So your at Butterworth train station, if you have come down from Bangkok your going to be pretty desperate to use a toilet, don't worry it aint far to Georgetown now, keep to your left and avoid the taxi drivers, they want to drive you over the Penang bridge but your only a couple of hundred meters away from the ferry, go up onto the pedestrian bridge and follow the signs to the ferry, this area is all no smoking :(
There is a change counter where you can change up notes as you need 1.20Ringgit to go through the ferry barrier machine, you only pay to onto Penang Island, coming back is free whether you use the ferry or the bridge.
The cars and bikes stay downstairs, can't remember how much it costs to get your car across.
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Here we are leaving Butterworth on our way to Penang :)
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Each ferry has a bakers shop type thing on it, they sell good cakes and also soft drinks.
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Coming up to Penang you are right near Komtar if you want to do some shopping.
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From the Tourism Board.
Penang Ferry began its operations in 1920, making it the oldest ferry service in Malaysia. These iconic ferries ply between the Seberang Perai mainland and Penang island, ferrying both passengers and vehicles to and from the island.
The 15 minute ferry ride allows visitors to enjoy the spectacular view of Penang island and serves as a reliable mode of transportation to and from the island.
Originally painted in a ubiquitous betel nut orange colour, with the government’s initiative, the ferries have been beautifully and brightly painted as a project to beautify the ferries.
A fleet of eight ferries, named after the many beautiful islands in Malaysia, the ferries are named Pulau Pinang, Pulau Payar, Pulau Angsa, Pulau Kapas, Pulau Rimau, Pulau Undan, Pulau Rawa and Pulau Talang-Talang ply the waters. Penang Port is unique, in that it is the only port in Malaysia that runs a ferry service, linking Georgetown on Penang Island (Pengkalan Raja Tun Uda) and Butterworth on the mainland (Pengkalan Sultan Abdul Halim)
Today, Penang Port Sdn. Bhd. (PPSB) manages the ferry service.
PPSB operates a fleet of eight ferries, with the first ferry departure from Butterworth at 0600 hours, with the last at 0030 hours; and the first departure from Penang Island at 0530 hour, with the last at 0100 hour.
