By joint bus and speedboat service the journey from Penang to Koh Lipe is scheduled to take from 9 to 11 hours depending upon which service you take.
Bus Times from Penang to Koh Lipe
There are currently 3 services a day from Penang to Koh Lipe available to book online.
| Penang | Koh Lipe | Ticket | Company |
| 05:00 | 14:00 | 258 RM | KST Travel |
| 05:00 | 15:00 | 241 RM | Thubthim Siam Travel |
| 05:00 | 13:00 | 238 RM | New Asian Travel |
- Departure times are in Malaysian time and arrival times are in Thailand time, which is 1 hour behind Malaysian time.
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To travel by public transport from Penang to Koh Lipe you need to travel by road to a ferry pier in Thailand and then take a speedboat to Koh Lipe. Several companies operate joint bus and speedboat services from George Town in Penang Island all the way to Koh Lipe.
Departure from Penang
New Asian Travel services to Koh Lipe depart from the New Asian Travel Office under the Komtar Tower in George Town on Penang Island.
Arrival in Koh Lipe
Passengers with New Asian Travel arrive by speed boat at Pattaya Beach on the south coast of Koh Lipe.
About Travel to Koh Lipe
The journey with New Asian Travel from Penang to Koh Lipe starts with a minivan journey from outside their office under the Komtar Tower in George Town on Penang Island.
Route to Koh Lipe
From George Town the minivan will travel over a bridge to the Malay mainland and then to a border crossing into Satun Province in Thailand. From the border the minivan continues onto Pak Bara Pier. The total distance travelled by road is 277 km which takes around 4 hours 30 minutes not including the time it take for all the passengers to pass through immigration into Thailand and comfort breaks on route.
Pattaya Beach in Koh LipeSpeedboat Service
The New Asian Travel service is timed to connect with the 09:30 speedboat departure with Satun Pakbara Speed Boat Club to Koh Lipe. The speedboat journey takes 90 minutes. Speedboat services pull up onto Pattaya Beach where passengers disembark onto a floating plastic pier connected to the beach.
Arrival in Koh Lipe
From the arrival point its a short walk to Koh Lipe’s Walking Street which is the main road through the centre of the island. Koh Lipe is a very small island and most of the accommodation on the island is easy walking distance from Walking Street.