There are 4 ways to get from Padang to Sumba by plane, bus, or ferry
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Fly Minangkabau International Airport to Tambolaka
best- Fly from Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) to Tambolaka (TMC)PDG - TMC
16h 42mRp 2,407,576–3,045,740Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Padang to Medan
- Take the ferry from Belawan to Port of Tanjung Priok
- Take the ferry from Tanjung Priok to Kupang Ferry Terminal
- Take the ferry from Kupang Ferry Terminal to Waingapu Ferry Port
8d 18hRp 1,735,000–2,285,000Fly Minangkabau International Airport to Waingapu
- Fly from Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) to Waingapu (WGP)PDG - WGP
15h 32mRp 3,107,576–3,745,740Bus to Simpang Tiga Airport, fly to Tambolaka
- Take the bus from Padang to Pekanbaru
- Fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Tambolaka (TMC)PKU - TMC
24h 27mRp 2,522,375–2,935,625
Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) to Tambolaka (TMC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Padang to Sumba is to bus and ferry which costs Rp1700000 - Rp2300000 and takes 8 days 18h.
The fastest way to get from Padang to Sumba is to fly which takes 15h 32m and costs Rp3100000 - Rp3800000.
The distance between Padang and Sumba is 2332 km.
The best way to get from Padang to Sumba without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 8 days 18h and costs Rp1700000 - Rp2300000.
It takes approximately 16h 42m to get from Padang to Sumba, including transfers.
There are one+ hotels available in Sumba.
What companies run services between Padang, Indonesia and Sumba, Indonesia?
Scoot Tigerair, Singapore Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) to Tambolaka (TMC) twice daily.
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Airlines
- Website
- flynamair.com
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Tambolaka via Soekarno–Hatta, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,000,000–4,500,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Tambolaka via Singapore Changi, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–12,000,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Tambolaka via Jakarta Halim Perdana Kusuma, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,100,000–7,000,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Tambolaka via Soekarno–Hatta, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,900,000–4,100,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Tambolaka via Singapore Changi, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,600,000–20,000,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Tambolaka via Kuala Lumpur, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–3,300,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Tambolaka via Hang Nadim, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,000,000–3,900,000
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Tambolaka via Singapore Changi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–12,000,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Tambolaka via Singapore Changi, Lombok
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,000,000–23,000,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Tambolaka via Yogyakarta, Lombok
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,000,000–4,500,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Waingapu via Singapore Changi, Lombok
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,500,000–29,000,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Waingapu via Kuala Lumpur, Lombok
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–6,500,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Waingapu via Yogyakarta, Lombok
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,600,000–6,000,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Tambolaka via Singapore Changi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–11,000,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Tambolaka via Singapore Changi, Lombok
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,600,000–20,000,000
- Website
- sriwijayaair.co.id
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Waingapu via Singapore Changi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–16,000,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Waingapu via Soekarno–Hatta, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,800,000–5,500,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Waingapu via Kuala Lumpur, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–7,000,000
Bus operators
- 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
- Website
- annantatravel.com
Bus from Padang to Pekanbaru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rp 260,000
- Schedules at
- annantatravel.com
- Book at
- redbus.id
Ferry operators
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- infopelni162@pelni.co.id
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Belawan to Port of Tanjung Priok
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 550,000–700,000
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 550,000–700,000
Ferry from Tanjung Priok to Kupang Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 650,000–850,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 650,000–850,000
Ferry from Kupang Ferry Terminal to Waingapu Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 230,000–290,000
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 230,000–290,000
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