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Penang airport to town: bas Rapid Penang, e-hailing pick-up and taxis
Which Rapid Penang bus routes stop at Penang International Airport and where each one goes, where Grab picks you up, and a warning about unlicensed airport rides.
Four Rapid Penang bus routes stop at Penang International Airport: 401E and 401 run to Komtar and the Weld Quay ferry terminal in George Town, 102 runs through Komtar and Gurney to Batu Feringghi and Teluk Bahang, and 306 runs past Queensbay Mall to Hospital Pulau Pinang. For a ride, Grab gives its pick-up point as the E-Hailing Pickup Point on Level 1 of the multilevel car park.
Buses from the airport
Rapid Penang publishes its timetable as open data on data.gov.my, Malaysia's official open data portal. In that file, these routes stop at the airport stop, (M1) Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang:
| Route | Goes to (from the airport) | Stops on the way include |
|---|---|---|
| 401E | Terminal A Weld Quay (the ferry), or the other way to Balik Pulau | Sungai Nibong Kecil, Queensbay Mall, Komtar Timur, Terminal Komtar |
| 401 | Terminal A Weld Quay, or the other way to Teluk Kumbar | Sungai Nibong Besar, Terminal Komtar, Komtar |
| 102 | Teluk Bahang | Hospital Lam Wah Ee, Terminal Komtar, Gurney Plaza, Balai Polis Batu Feringghi |
| 306 | Hospital Pulau Pinang | Queensbay Mall, Sungai Nibong Kecil |
- To George Town: 401E and 401 both run between the airport and Terminal Komtar and Terminal A Weld Quay. 102 also stops at Terminal Komtar, then goes on along the north coast.
- To Batu Feringghi: 102 is the one route from the airport that stops there, before it ends at Teluk Bahang.
- Rapid Penang's phone number in the same data is +604 238 1212.
The data names the stops but not the fares. Malaysia Airports says the bus leaves from Curbside Lane 3, Level 1, Arrival Concourse.
Sources: Rapid Penang timetable data on data.gov.my, downloaded 2026-10-14, and Malaysia Airports, Penang public transport, read 2026-10-21.
Grab and e-hailing
Grab's own airport page lists one pick-up point for Penang International Airport arrivals: Penang International Airport - Level 1-Multilevel Car Park E-Hailing Pickup Point. You book in the app, check the pick-up location, and follow the in-app directions to meet the driver.
Source: Grab, Penang International Airport transfers, read 2026-10-14.
Taxis
Malaysia Airports says airport taxis use a coupon system, with fixed charges by destination; buy the coupon at the counter on Level 1, Arrival Concourse. Its page gives no fare table.
Use a licensed ride, as published in 2023. In March 2023, Utusan Malaysia reported that JPJ Penang had arrested drivers at the airport who approached passengers and offered car hire without a licence. JPJ said this was an offence under section 16 of the APAD Act 2010 (no operator licence).
Sources: Malaysia Airports, Penang public transport, read 2026-10-21, and Utusan Malaysia, 3 March 2023, read 2026-10-14.
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Sources
- Rapid Penang timetable data (GTFS static, category rapid-bus-penang), published on data.gov.my, Malaysia's official open data portal
- Grab, Penang International Airport (PEN) transfers
- Utusan Malaysia, JPJ Pulau Pinang terus gempur ulat teksi lapangan terbang (3 March 2023)
- Malaysia Airports, Penang International Airport, Public Transport
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