam, Teluk Air Tawar, RMAF Butterworth
602 Penang Sentral - Tasek Gelugor

via Bagan Luar, Sungai Dua
603 Penang Sentral - Kuala Muda

via RMAF Butterworth, Teluk Air Tawar, Bagan Ajam, Bagan Luar
604 Penang Sentral - Sungai Dua

via Bagan Luar
604A Sungai Dua - Kepala Batas
605 Penang Sentral - Teluk Air Tawar

via Mak Mandin
606 Penaga - Bukit Mertajam

via Kepala Batas, Penanti
608 Penang Sentral - Penaga

via Bagan Luar, Bagan Ajam, RMAF Butterworth, Teluk Air Tawar
610 Kepala Batas - Tasek Gelugor
701 Penang Sentral - Bukit Mertajam

via Perai
702 Penang Sentral - Bukit Mertajam

via Bagan Luar, Permatang Pauh
703 Penang Sentral - Seberang Jaya

via Perai
707 Bukit Mertajam - Juru
709 Penang Sentral - Machang Bubok

via Seberang Jaya, Bukit Mertajam
801 Penang Sentral - Transkerian

via Perai, Bukit Minyak, Simpang Ampat, Sungai Jawi, Nibong Tebal
802 Bukit Mertajam - Transkerian

via Bukit Tengah, Bukit Minyak, Simpang Ampat, Valdor, Nibong Tebal
803 Nibong Tebal - USM Transkerian

via Sungai Acheh

BEST Feeders

Route Number Destination Note
BEST Perda Feeder Bukit Mertajam (Bandar Perda) - Seberang Jaya
BEST Juru Feeder Juru - Seberang Jaya

Cross-strait BEST routes

Route Number Destination
Seberang Perai Penang Island
BEST A Seberang Jaya Bukit Jambul - Bayan Baru - Bayan Lepas Free industrial Zone - Queensbay Mall
BEST B Bukit Jambul - SPICE Arena - Bayan Baru - Bayan Lepas Free industrial Zone - Queensbay Mall
BEST C Bukit Jambul - Bayan Lepas Free industrial Zone - Queensbay Mall

Interstate routes

Route Number Destination via
Seberang Perai, Penang Kedah Perak
612 Kepala Batas Sungai Petani - -
708 Bukit Mertajam (Alma) Junjong - Simpang Ampat
804 Nibong Tebal - Parit Buntar USM Transkerian
Intercity Sungai Petani Penang Sentral Sungai Petani - Perai, Seberang Jaya
Intercity Parit Buntar Penang Sentral - Parit Buntar Nibong Tebal

Penang Hop-On Hop-Off

The Penang Hop-On Hop-Off bus service catered mainly for tourists within George Town, consisting of two circular routes within the city.[6][7][8] Both routes were connected at Gurney Drive, which served as an interchange where passengers could switch between the two routes.[6][8]

Route Destination
City George Town (Gurney Drive - Penang Botanic Gardens) - Air Itam (Penang Hill - Kek Lok Si) - George Town (M Mall O2O - Komtar - Chowrasta Market - Weld Quay - Swettenham Pier - St. George's Church - Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion) - Pulau Tikus (Wat Chaiyamangkalaram) - George Town (Gurney Drive)
Beach George Town (Gurney Drive) - Tanjung Tokong (Straits Quay) - Tanjung Bungah - Batu Ferringhi (Hard Rock Hotel) - Teluk Bahang (Tropical Spice Garden - Penang National Park - Entopia Butterfly Farm - Teluk Bahang Forest Eco Park) - George Town (Gurney Drive)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Firm adds 30 more double-decker buses to its fleet - Community | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  2. ^ "MyRapid". www.myrapid.com.my.
  3. ^ "New Alma route for CAT - Metro News | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  4. ^ a b The Star Online (2018-02-14), Penang announces RM15m free bus service, retrieved 2018-04-01
  5. ^ "More free bus rides from April 1 - Nation | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  6. ^ a b "Penang Hop-On Hop-Off Bus". Penang Trails. Archived from the original on 2017-04-21.
  7. ^ "Let the double-deckers run - Views | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  8. ^ a b "PENANG Hop-On Hop-Off Official Website". www.myhoponhopoff.com.

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