Gurney Drive

Where it is & how to get there

• Grab or taxi: About 10–15 minutes from the George Town heritage zone.
• Bus: Rapid Penang buses run along the coast road.
• Parking: Mall car parks at Gurney Plaza and Gurney Paragon.

The story of Gurney Drive

Gurney Drive runs along the northern shore of Penang Island, lined with high-rise apartments, hotels and malls. Its seafront promenade is a favourite place for locals to walk in the evening breeze.

At night the Gurney Drive Hawker Centre fills with stalls serving Penang classics such as asam laksa, char kway teow, rojak, oyster omelette and pasembur. Newer waterfront parks have been created on reclaimed land nearby.

Best time to visit

Tips before you go

• Come in the evening for hawker food.
• Find a table first, then order from different stalls; they deliver to your table.
• Try asam laksa, the sour fish noodle soup Penang is famous for.

What's around Gurney Drive

• Gurney PlazaLarge shopping mall.
• Gurney ParagonMall in a restored colonial building.
• Gurney WharfNew seafront park.
• Penang HillFunicular to the hilltop, 20 minutes away.

Questions travellers ask