There are 5 ways to get from Padang to Aceh by plane, bus, car, or taxi
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Fly to Banda Aceh International Airport
best- Fly from Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) to Banda Aceh International Airport (BTJ)plane PDG - BTJ
5h 44mRp 1,582,577–3,340,740Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Padang to Medanbus
- Take the bus from Medan Putra Pelangi to Bandah Aceh Terminal Batohbus
34h 36mRp 503,000–730,000Drive 1,243 km
- Drive from Padang to Banda Acehcar 1,243 km
18h 3mRp 2,306,463–3,331,557Fly to Lhok Seumawe
- Fly from Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) to Lhok Seumawe (LSW)plane PDG - LSW
18h 15mRp 617,577–3,320,740Fly to Kuala Namu International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) to Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO)plane PDG - KNO
- Take the taxi from Kuala-Namu-Airport-KNO to Langsataxi
5h 26mRp 1,957,577–3,095,740
Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) to Banda Aceh International Airport (BTJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Padang to Aceh is to bus which costs Rp500000 - Rp750000 and takes 34h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Padang to Aceh is to fly and taxi which takes 5h 26m and costs Rp1900000 - Rp3100000.
The distance between Padang and Aceh is 925 km. The road distance is 1243 km.
The best way to get from Padang to Aceh without a car is to bus which takes 34h 36m and costs Rp500000 - Rp750000.
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Padang to Aceh, including transfers.
The best way to get from Padang to Aceh is to fly which takes 5h 44m and costs Rp1500000 - Rp3400000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs Rp500000 - Rp750000 and takes 34h 36m.
Yes, the driving distance between Padang to Aceh is 1243 km. It takes approximately 18h 3m to drive from Padang to Aceh.
There are 85+ hotels available in Aceh.
What companies run services between Padang, Indonesia and Aceh, Indonesia?
Super Air Jet, AirAsia, and Garuda Indonesia fly from Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) to Banda Aceh International Airport (BTJ) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Padang to Bandah Aceh Terminal Batoh via Medan and Medan Putra Pelangi in around 34h 36m.
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Lhok Seumawe via Kuala Namu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,300,000–3,500,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Lhok Seumawe via Gunungsitoli, Kuala Namu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,900,000–4,400,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Lhok Seumawe via Singapore Changi, Kuala Namu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,100,000–6,500,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Lhok Seumawe via Hang Nadim, Kuala Namu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,800,000–3,700,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Lhok Seumawe via Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Namu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 550,000–3,000,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Banda Aceh International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,500,000–3,000,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Banda Aceh International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,500,000–3,000,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–1,500,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Banda Aceh International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,300,000–2,700,000
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Banda Aceh International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,000,000–12,000,000
- Website
- traveloka.com
Bus from Padang to Medan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rp 200,000–320,000
- Schedules at
- traveloka.com
- Phone
- (061)8456325 - 8453256
- info@putrapelangi.com
- Website
- putrapelangi.com
Bus from Medan Putra Pelangi to Bandah Aceh Terminal Batoh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rp 260,000–370,000
- Schedules at
- putrapelangi.com
- Book at
- putrapelangi.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Estimated price
- Rp 750,000–950,000
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
Express Taxi
- Phone
- +62 24 468 7715 00122
- Website
- expressgroup.co.id
Blue Bird Group
- Phone
- +62 618 461234
- Website
- bluebirdgroup.com
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