GETTING TO HYDRO MAJESTIC HOTEL PENANG

BY AIR

The Penang International Airport at Bayan Lepas is about 37 km or 45 minutes away from Hydro Majestic Hotel Penang, Malaysia. Direct air services from Kuala Lumpur to Penang Island are provided by Malaysian Airlines, Air Asia and Pelangi Air on a daily basis. There are also direct international flights into Penang by the following Airlines, Cathay Pacifics, China Airlines, China Southern, Garuda Indonesia, KLM Royal Dutch, Luthansa Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways.

MALAYSIA AIRLINES ( MAS )

Mas Air Fares :

Business Class :

Adult : RM472.00 return.
Child : RM236.00 return
Child : above 2 years and below 12 years old.
Senior Citizen above 55 years old : RM236.00 return.
Rates are inclusive of Airport Tax.

Economy Class :

Adult : RM338.00 return.
Child : RM169.00 return
Child : above 2 years and below 12 years old.
Senior Citizen above 55 years old : RM169.00 return.
Rates are inclusive of Airport Tax.

AIR ASIA

PELANGI AIR

Website : Nil

BY TAXI FROM KUALA LUMPUR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Taxi From Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Penang.

Premier Taxi

RM549.20 per taxi per way.

Budget Taxi

RM454.20 per taxi per way.

Classification of Taxi in Malaysia

Premier Service vehicles

Mercedes Benz E220, Proton Perdana & Multi Purpose Vehicles ( MPVs)
Passenger Capacity :
Mercedes Benz – Max 3 pax + 1 child
Proton Perdana – Max 3 pax
MPV - Max 4 pax + 1 child ( below 7 years )

Budget Services Vehicles :
Proton Wira, Klass and CT Cab.
Passenger Capacity :
Max 3 pax

Note :

Taxi from Kuala Lumpur International Airport is a prepaid service. You have to purchase coupons reserved for this service at the arrival concourse on Level 3 of the Main Terminal Building. Returned fares, valid up to 6 months are also available.

Contacts :

website : http://www.airportlimo.com
Phone :

Customer Service : 603-92238080
Reservations : 603-92238915

BY COACHES

COACHES FROM KUALA LUMPUR TO PENANG AND BUTTERWORTH.

Two major Coach companies operating from Kuala Lumpur to Penang Island and Butterworth, namely Transnasional Express and Plusliner/Nice on daily basis.

PLUSLINER/NICE

Contact : Head Office : 03-79826904
Booking Office : 03-27103300
Website : http://www.plusliner.com

Plusliner operates 2 types of coaches, the Plusliner or the Economy Class with 32 seating capacity and the premier NICE Class with 22 seating capacity.

PLUSLINER COACHES TO PENANG ISLAND

NICE operates 6 daily trips to Penang Island at 9.30 am, 11.30 am, 1.00 pm, 4.00 pm, 6.00 pm and 7.30 pm.

Plusliner, Economy Class operates 4 daily trips to Penang Island at 10.30 am, 5.30 pm, 8.30 pm and 12.00 midnight.

Fares :

NICE Class :

Adult : RM50.00 per adult per way
Child : RM35.00 per child per way.
Child : 12 years and below.

Plusliner Economy Class :

Fares :

Adult : RM22.70 per adult per way
Child : RM11.30 per child per way.
Child : 12 years and below.

Depart from : Old Railway Station at Jalan Sultan Hishamudin, Kuala Lumpur.
Arrival point : Garden Inn, Anson Road, Penang.
Duration of trip : 5 Hours

PLUSLINER COACHES TO BUTTERWORTH

Plusliner, Economy Class operates 5 daily trips to Butterworth at 9.30 am, 10.30 am, 4.30 pm, 6.00 pm and 11.00 pm. NICE do not have any service to Butterworth.

Fares :

Adult : RM20.30 per adult per way
Child : RM10.10 per child per way.
Child : 12 years and below.

Depart from : Hentian Puduraya, Jalan Pudu, Kuala Lumpur.
Arrival point : Stesen Bas Butterworth
Duration of trip : 5 Hours

TRANSNASIONAL EXPRESS

Contact : Head Office : 03-42561055
Booking Office : 03-20703300
Website : Nil

Transnasional Express operates 2 types of coaches, the Economy Class with 36 seating capacity and the Executive Class with 21 seating capacity.

