There is one daily train from Singapore to Penang (the Ekspres Rakyat) that now leaves from JB Sentral railway station (just north of Singapore) in the morning and takes approximately 13 hours to reach Penang's railway station on the mainland at Butterworth.
From Butterworth train station it is just a short walk to the ferry terminal and the regular ferry over to George Town on Penang Island.
For travel in the other direction, you can view the
Penang to Singapore timetable here >
This service is cancelled from 9th May 2016.
From this date you will have to travel by two separate trains:
A Shuttle train from JB to Gemas, than catch a new fast ETS train from Gemas to Butterworth.
If you would prefer to travel from Singapore to Penang by bus click here >
Schedule from 10th October 2015.
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Station Singapore Woodlands** Johor Bahru Sentral (JB) Kempas Baru Kulai Kluang Paloh Labis Segamat Gemas Pulau Sebang/Tampin Seremban Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL) Kuala Lumpur (Old Station) Tanjung Malim Tapah Road Kampar Batu Gajah Ipoh Kuala Kangsar Taiping Parit Buntar Bukit Mertajam Butterworth Penang |
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**Change of KTM Singapore Trains : From 1st July 2015 all Intercity Trains will no longer be departing from Woodlands Railway Station in Singapore and will now start from the nearby JB Sentral Station in Johor Bahru, just across the border in Malaysia.
A new
Shuttle Train Service will now take passengers from Singapore to JB Sentral.
Tickets for this service from Singapore cost SGD 5.
From Singapore to JB, Shuttle Services depart 10 times a day.
Trains take just 5 minutes to get to JB.
To view the Shuttle Train Timetable click here >
For ticket prices for the train from JB Sentral to Penang, please click here >
Tickets can be bought from the railway station in JB or you can
There are other options for travelling from Singapore to Penang by train.
There are two other trains a day that leave JB for Kuala Lumpur.
From KL you can then choose from one Intercity train or the new ETS Trains that leave KL Sentral for Butterworth.
Arriving in Butterworth railway station you are just a five minute walk away from the Butterworth to Penang ferry terminal to take you over to Georgetown on Penang Island.
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