There are 4 ways to get from Kuching to Sumatra by plane, bus, ferry, or car ferry
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Fly to Simpang Tiga Airport
best- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU)plane KCH - PKU
4h 33mRp 1,637,082–3,462,006Bus, ferry, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Kuching to Pontianakbus
- Take the ferry from Pontianak to Tanjung Priokferry
- Take the bus from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to Pool Damri Merakbus
- Take the car ferry from Merak to Bakauheni Portcarferry
2d 8hRp 656,593–1,633,201Fly to Minangkabau International Airport
- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Minangkabau International Airport (PDG)plane KCH - PDG
3h 58mRp 1,037,082–4,262,006Fly to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM)plane KCH - PLM
3h 58mRp 937,082–4,262,006
Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kuching to Sumatra is to bus and ferry and car ferry which costs Rp650000 - Rp1700000 and takes 2 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Kuching to Sumatra is to fly which takes 3h 58m and costs Rp1000000 - Rp4300000.
The distance between Kuching and Sumatra is 1004 km.
The best way to get from Kuching to Sumatra without a car is to bus and ferry and car ferry which takes 2 days 8h and costs Rp650000 - Rp1700000.
It takes approximately 4h 33m to get from Kuching to Sumatra, including transfers.
Sumatra is 1h behind Kuching. It is currently 2:06 AM in Kuching and 1:06 AM in Sumatra.
There are one+ hotels available in Sumatra.
What companies run services between Kuching, Malaysia and Sumatra, Indonesia?
AirAsia, Malindo Airways, and two other airlines fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 950,000–4,200,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Senai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 950,000–4,200,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Sibu, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–4,700,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,000,000–4,300,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Senai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,000,000–4,400,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Sibu, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–4,900,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–6,500,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–5,500,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,600,000–6,000,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 850,000–4,500,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,000,000–4,000,000
- Website
- pelita-air.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 800,000–4,100,000
- Phone
- +6 082 531 133
- bintangjayaexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Kuching to Pontianak
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 150,000–220,000
- Schedules at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- (021) 1500 825
- humas@damri.co.id
- Website
- damri.co.id
Bus from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to Pool Damri Merak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 34,000–250,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/damri
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- infopelni162@pelni.co.id
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Pontianak to Tanjung Priok
- Ave. Duration
- 43h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 310,000–390,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 310,000–390,000
- Phone
- +62 811-1021-191
- cs@indonesiaferry.co.id
- Website
- asdp.id
Car ferry from Merak to Bakauheni Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 16,000–360,000
- Schedules at
- asdp.id
- Regular
- Rp 22,700
- Express
- Rp 84,800
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