Penang to Kuala Lumpur

By bus the journey from George Town in Penang to Kuala Lumpur is scheduled to take 5 hours 10 minutes.

Bus Times from Penang to Kuala Lumpur

There are currently 6 bus services a day with Golden Silk Holiday from Penang (George Town) to Kuala Lumpur available to book online.

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Penang Bus Station

Golden Silk Holiday services from Penang to Kuala Lumpur depart from the Komtar Bus Station in George Town, Penang.

Kuala Lumpur Bus Station

Golden Silk Holiday services from Penang to Kuala Lumpur terminate at Terminal Bersepadu Selatan, which is also known as TBS Kuala Lumpur.

About Travel to Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is a large city with around 2 million people living in the city centre, and over 9 million living in the wider metropolitan area. It’s a city which has many modern features such as very tall commercial buildings, most famously the Petronas Towers, vast shopping centres, and a very efficient modern local transport system. Nonetheless, Kuala Lumpur is also a city of culture with lots of places of interest to visit that aren’t shopping malls.

Merdeka Square

Merdeka Square, located right in the centre of Kuala Lumpur, is significant in two ways. During the colonial era the square, and the surrounding area, was the central hub of the British government in Selangor State and the part of the city with the highest concentration of public buildings commissioned by the British. The square was also the place where, in 1957, the Malayan flag was raised for the first time in a declaration of independence from Britain.

Among the buildings to visit in and near Merdeka Square are:

• Sultan Abdul Samad Building
• Selangor Club
• Old High Court
• National Textile Museum
• Kuala Lumpur City Gallery
• Jamek Mosque

All these buildings were designed by British architects, many by Arthur Benison Hubback. The design of some of the buildings is distinctly European. Other buildings were designed in Indo-Saracenic style, which blends Mughal architecture with Moorish design features creating a unique style of buildings which the British used widely across their empire to symbolise the coming together of different cultures, albeit under the control of Great Britain.

China Town

Located just to the south of Merdeka Square, China Town is one of the oldest parts of the city and as the name suggests it’s closely associated with the many Chinese, as well as Indian, immigrants who came to Kuala Lumpur in the late 19th Century and in a very literal sense built the city into what it is today.

Among the places of interest to visit in Kuala Lumpur’s China Town are:

• Sri Mahamariamman Temple
• Guan Di Temple
• Petaling Street Market
• Katsuri Walk
• KL Central Market

Established in 1888, the Guan Di Temple is the oldest and most important Chinese Taoist temple in Kuala Lumpur. This small atmospheric temple is dedicated to a legendary general serving under warlord Liu Bei in the early 3rd Century and now revered as the Taoist God of War. The temple holds replicas of the general’s sword and spear.

Located on the same street as the Guan Di Temple, the Sri Mahamariamman Temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur. The most striking feature of this temple is its 22.9 metre tall South Indian style gopuram tower, built above the main entrance. The tower is ornately decorated with thousands of colourful images of gods and important characters from Hindu religious texts.

Masjid Negara Malaysia

The Masjid Negara Malaysia is Malaysia’s National Mosque and outside of prayer times non-Muslim visitors are allowed inside to look around. Completed in 1965, the Masjid Negara Malaysia was built to replace Kuala Lumpur’s former main mosque, the Jamek Mosque (which was designed by the British), with a building that symbolised the aspirations and identity of the newly formed independent nation of Malaysia.

The design of the Masjid Negara Malaysia makes heavy use of at what the time were very modern building techniques and materials, particularly concrete, whilst also incorporating traditional Islamic architectural features. Part of the interior features clusters of columns intended to create spaces reminiscent of coconut or rubber tree plantations. It’s an impressive building, which has evolved since construction most notably with the installation of green roof tiles in 1987 which softened the brutally modernist appearance of the original design.

Batu Caves

Located to the north of the city centre, the Batu Caves host an important Hindu temple established in 1890. The temple’s main cave, which features several shrines, is accessible via a grand entrance staircase with 272 steps. In front of the staircase is a 42.7 metre tall statue of Lord Murugan, the Hindu God of War, to whom the temple is dedicated. There are also two smaller caves, both of which also feature shrines and religious artwork.

The easiest way to reach the Batu Caves from the centre of Kuala Lumpur is to take a suburban rapid train service from KL Sentral Station. Trains to Batu Caves depart every 30 minutes from Platform 3. The journey is scheduled to take 28 minutes.