Transport

Road
Pangkor Island is a three-hour drive from Kuala Lumpur[5] and is accessible through the
Simpang PulaiLumut 4-lane dual carriage highway and the West Coast Expressway. Buses
arrive frequently at the main jetties in Lumut. There are no bridges connecting the island to
the mainland because there exists a policy to control the number of vehicles on the island to
prevent road congestion.
There are no public bus services to the Marina.

Ferry
Public ferries depart from Lumut to Pangkor Island from the old Lumut jetty, the nearby
Lumut waterfront, the Lumut bus terminal, and the multi-story car park. T ferry start from
7.00am till 8.30pm, about every2 0 minutes, (RM10 return ticket.)
There are two stops in Pangkor Island, both stops are at the east side of Pangkor Island. The
first stop is at Sungai Pinang, SPK jetty. Its mainly for local residents, fishingpeople and
guests for some guesthouses and homestay tourists. The second stop is at Pangkor Town Jetty,
where shops and government buildings exist nearby. Taxi services areavailable to all other
hotels at west side.
Another private ferries depart from Marina Island to Pangkor Island. Additional fees as
membership is collected to use the ferries. Ferries start from 7.00am until 8.00pm, having
every one hour interval (take 10 minutes ferries riding time, rm10 return ticket). Night ferries
RM16 return ticket and can only used for night ferries return.

Air
Airplanes service the island from Pangkor Airport.

Notable places
The west coast of Pangkor is famous for its beaches, resorts and hotels for tourist
accommodations. The popular beaches there include Pasir Bogak, Teluk Nipah and Coral
Beach. The east coast of Pangkor is where all the local residents live, and where many of
them work in the local foods and fisheries activities, including the dry fish factory, boat
workshops, and fish farm. Other attractions on the island include the Fu Ling Kong temple,
the Kali Amman temple, Batu Bersurat, Tiger Rock, the Dutch Fort (Kota Belanda), the
tombs, and Tortoise Hill.