KTM ETS Padang Besar to Butterworth Penang
Times and Fares
The new KTMB ETS Train from Padang Besar to Butterworth in Penang, runs from the border with Thailand to the popular tourist destination of George Town on Penang Island (reached by a 15 minute ferry ride).
This new high-speed train cuts the journey time to Butterworth in half, taking just one hour 35 minutes to reach Butterworth railway station.
ETS Padang Besar to Butterworth Timetable
Please Note: With the new ETS timetable from June 2018, there will no longer be any ETS services on this route and you will have to use the KTM Komuter trains (see the link below for timetables).
KTM Komuter Trains are a good, frequent and cheap way to travel from Padang Besar to Penang (via Butterworth Railway Station).
For the full Komuter timetables and fares click on the timetable link below:
To view the full train schedule for the long-distance ETS Train Services, please:
Visit our ETS Timetables southbound page here >
Ticket Prices
Fares for the ETS Train from Padang Besar to Butterworth cost:
Gold service : Adult - 29 MYR - Child - 19 MYR
Silver service : Adult - 21 MYR - Child - 15 MYR
Please Note: From the start of January 2016, there is a new Komuter (commuter) service in operation from Padang Besar to Butterworth.
Click here for more information >
Buying Tickets
You can book your ETS train tickets at the station or if you want to book in advance, we recommend you use a ticket agent.
It is much quicker and simpler to book this way than it is direct through the KTMB website where you have to create an account first and the price is the same.
For information on Padang Besar Railway Station click here >
If you are travelling all the way to Butterworth on this train, the railway station is located right next to the bus station and just a couple of minutes walk from the ferry terminal for boats over to George Town on Penang island.
Ferries leave regularly over to the island until around midnight.
Related Pages:
Butterworth to Pdg Besar ETS Train
Hat Yai to Pdg Besar Shuttle Train
KTMB Malaysia Train Timetable main page >