Travel Info for Penang & Pangkor

Best time to go to Penang & Pangkor and how to get there

Penang & Pangkor: When to Go

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TRAVEL ESSENTIALS

Getting Around

A scooter is best. They can be rented from about RM35 a day from the fleapits and visa agents along Chulia Street, but remember to bring an international driver’s license.

Taxis can be flagged down or picked up from a stand along Penang Road, but they’re not cheap.

There are buses, but they may be too complicated to work out. As a rule of thumb, if you’re stuck outside Georgetown and a bus going vaguely northwest says ‘Jetty’, hop on.

If you want to combine Penang with Langkawi, there are ferries from Georgetown as well as flights between the 2 islands.