TRANSNASIONAL COACHES TO PENANG

The Executive Class operates 2 daily trips to Penang Island at 9.30 am and 6.00 pm.

Depart from : MATIC, Kuala Lumpur.
Duration of trip : 5 Hours

The Economy Class operates 7 daily trips to Penang Island at 9.00 am, 10.30 am, 11.30 am, 4.00 pm, 5.30 pm, 11.00 pm and 11.59 pm.

Depart from : Hentian Duta, Kuala Lumpur.
Duration of trip : 5 Hours

Fares :

Executive Class :

Adult : RM52.90 per adult per way
Child : RM34.90 per child per way.
Child : 12 years and below.

Economy Class :

Adult : RM22.70 per adult per way
Child : RM11.30 per child per way.
Child : 12 years and below.

TRANSNASIONAL COACHES TO BUTTERWORTH

Transnasional Economy Class coaches operates 9 daily trips to Butterworth at 9.00 am, 10.00 am, 11.00 am, 3.00 pm, 4.30 pm, 6.00 pm, 11.00 pm, 11.45 pm and 11.59 pm.

Fares :

Adult : RM20.30 per adult per way
Child : RM10.10 per child per way.
Child : 12 years and below.

Depart from : Hentian Duta, Kuala Lumpur.

BY RAIL

Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad
Tel No. : 603-22631111
Ticketing Office : 603-22671200
Singapore : 02-62225165
Website : http://www.ktmb.com.my

Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad ( KTM Berhad) or Malayan Railway provides comfortable and economical rail services from Kuala Lumpur to Butterworth. KTM Berhad operates one rail service daily known as Express Langkawi from Kuala Lumpur Sentral station to Butterworth. From Butterworth you may take the ferry to Georgetown, Penang Island. The ferry terminal is within walking distance from Butterworth Railway Station.

Train Schedule :

Departure : 2010 Hours
Arrival : 0545 Hours

The rates are as follows :

Coach Type Berth
Upper Lower
Adult Child Adult Child
2PLUS 59.00 30.00 67.00 38.00
ADNF 94.00 65.00 114.00 85.00
ADNS 37.50 24.50 40.00 27.00Coach Type Seat
Windows Aisle
Adult Child Adult Child
AEC 17.00 10.00 17.00 10.00
AFC 63.00 34.00 63.00 34.00
ASC 30.00 17.00 30.00 17.00

ADNF - Air-conditioned Day/Night First Class,
2PLUS - Air-conditioned Day/Night First Class
AFC - Air-conditioned First Class
ADNS - Air-conditioned Day/Night Second Class
ASC - Air-conditioned Second Class
AEC - Air-conditioned Economic Class

All fare in Malaysian Ringgit (RM).

SELF-DRIVEN BY ROAD

Those traveling by road to Penang Island has the choices of using the Penang Bridge or the Ferry service via Butterworth.

Penang Bridge Toll Charges : RM7.00 per car
The exit from Penang to Butterworth is Free-Of-Charge.
The journey from Kuala Lumpur to Penang takes about 4 hours.

CAR RENTAL

For Car rental please logon to :

Shajasa : http://www.malaysiacarrental.com

BY FERRY

Ferries to Penang operates 24 Hours around the clock. From 5.00 am to 2.00 am ferry operates at 15 minutes frequency and from 2.01 am to 5.00 am at half an hour frequency. The ferry terminal to Penang Island is within walking distance from Butterworth Railway Station and Butterworth Bus Terminal.

Penang Ferry Service – 04-3102377

Fares :

Car – RM7.00 per car inclusive of passengers.

Pedestrian :
Adult – RM0.60 per adult
Child – RM0.30 per child ( 5 to 12 years old )
Below 5 years – Free-Of-Charge

TRANSFERS FORM PENANG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
AND FERRY TERMINAL GEORGETOWN

Taxi from Penang International Airport :

Rates : RM45.00 per taxi per way.
Capacity : 4 adults per taxi
50% surcharge after 12.00 midnight.

Taxi from Ferry Terminal Georgetown :

Rate : RM 22.00 per taxi per way
Capacity : 4 adults.
50% surcharge after 12.00 midnight.

Other Travel Information :

GETTING INTO KUALA LUMPUR

http://www.malaysiahotels.cc/wyn02.html

GETTING AROUND MALAYSIA

http://www.malaysiahotels.cc/gettingaroundmalaysia.html

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