There are 7 ways to get from Bangkok to Sumatra by plane, train, taxi, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Don Mueang International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport
best- Fly from Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU)plane DMK - PKU
6h 19mRp 1,500,000–3,200,000Fly Suvarnabhumi Airport to Minangkabau International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Minangkabau International Airport (PDG)plane BKK - PDG
7h 27mRp 1,032,418–4,732,418Train, taxi, ferry
- Take the train from Bang Bamru to Padang Besar Malaysiatrain 45
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Kl Sentraltrain Ets
- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T1train
- Take the taxi from Klia T1 to Port Dicksontaxi
- Take the ferry from Port Dickson to Dumaiferry
27h 42mRp 1,481,241–3,493,137Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Bangkok Sai Tai Mai Terminal to Sungai Kolokbus
- Take the bus from Rantau Panjang to Serembanbus
- Take the bus from Terminal One to Terminal Port Dicksonbus
- Take the ferry from Port Dickson to Dumaiferry
41h 19mFly Don Mueang International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport
- Fly from Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) to Minangkabau International Airport (PDG)plane DMK - PDG
6h 49mRp 1,700,000–3,200,000Fly Suvarnabhumi Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport
- Fly from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU)plane BKK - PKU
7h 7mRp 1,932,418–7,532,418Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Padang Besar Malaysiatrain 45
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Batang Kalitrain Ets
- Take the bus from First World Genting Highlands to 707 Hotel Malaccabus
- Take the ferry from Melaka to Dumaiferry
32h 19mRp 1,058,728–2,706,801
Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bangkok to Sumatra is to train and bus and ferry which costs Rp1000000 - Rp2800000 and takes 32h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Bangkok to Sumatra is to fly which takes 6h 19m and costs Rp1500000 - Rp3200000.
The distance between Bangkok and Sumatra is 1512 km.
The best way to get from Bangkok to Sumatra without a car is to train and taxi and ferry which takes 27h 42m and costs Rp1400000 - Rp3500000.
It takes approximately 6h 19m to get from Bangkok to Sumatra, including transfers.
There are one+ hotels available in Sumatra.
What companies run services between Bangkok, Thailand and Sumatra, Indonesia?
AirAsia, Malindo Airways, and six other airlines fly from Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,500,000–3,200,000
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,000,000–4,500,000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,300,000–4,900,000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,500,000–5,500,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,500,000–4,400,000
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,600,000–4,800,000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 950,000–6,500,000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,000,000–7,000,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,800,000–3,200,000
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Kuala Namu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 950,000–4,200,000
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–4,100,000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,000,000–9,000,000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,200,000–9,500,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,800,000–3,200,000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,300,000–4,900,000
- Website
- pelita-air.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–6,000,000
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–6,500,000
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,000,000–9,000,000
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,200,000–9,500,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Bang Bamru to Padang Besar Malaysia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 140,000–1,000,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- Rp 140,000–190,000
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- Rp 420,000–600,000
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- Rp 270,000–380,000
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- Rp 750,000–1,000,000
Train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Padang Besar Malaysia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 140,000–1,000,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- Rp 140,000–190,000
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- Rp 420,000–600,000
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- Rp 270,000–380,000
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- Rp 750,000–1,000,000
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Padang Besar to Kl Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 120,000–700,000
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- Rp 120,000–170,000
- Shuttle
- Rp 250,000–700,000
- Express First
- Rp 320,000–410,000
Train from Padang Besar to Batang Kali
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 110,000–600,000
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- Rp 110,000–160,000
- Shuttle
- Rp 220,000–600,000
- Express First
- Rp 290,000–370,000
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- CustomerEnquiry@KLIAekspres.com
- Website
- kliaekspres.com
Train from KL Sentral to Klia T1
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rp 190,000–220,000
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
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Bus operators
- Phone
- 1490
- borkorsor@transport.co.th
- Website
- tcl99web.transport.co.th
Bus from Bangkok Sai Tai Mai Terminal to Sungai Kolok
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 500,000–4,900,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
- Phone
- (09) 774 2655
- hq@e-mutiara.com
- Website
- e-mutiara.com.my
Bus from Rantau Panjang to Seremban
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 180,000–250,000
- Schedules at
- e-mutiara.com.my
- Book at
- e-mutiara.com.my
- Phone
- +609-765 6000
- hq@ekspresperdana.my
- Website
- ekspresperdana.com.my
Bus from Rantau Panjang to Seremban
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 230,000–410,000
- Website
- https://www.ekspresperdana.com.my/
- Website
- nssit.com.my
Bus from Terminal One to Terminal Port Dickson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- https://bas.my/basmyseremban.php
- Phone
- +65 8710 7707
- info.sin@707-inc.com
- Website
- 707-inc.com
Bus from First World Genting Highlands to 707 Hotel Malacca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 130,000–190,000
- Schedules at
- 707-inc.com
Ferry operators
- Phone
- +62 853-7567-0000
- indomal_dumai@yahoo.com
- Website
- indomalfastferry.com
Ferry from Port Dickson to Dumai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 650,000
- Schedules at
- indomalfastferry.com
Ferry from Melaka to Dumai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 550,000
- Schedules at
- indomalfastferry.com
- Phone
- 06-2832506
- tunasrupat@hotmail.com
Ferry from Melaka to Dumai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 350,001
Other operators
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Estimated price
- Rp 360,000–440,000
Taxi KLIA KLIA2 Subang Airport Transfer
- Phone
- +60164128076
- Website
- lccttaxis.wordpress.com
E-HAILING BOOKING @klia2limo
- Phone
- +60 17-311 6118
- Website
- klia2limo.com.my
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