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There are 4 ways to get from Medan to Harbin by plane, train, or bus

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Fly to Harbin Taiping International Airport
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1. Fly from Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO) to Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB)plane KNO - HRB
17h 57m
¥836–3,476
Fly to Daqing Sartu Airport, train
1. Fly from Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO) to Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA)plane KNO - DQA
2. Take the train from Daqing West to Harbintrain
21h 1m
¥1,801–6,306
Fly to Changchun Longjia International Airport, bus, train
1. Fly from Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO) to Changchun Longjia International Airport (CGQ)plane KNO - CGQ
2. Take the bus from Changchun Longjia Airport to Civil Aviation Hotelbus
3. Take the train from Changchun West to Harbintrain
19h 44m
¥1,341–4,266
Fly to Jiamusi Dongjiao Airport, train
1. Fly from Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO) to Jiamusi Dongjiao Airport (JMU)plane KNO - JMU
2. Take the train from Jiamusi to Harbintrain
21h 11m
¥1,511–4,676

Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO) to Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) flights

32Weekly Planes

16h 41mAverage Duration

¥742Cheapest Price

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Distance: 5,449.9 km
Duration: 17h 57m

What companies run services between Medan, Indonesia and Harbin, China?

Indonesia AirAsia, Sichuan Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO) to Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) 5 times a day.

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Harbin(opens in a new window), China(opens in a new window)

Harbin is a sub-provincial city and the provincial capital of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. It is the largest city of Heilongjiang, as well as being the city with the second-largest urban population (after Shenyang, Liaoning province) and largest metropolitan population (urban and rural regions together) in Northeast China. Harbin has direct jurisdiction over nine metropolitan districts, two county-level cities and seven counties, and is the eighth most populous Chinese city according to the 2020 census. The built-up area of Harbin (which consists of all districts except Shuangcheng and Acheng) had 5,841,929 inhabitants, while the total metropolitan population was up to 10,009,854, making it one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world.

Things to do in Harbin

Saint Sophia Cathedral(Opens in a new window)

The Cathedral of the Holy Wisdom of God or Saint Sophia Cathedral in Harbin (, pinyin: Shèng Suǒfēiyà Jiàotáng, Russian: Софийский собор в Харбине) is a former Russian Orthodox church located in the central district of Daoli, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, China.

Unit 731(Opens in a new window)

Unit 731 was a covert biological and chemical warfare research and development unit of the Imperial Japanese Army that undertook lethal human experimentation during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) of World War II. It was responsible for some of the most notorious war crimes carried out by Japan. Unit 731 was based at the Pingfang district of Harbin, the largest city in the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo (now Northeast China).

Places to stay in Harbin

Sofitel Harbin(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

7Days Premium Harbin Heping Road Provincial Government(Opens in a new window)

10.0Exceptional

哈尔滨站省博物馆亚朵酒店(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

Harbin North International Youth Hostel(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

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