Pengkalan Raja Tun Uda ("Jetty")

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Pengkalan Raja Tun Uda, commonly known as the Penang Ferry Terminal or simply "Jetty", is the place for people arriving by ferry in Penang from Butterworth. It is located on reclaimed land off Weld Quay in George Town.

Pengkalan Raja Tun Uda (5 June 2008)
© Timothy Tye using this photo

Pengkalan Raja Tun Uda terminal was named after the first Governor of Penang of the newly independent Malaya, Raja Tun Uda Al-Haj bin Raja Muhammad, who was in office from 31 August 1957 (the day Malaya achieved independence), until 30 August 1967.

Pengkalan Raja Tun Uda is one of the two ferry terminals for the cross channel ferry services. On the Butterworth side, the ferries berth at Pengkalan Sultan Abdul Halim.

All buses in Penang heading towards the Weld Quay Bus Terminal at Pengkalan Raja Tun Uda bears the sign for "Jetty", which is synonymous with the ferry terminal.

Jetty at Pengkalan Raja Tun Uda (22 October 2006)
© Timothy Tye using this photo

Getting to Pengkalan Raja Tun Uda

Pengkalan Raja Tun Uda is located next to the Weld Quay Bus Terminal. This is the terminal for the Rapid Penang buses. Visitors who want to sightsee George Town can also take the free Central Area Transit Shuttle Bus from the bus stop in front of Pengkalan Raja Tun Uda.