Batu Ferringhi Beach

🌺🌺🌺 Highly Recommended · 🏖️ Beaches

🆓 Free☪️ Surau🧒

Why go

Penang's resort beach strip, lined with hotels, watersports and a lively night market along the main road. Not the cleanest water on the island, but the sunset, seafood and shopping make up for it.

⭐ Don't miss: Night market stroll for batik, bargains and street snacks

Entry fee: Free
Opening hours: 24 hours; night market from about 6pm (check before you go)
Best time to go: Late afternoon to sunset; avoid jellyfish season
Time needed: Half a day
How to get there: About 45 min by Grab from George Town; Rapid Penang buses 101/102 from Komtar; paid and roadside parking.
Address: Jalan Batu Ferringhi, 11100 Batu Ferringhi, Penang
Area: Batu Ferringhi, Penang
Facilities: 🚻 toilets🚿 showers🍽️ restaurant☕ cafe🅿️ paid parking💆 spa
Muslim-friendly: 🕌 Prayer room (surau) on site · 🍽️ Halal food nearby
Many halal restaurants along the road; hotels have musolla
Accessibility: Promenade is flat; sand is soft
Kids: Banana boats and gentle shallows suit kids, supervise closely

☪️ Halal status changes. For food, look for a valid JAKIM certificate (check at myehalal.halal.gov.my). Hotels and venues we have not verified are described as "pork-free", not halal.

⚠️ Safety & weather

Jellyfish stings are occasional
Hawkers and parasail operators can be pushy
Watersports operators should be licensed; check life jackets

🧭 Get directions 📍 Google Maps

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