Rather than travel from Penang Island to Butterworth to board a direct bus to Kuala Lumpur, instead consider travelling to the bus station in Sungai Nibong on Penang Island, 11 km south of George Town, to board a bus to Kuala Lumpur.
Travel Times from Sungai Nibong to Kuala Lumpur
There are 15 direct bus services a day from Sungai Nibong to Kuala Lumpur which are available to book online.
Sungai Nibong | Kuala Lumpur | Cost | Company |
08:00 | 14:50 | 39 MYR | Transnasional |
09:00 | 15:50 | 39 MYR | Transnasional |
09:20 | 13:50 | 50 MYR | Nice MY |
10:00 | 14:30 | 45 MYR | Plusliner |
10:30 | 17:20 | 39 MYR | Transnasional |
11:00 | 15:30 | 50 MYR | Nice MY |
12:00 | 16:30 | 50 MYR | Nice MY |
15:00 | 19:30 | 50 MYR | Nice MY |
15:30 | 22:20 | 39 MYR | Transnasional |
16:00 | 20:30 | 45 MYR | Plusliner |
17:00 | 23:50 | 39 MYR | Transnasional |
18:00 | 22:30 | 50 MYR | Nice MY |
20:00 | 00:30 | 45 MYR | Plusliner |
21:00 | 03:50 | 39 MYR | Transnasional |
23:00 | 05:50 | 39 MYR | Transnasional |
- The journey by bus from Sungai Nibong Bus Terminal on Penang Island to Kuala Lumpur is scheduled to take between 4 hours 30 minutes and 6 hours 50 minutes depending upon which service you take.
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Sungai Nibong Bus Station
Bus services to Kuala Lumpur depart from Terminal Bus Sungai Nibong, Jalan Sungai Dua, Kampung Dua Bukit, 11900 Gelugor, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
Kuala Lumpur Bus Station
Bus services from Sungai Nibong arrive in Kuala Lumpur at either of two different bus stations.
- All Transnasional bus services and some Plusliner bus services terminate at the Terminal Bersepadu Selatan, Jalan Terminal Selatan, Bandar Tasek Selatan, 57100 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- All Nice MY bus services and some Plusliner bus services terminate at bus stop on the road in front of Kuala Lumpur Old Railway Station, 5, Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin, Kampung Attap, 50000 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Thean Hou Chinese Temple in Kuala Lumpur
Located 2.8 km to the south of KL Sentral Station, Thean Hou Chinese Temple is a temple dedicated to the Chinese Sea Goddess Mazu, also known as Thean Hou. The Thean Hou Chinese Temple is open every day from 08:00 to 18:00 and admission is free.

Thean Hou Chinese Temple was built between 1981 and 1987 near a shrine to the Goddess of Mercy, Guan Yin, built by the local Chinese community in 1897. Thean Hou Chinese Temple is a large complex built on a hill top with great views over Kuala Lumpur. The temple, which you enter via a grand gate, has six levels. Shops and a restaurant are located on the first level. The second and third level contain a meeting hall and offices used by the monks and staff of the temple. The upper three levels contain shrines to a variety of different deities and a prayer hall.