Taking the train to Penang is easy.

I heard that Penang is similar to Phuket. How could we miss it? But if we want to travel easily by plane, what fun would it be? We have to take the train.. which is not difficult at all. More importantly, it is not expensive.

We started by taking the last bus from Phuket to Hat Yai. We will arrive in Hat Yai around 4.00 am.

-> When we arrive at Hat Yai Transport, find a car to the train station to buy a train ticket from Hat Yai to Padang Besar. It costs 50 baht. The ticket counter opens around 6.00 am. While waiting for the train, we went to eat dim sum at ‘Chok Dee Tae Tiem’ restaurant. The bak kut teh here is very delicious. We highly recommend it.

-> The train leaves at 7.30 am, right on time. It takes about 1 hour to reach Padang Besar station.

-> When we arrive at Padang Besar station, we have to get off the train to go through immigration. Just follow the signs. We felt that it was quite easy. The immigration did not ask anything.

-> After going through immigration, buy a train ticket. Badang Besar-Butterworth Price 11.40 ringgit from the machine

-> Buy a ticket and wait for the train on the platform. Don't forget to check the time. It must be Malaysian time, which is 1 hour ahead of Thailand. It takes about 2 hours to reach Butterworth Station.

-> When you get off the train, follow the signs to the ferry terminal to go to Penang Island. It takes about 10 minutes to reach Georgetown.

-> When you get off the ferry terminal, there will be many buses waiting. Or you can use Grab to call a car to take you to the hotel, which is also convenient.

I told you that traveling to Penang by train is not difficult. If everyone has time, try to travel to Penang.

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Post by Much’s Travel | Jun 7, 2025