Rapid Penang Bus Route 10 is ideal for sightseeing the Inner City of George Town. The route covers sights within the George Town UNESCO World Heritage Site, including the Central Business District of Beach Street, civic district of Light Street, traditional shopping street of Penang Road and the heritage sights along and off Pitt Street. View Rapid Penang Route 10 in a larger map

Rapid Penang Route 10 Sightseeing Itinerary

Your sightseeing tour with the Rapid Penang Route 10 starts at the Weld Quay Ferry & Bus Terminal.

As the bus starts to move, look to your left. You will see the clan jetties.

The first junction is at Chulia Street Ghaut (Gat Lebuh Chulia). The bus turns right and go up Chulia Street Ghaut. Along the way, look out for Yeoh Kongsi, a small clan temple, on your right.

The next junction is the intersection with Beach Street (Lebuh Pantai). On your left is the Beach Street Fire Station, a heritage building. The bus makes a right turn here and go up Beach Street.

Beach Street is George Town's Central Business District. There are bank buildings on both sides. Some of these are heritage buildings. They pass in quick succession.

When the bus reaches the roundabout, look out for the Queen Victoria Clocktower in front of you. As the bus makes a turn into Light Street (Lebuh Light), watch for Fort Cornwallis on your right, and the State Assembly Building on your left. Next, you see Padang Kota Lama parade field on your right, followed by the stately City Hall and Town Hall.

The bus next turns left and go down Pitt Street. Look for the Penang Supreme Court building on your right. The bus makes a right turn into Farquhar Street (Lebuh Farquhar). Turn to your left to see the St George's Anglican Church. You might want to disembark here if you wish to visit the Penang State Museum, a short distance after the church. Other sights here includes the Church of the Assumption, St Xavier's Institution and Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion.

As the bus turns left into Penang Road (Jalan Penang), look to your right to see Segara Ninda, a Malay heritage house turned budget hotel. Penang Road and adjacent Campbell Street were the main shopping streets of George Town in the 1970's, though today it is a little past its prime. Look out for Central Police Headquarters complex to your right. If you want to taste the best cendol in Penang, get off the bus here, and walk up to Keng Kwee Street.

The bus turns left and go down Prangin Road (Jalan Prangin). Look to your right to see Komtar. The bus now turns right to Jalan Ria and enters Komtar. Here the bus makes a stop at the Komtar Bus Terminal. It then emerges on the other side of the mammoth complex at Magazine Road (Jalan Magazine).

The bus turns right at Magazine Circus (Simpang Enam) (which is not a roundabout anymore) and enters Penang Road again. Look to your left for Ong Kongsi, another clan temple.

The bus next turns left to Burmah Road (Jalan Burmah). Watch out of Kuan Yin See, the temple busiest during the Nine Emperor Gods Festival, on your right.

At the next intersection, the bus turns left into Anson Road. As it turns, look out for the Wesley Methodist Church at the junction. Among the sights along Anson Road includes KDU College and Methodist Girls School.

At the next junction, the bus turns left again, into Macalister Road (Jalan Macalister). Look to the right to see the following sights: Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall, Masjid Pakistan, King Edward VII Memorial Hospital Building and Church of Our Lady of Sorrows.

The next intersection is again Magazine Circus. The bus turns left to re-enter Penang Road again. If the sights seem familiar, it's because you've passed them earlier. The bus turns left down Burmah Road, but this time makes a right turn at Transfer Road (Jalan Transfer). It goes all the way to the intersection with Hutton Lane (Jalan Hatin), then turns right and go down Hutton Lane.

From Hutton Lane the bus turns left and again re-enters Penang Road. Its a stretch you've passed earlier. The bus turns left into Prangin Road again. Instead of turning right into Jalan Ria as before, this time it goes straight along Prangin Road. Look out for Prangin Mall, the biggest shopping mall in the Inner City. At the next junction, the bus turns left into Carnarvon Street (Lebuh Carnarvon). There used to be lots of coffin shops and book shops along this street, but the majority has closed down.

The bus turns right to Kampung Kolam. Then it turns left to Pitt Street again. We are entering the Muslim quarters of George Town. Look at the buildings. They look like something out of South India. You might want to get off the bus here, if you wish to explore the heritage sites. Otherwise stay on the bus and see the Kapitan Keling Mosque and the Goddess of Mercy Temple pass by.

The bus turns left down Farquhar Street again, and once more you see the St George's Church and Penang State Museum on your left, and the Penang Supreme Court on your right. As the bus re-enters Light Street, look out for the Logan Memorial and Dewan Sri Penang on your left.

Again we see Padang Kota Lama. Mid way down Light Street, the bus makes a right turn down Penang Street (Lebuh Penang). You are entering some of the oldest part of George Town, in existence since the time of Francis Light.

From Penang Street the bus turns left into Bishop Street (Lebuh Bishop). Look out for San Wooi Wooi Koon, a Cantonese district association temple, on your left.

At the end of Bishop Street the bus turns left into Beach Street (Lebuh Pantai) again. It goes up Beach Street for a short distance, then turns right into Downing Street (Lebuh Downing). Watch for the Islamic Council Building on your left while on your right are the HSBC Building and Bangunan Tuanku Syed Putra are on your right.

At the next junction, the bus turns right and reenters Weld Quay, on its way back to the Weld Quay Ferry & Bus Terminal.

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Rapid Penang Fare

First 7 km: RM1.40
Next 7 km (up to 14 km): RM2.00
Next 7 km (up to 21 km): RM2.70
Next 7 km (up to 28 km): RM3.40
Over 28 km: RM4.00

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