Useful information for traveling to Penang

#MarchGoodPlaces2025 Penang is one of the thirteen federal states of Malaysia, located in the northwest of the Malay Peninsula. Tourists usually visit George Town or Batu Ferringhi. Useful information: 1. Direct flights: Cathay Pacific, Malaysia Airlines, Hong Kong Express, Air Asia, etc. 2. Flight duration: 3 hours and 45 minutes 3. Time difference: no time difference with Hong Kong 4. Plug: Same as Hong Kong 5. Language: Most are available in Cantonese, Mandarin or English. 6. Hotel stay: Some hotels require payment of a cultural heritage fee. 7. Foreign currency exchange: HME Money Changer @ Prangin Mall has a higher exchange rate; there are many currency exchange shops in Little India. HME Address: Lot G-11, Prangin Mall, 33, Jalan Dr Lim Chwee Leong, 10100 George Town, Penang, Malaysia. Opening hours: 10:00 - 21:00 7. Transportation: mainly buses, taxis, online ride-hailing or car rental. There is a bus stop opposite the airport exit, where you can take bus 401 or 401E to leave the city. The fare from the airport to Komtar Building is RM2.70, no change is given. There is a free shuttle bus in George Town, which mainly passes through tourist attractions and has 19 stops. The operating hours are: 06:00 - 23:40. Stop 1: Pengkalan Weld Attractions: Swettenham Pier and Newport Street Pier. Stop 2: Feri Attractions: Wisma Yeap Chor Ee & Wisma Kastam. Stop 3: Little India (Every Sunday 07:00 - 13:00 without interruption) Attractions: Little India, Penang Nyonya Museum, Chong Qing Gui Zu Temple and a retro-style OCBC Bank building. Stop 4: Imigresen Attractions: Banks, commercial buildings and administrative offices are all buildings from the British colonial period. There is a food court "Sri Weld Food Court" nearby. Stop 5: Bank Negara Attractions: City Hall, Assembly Hall, Fort Cornwallis, and the War Memorial Stop 6: Muzium Points of interest: St. George's Church, Church of the Assumption, Convent Wright Street, Court House and St. Xavier's College. Stop 7: Lebuh Muntri Attractions: St. Francis Xavier Church, Cheong Fatt Tze - Blue House and an old Christian cemetery Stop 8: Lebuh Campbell Attractions: Bengal Mosque and Chowrasta Market Stop 9: KOMTAR Pusat Attractions: Komtar, Prangin Mall and 1st Avenue Mall. Stop 10: No stop Stop 11: Jalan Kedah Food: Moody Cow Café is famous for its durian and cheesecake. Stop 12: Jalan Chowrasta Food: Buy nutmeg, tofu pudding, fresh pickles and Penang’s famous Teochew Cendol shop. Stop 13: Komtar Timur Attractions: Prangin Mall, Peace Tartari Mosque. Stop 14: Lebuh Carnarvon Attractions: History of Sun Yat-sen's base in Penang and Campbell Street Market. Stop 15: Kampung Kolam Attractions: Aceh Street Mosque, Kapitan Jining Mosque, Ye Gong Company, Qiu Gong Company, Xie Gong Company and Lin Gong Company, collectively known as "Harmony Street". Stop 16: Mahkamah Attractions: St. George's Church, Guanyin Temple and Sri Mariamman Temple. Stop 17: Dewan Sri Pinang Attractions: Sri Pinang Hall, also an attraction close to Station 5. Stop 18: Kota Cornwallis Attractions: Fort Cornwallis and Queen Victoria Memorial Clock Tower. Stop 19: Lebuh Downing Attractions: Back to the main station, the colonial buildings of Standard Chartered Bank Building, Islamic Council Building and HSBC Building. #PenangAttractions #PenangTravel