Have Perut Will Travel...: AEROLINE: KL to Penang │ Here We Go Again!

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Tuesday, 24 December 2024

AEROLINE: KL to Penang │ Here We Go Again!

Christmas Eve!

As mentioned in previous videos we planned to spend Christmas in Penang again, for the third year in a row.

We booked our Aeroline bus tickets online for RM72.00 each (approximately USD16/EUR15) and was fortunate to know someone living in our condo that operated a taxi service.

We made arrangements with Din our neighbour one floor down to meet at the car park on the fourth floor at eight this morning.

True enough Din was already there waiting for us, so as soon as we loaded our luggage he 3drove us the short distance to Corus Hotel.

We were quite embarrassed when Din refused to accept a fare when we arrived at Corus Hotel and thanked him for his generosity.

With time to spare until our departure at 9:30am we decided to try put the buffet breakfast at the hotel's Dondang Sayang Coffee House for RM34.80 (approximately USD8/EUR7) per person. We spent a relaxing hour or so having breakfast as we chatted while we waited for the bus to arrive.

At half past nine I walked over to the front desk of the coffee house to settle the bill before making enquiries at the Aeroline ticket office. Apparently the bus to Penang was delayed by an hour so we continued to wait comfortably at the Dondang Sayang Coffee House.

The bus made its appearance at 10:00am and finally departed half an hour later. We feared for a repeat of last year's nightmare ten-hour drive to Penang. Although the Malaysian government declared yesterday and today as toll free days traffic along the North South Expressway was relatively light.

At 2:00pm we made a pitstop at the Simpang Pulai rest area then resumed the journey fifteen minutes later.

We drove across the Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge at 3:00pm and arrived at Queensbay Mall half an hour later.

We alighted from the bus, thanked the crew and collected our luggage before walking into Queensbay Mall for a potty break.

We then hailed a 6-seater Grab car, but the first driver Teh Ah Mong cancelled on us. The second Grab car picked us up eventually at 3:40pm for a fare of RM24.00 (approximately USD/EUR5) to Hutton Central Hotel.

Be sure to catch our next video as we check into our two-bedroom converted shop house apartment!