Puduraya Bus Terminal temporarily closed
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Tioman

Largest island of Malaysias east coast. It’s located 32km off the coast and is some 20km long and 12km wide and the highest peak is Gunung Kajang with 1038m. In the 70ies TIME magazine selected Tioman as one the world’s most beautiful islands but lost some flair in recent years due to do development. The island has eight main villages, many beaches and is densely forested and is surrounded by numerous coral reefs, making it a scuba diving haven.

Penang

Penang is the name of an island in the Straits of Malacca, and also of one of the states of Malaysia, located on the north-west coast of peninsular Malaysia. Penang is the second smallest state in Malaysia after Perlis, and the eighth most populous. A resident of Penang is colloquially known as a Penangite. The city Georgetown is the 2nd biggest city in Malaysia and traveller′s hub.

Kek Lok Si Temple in Penang

Puduraya Bus Terminal temporarily closed

The Puduraya Bus Terminal was closed on April 13 for at least four months due to renovation works in the terminal. Long-distance buses will meanwhile operate from Bukit Jalil.

Temporary Bus Terminal for north and south-bound long-distance buses:
(east-bound buses will still operate from Putra Bus Station)

Bukit Jalil Complex Parking Lot F

Hotline: 03-2078 6018 or 03-2078 7017

How to get to Bukit Jalil:

LRT Train (Ampang Line): take train to Sri Petaling (city centre stops: Hang Tuah, Plaza Rakyat, Masjid Jamek), get off at Bukit Jalil station - RM1.90
more info about the LRT lines

Operating Hours:
BUKIT JALIL 6.00am - 11.25pm
HANG TUAH 6.00am - 11.40pm
PLAZA RAKYAT 6.00am -11.40pm
MASJID JAMEK 6.00am - 12.00midnight

Rapid KL shuttle buses between Puduraya and Bukit Jalil - RM2
operating hours: 6am-12.30am


read more about this in an article in the The Star newspaper
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