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bus from melaka to penang

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we plan to take the bus on a thursday from melaka to penang.

would appreciate some info about this...

are there many bus companies that do this trip?

any companies to avoid? any company to go for?

estimate about 7 hours for the trip?

is it advisable to book tickets a few days before departure date?

thanks for any help.

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hiya juniper how u duin? iv done this trip a few times, when i do the trip i normaly use konsortium or transnational coaches i get the 10pm coach from melaka and i normaly get my ticket when i get to melaka from kuala lumpur so i dont have to worry about getting the ticket,

last time i did it i got to butterworth at 5.30am then got the first ferry over to the island better than going to sungai nibong coach station on the island as that normaly means you have to get a taxi to your hotel where your staying lucjy i was staying at the bayview in georgetown and was able to walk to it and check in very early !!

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hi maggie,

thanks for your advice.

it had never crossed my mind to take the bus from melaka to butterworth instead of to sungai nibong. it would be certainly be easier to get to the tune hotel from the ferry terminal than from sungai nibong. perhaps we can even walk to the tune hotel.....

am finding it difficult to look for websites for konsortium or transnational coaches to look at times and fares for melaka-penang. would you be able to help with this?

thanks.

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hiya juniper glad to help try this link,,,,,transnational.com/my

or http://www.transnasional.com.my/ this is what i use to book my tickets im staying at tune in feb when i go to penang cant wait let me know if the link works

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maggie, thanks again for your reply.

tried the link for www. http://transnasional.com.my and no records were found for melaka to butterworth for a thursday daytime trip....maybe i'm doing something wrong.....

anyway, i take comfort from knowing that you've done a melaka-butterworth trip and that such a route exists.

will also buy our tickets when we get in to melaka from kl. thanks for the suggestion of going to butterworth instead of sugai nibong.

cheers.

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hiya juniper not a problem when i go to penang( butterworth ) i take the 10 pm bus which gets you to butterworth around 5.30 am ish, then its a nice time to go for the first ferry over to the island then its a nice walk uo to burmah road and the tune hotel, but you cant check in till 2 pm!! im sure they do a morning departure to butterworth ?

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Hi, if you arrive that early in Penang, and staying at Tune, they will never allow you to check in early, their check in policy is strictly at 2 p.m. Walking to tune from the ferry terminal is quite a bit of walk especially if you have a lot of luggage with you. If you travel light, it might be a good idea of walking and stopping in some small cafe to have your breakfast, you could leave your bag at tune hotel, but they will charge you 2 RM per bag.

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hiya aries how u duin im stayin at tune also i know they dont let you in till 2pm im lucky im gettin a day coach up to penang, so i wont have to wait to check in when i got the night coach from melaka i walk up chulia street and i stopped at curry kapitan for my breki and i watched chulia street awaken at 6am !!, i walked to the bayview georgetown an was lucky they let me in early!!

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some info for future travelers (now that we've done this trip to penang)...

the cheapest way to get from melaka to the bus station at melaka sentral is to catch the local bus at the cost of RM$1.50. the taxi fare should cost you RM$15.

there is one company that does the daytime melaka-penang trip. it has 3 departures in the morning - there were departures at 0830(?), 0930 and 1030. there are a few companies that do this same route overnight with the departures around 2200 which is useful if you wanted to save on one nights accommodation.

our trip to butterworth took about 6 hours and 40 minutes with a toilet break only after 5 hours. the bus dropped us off at the ferry terminal and it was easy to then board the ferry for the $1.20/20 minute trip to georgetown.

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Hihi, I also wanna find a coach from melaka to penang. However, having tried the websites of both konsortium and transitional, it seems that they haven't got that route. How can I then?

Thx!!

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are you getting in to melaka by bus too? in that case, i would suggest buying your ticket when you get in to the melaka sentral bus terminus.

there were about 2-3 bus companies that do the overnight melaka-penang route and the one company that we used to do the same trip but in the daytime.

if you are not going around the public/school holidays/weekend, you should be able to book for these bus trips with no problem.

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