PENANG: A compact city easily covered by foot, George Town presents a picturesque facade with quaint streets, white-washed colonial buildings, Chinese shop-houses, Indian tuckshops, Malay warong and temples or religious buildings of all faiths, side by side of one another, normally along one street. The island boasts some of the best food in the region, with a wonderful array of street/hawker foods found on practically every street corner. Shaped like a fat turtle, the island is surrounded by the sea and topped off by Penang Hill in the middle, steeped in history and boasting a variety of cultures, Penang has it all for an exotic vacation in Asia.
How to get to Penang by Air?:
1. Direct flight to Penang International Airport from Medan, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Taipei or Guangzhou. Latest, Airasia flies direct from Penang to Ho Chi Minh City starting 25th. Jan, 2016.
2. From other parts of the world fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport 1 and 2 (KLIA 1 & KLIA2) from all major airports in the world, and then take a short connecting domestic flight to Penang International Airport.
3. Fly to other Malaysian international airports like Langkawi, Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, Subang and Senai, and then take a connecting domestic flight to Penang International Airport.
Check out these airlines' website for promotion on flights to Penang:
www.malaysiairlines.com
www.firefly.com
www.airasia.com
www.malindoair.com
www.dragonair.com
www.silkair.com
www.jetstar.com
www.lionair.co.id
www.sriwijayaair.co.id
www.tigerair.com
www.thaiairways.com
www.china-airlines.com
www.csair.com
Others - Travel by cruise to Penang, or take a train or drive from Singapore or Thailand into Malaysia to Penang.
Some of the cruises that called on Penang port:
Aida Bella
Costa Victoria
Crystal Serenity
Meinn Schiff 1
Mariner of the Seas
Queen Victoria
Queen Elizabeth
Sapphire Princess
Star Cruise
Sun Princess
Volendam