Penang is located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia with a diverse population that is rich in languages, religion, and ethnicity. It features a beautiful butterfly farm, an amazing view from Penang hill, a tropical spice garden, and many more attractive tourist spots.
Seri Iskandar is the district capital of Perak Tengah in Malaysia which is located between Ipoh city and Lumut. This town has many nearby attractive tourist destinations like Taiping lake gardens and Red Strawberry Farm.
The distance from Seri Iskandar to Penang is 179 km. It takes about 3 hours to cover this distance and can be traveled by bus. The popular bus operator on this route is Kesatuan Express. The bus will pick passengers up from the Seri Iskandar bus terminal and drop them off at the Penang Sentral Butterworth terminal.
Seri Iskandar to Penang Bus Details
Passengers can get to the Seri Iskandar bus station from Kuala Lumpur Airport by bus or train which takes around 5 hours. The first bus of the day leaves Seri Iskandar to Penang at around 7:30 am from Seri Iskandar Bus terminal and the last bus departs at around 11:00 pm from the same terminal.
There are 6 buses that operate on the Seri Iskandar to Penang route by Kesatuan Express. These single-deck buses are 30-seaters with spacious legroom and recliner seats and are also fully air-conditioned. Kesatuan Express replaces older coaches with new coaches frequently so that travelers will have maximum comfort.
The standard bus fare for bus tickets between these two cities is RM 23 to RM 26 depending on the coach company and is affordable for passengers for daily travels. Passengers usually prefer taking an early bus from Seri Iskandar as they can reach Penang in 3 hours to enjoy the day visiting attractive tourist destinations.
Things to do in Penang
- Penang Butterfly Farm: This butterfly farm with a collection of more than 4,000 attractive butterflies from 120 groups shouldn’t be missed while you are there.
- Penang Floating Mosque: Floating mosque situated at Tanjung Bungah beach is breathtaking with its magnificent Moorish design.
- Kek Lok Si Temple: Kek Lok Si will keep you amazed with its magnificent pagoda of RAM VI and the seven-story high tower known as the face of Kek Lok Si.
- Penang Tropical Spice Garden: Don’t miss South Asia’s only tropical garden with 8 acres of land filled with different species of rare and exotic spices.
- Pulau Aman Island: Relax in this peaceful island with a population of just 300 people and forget about the outer world.
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