Trains from Penang to Malacca

To travel from Penang Island to Malacca by train you first need to travel to Butterworth Railway Station on the mainland to board your train and then alight the train at Pulau Sebang/Tampin Railway Station to complete the rest of the journey by road.

Train Times from Penang to Malacca

There is currently 1 direct train service a day from Butterworth Railway Station (near Penang Island) to Pulau Sebang/Tampin Railway Station (near Malacca) which you can book online.

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Use the Search Box below to buy your train tickets from Butterworth Railway Station to Pulau Sebang/Tampin Railway Station near Malacca.

Butterworth Railway Station

Butterworth Railway Station is located near to the ferry terminal for services to and from George Town on Penang Island.

Pulau Sebang/Tampin Railway Station

From Pulau Sebang/Tampin Railway Station you can take a local bus or a taxi to Malacca.

About Travel from Penang Island to Malacca

The first stage of the journey by train from Penang Island to Malacca, known locally as Melaka, is to travel to Butterworth Railway Station to board the train. You can take a taxi from Penang Island to Butterworth Railway Station, which will cost you around 30 to 45 MYR depending upon from where on the island the taxi journey commences. A much cheaper option, however, is to take the car ferry from George Town to the mainland, and from the arrival point of the ferry it’s a 5 minute walk to Butterworth Railway Station. Car ferries to the mainland depart from Pangkalan Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal on the beach front road in George Town. Ferry services run frequently from 05:40 until 22:00 every day, and less frequently until the last ferry at 00:40. The journey takes 20 minutes and costs 1.2 MYR for adults and 0.6 MYR for children.

By train the journey from Butterworth Railway Station to Pulau Sebang/Tampin Railway Station takes just over 6 hours. From Pulau Sebang/Tampin Railway Station you can travel onto Malacca either by taxi or by bus. Expect to pay around 70 MYR for the 38.9 km taxi journey from Pulau Sebang/Tampin Railway Station to Malacca city centre. A cheaper but slower option is to take a bus to Malacca. Bus services to Malacca stop at a bus shelter in front of the car park of the Mydin Pulau Sebang Hypermarket, which is a 5 minute walk from Pulau Sebang/Tampin Railway Station. The journey by bus takes around 1 hour 30 minutes and costs 5 MYR. The arrival point for bus services is Melaka Sentral Bus Station, which is 4 km from the historic city centre. You can get a local bus (bus number 17) into the Malacca City Centre although after a long day of travelling you may want to take a taxi, which is a lot quicker and costs around 15 MYR.