List of bus routes in Penang

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. The routes are as categorised below.

Penang Island

CAT Services

Route Number	Destination	Note
Central Area Transit (CAT)	George Town Weld Quay (Swettenham Pier) Beach Street Light Street (Queen Victoria Memorial Clock Tower, Penang State Assembly Building, Fort Cornwallis, Esplanade, City Hall, High Court) Farquhar Street (Penang State Museum, St. George's Church, Church of the Assumption, Convent Light Street, St. Xavier's Institution) Penang Road (Old Protestant Cemetery, Chowrasta Market) Komtar Burmah Road (Glass Museum) Transfer Road Prangin Road (Prangin Mall) Pitt Street (Khoo Kongsi, Armenian Street, Kapitan Keling Mosque, Little India, Kong Hock Keong, St. George's Church)	Free-of-charge
Congestion Alleviation Transport (CAT) George Town	George Town Komtar Penang Road Burmah Road Gleneagles Hospital Northam Road (Mansion One - BHL Tower - Wawasan Open University) Anson Road (KDU College) Jalan Perak Macalister Road (Loh Guan Lye Hospital)	Free-of-charge
Congestion Alleviation Transport (CAT) Tanjung Tokong	Tanjung Tokong Tesco Tanjung Tokong Straits Quay Island Plaza Mount Erskine Pulau Tikus Burmah Road (Penang Adventist Hospital - Convent Pulau Tikus) George Town Gleneagles Hospital Pulau Tikus Kelawei Road (Gurney Paragon - Gurney Plaza)	Free-of-charge
Congestion Alleviation Transport (CAT) Air Itam	Paya Terubong Air Itam Farlim Rifle Range Air Itam Market	Free-of-charge
Congestion Alleviation Transport (CAT) Sungai Dua	Sungai Dua Universiti Sains Malaysia Tesco Extra Sungai Dua Sungai Nibong Express Bus Terminal Bayan Baru Queensbay Mall Bukit Jambul	Free-of-charge
Congestion Alleviation Transport (CAT) Bayan Baru	Bayan Baru Bayan Baru Bus Terminal SPICE Arena Penang Development Corporation Pantai Hospital Giant Bayan Baru Sunshine Square Bayan Baru Market 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 Seberang Jaya Hospital Seberang Jaya Market Sunway Carnival Mall Tesco Extra Seberang Jaya SMK Seberang Jaya	Free-of-charge
Congestion Alleviation Transport (CAT) Bukit Mertajam	Bukit Mertajam The Summit Bukit Mertajam Plaza Bukit Mertajam Hospital Bukit Mertajam railway station Bandar Perda (Seberang Perai Municipal Council Headquarters) KPJ Hospital	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 Design Village Penang State Stadium Bukit Tambun Simpang Ampat Simpang Ampat railway station	Free-of-charge
Congestion Alleviation Transport (CAT) Nibong Tebal	Nibong Tebal Nibong Tebal Bus Terminal Nibong Tebal railway station Nibong Tebal Methodist School Nibong Tebal Vocational College Universiti Sains Malaysia Engineering Campus	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

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. Both routes were connected at Gurney Drive, which served as an interchange where passengers could switch between the two routes.

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

• Penang Hop-On Hop-Off
• Prasarana Malaysia
• Rapid Penang
• List of bus routes in Kuala Lumpur

External links

• Rapid Penang routes on myrapid website
• Rapid Penang routes on Moovit