There are 7 ways to get from Sarawak to Sumatra by plane, bus, ferry, or car ferry
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Fly Kuching International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport
best- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU)KCH - PKU
4h 33mRp 1,080,230–4,053,909Bus, ferry, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Kuching to Pontianak
- Take the ferry from Pontianak to Tanjung Priok
- Take the bus from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to Pool Damri Merak
- Take the car ferry from Merak to Bakauheni Port
2d 8hRp 655,690–1,340,043Fly Kuching International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport
- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Minangkabau International Airport (PDG)KCH - PDG
3h 58mRp 1,080,230–4,253,909Fly Bintulu Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport
- Fly from Bintulu Airport (BTU) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU)BTU - PKU
4h 25mRp 1,275,431–4,089,146Fly Sibu Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport
- Fly from Sibu Airport (SBW) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU)SBW - PKU
4h 18mRp 1,272,952–3,904,398Fly Miri Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport
- Fly from Miri Airport (MYY) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU)MYY - PKU
4h 35mRp 1,159,368–4,188,344Fly Bintulu Airport to Minangkabau International Airport
- Fly from Bintulu Airport (BTU) to Minangkabau International Airport (PDG)BTU - PDG
4h 45mRp 1,475,431–4,589,146
Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sarawak to Sumatra is to bus and ferry and car ferry which costs Rp650000 - Rp1400000 and takes 2 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Sarawak to Sumatra is to fly which takes 3h 58m and costs Rp1000000 - Rp4300000.
The distance between Sarawak and Sumatra is 1004 km.
The best way to get from Sarawak to Sumatra without a car is to bus and ferry and car ferry which takes 2 days 8h and costs Rp650000 - Rp1400000.
It takes approximately 4h 33m to get from Sarawak to Sumatra, including transfers.
Sumatra is 1h behind Sarawak. It is currently 1:19 AM in Sarawak and 12:19 AM in Sumatra.
There are 161+ hotels available in Sumatra.
What companies run services between Sarawak, Malaysia and Sumatra, Indonesia?
AirAsia, Indonesia AirAsia, and three other airlines fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) every 4 hours.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
Airlines
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 950,000–3,900,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Senai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 950,000–3,900,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Sibu Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–4,300,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–6,000,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Senai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–4,400,000
Flights from Bintulu Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–4,300,000
Flights from Bintulu Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuching International Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–4,300,000
Flights from Bintulu Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,500,000–5,500,000
Flights from Sibu Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,000,000–5,500,000
Flights from Sibu Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Senai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,000,000–4,000,000
Flights from Sibu Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuching International Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,000,000–4,000,000
Flights from Miri Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,000,000–6,000,000
Flights from Miri Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuching International Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–4,100,000
Flights from Bintulu Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–4,700,000
Flights from Bintulu Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Kuching International Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,300,000–4,800,000
Flights from Bintulu Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–6,000,000
- 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 1,200,000–4,600,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,300,000–4,900,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–6,000,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–5,500,000
Flights from Bintulu Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–4,000,000
Flights from Sibu Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–3,700,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 950,000–4,100,000
Bus operators
- 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 150,000–210,000
- 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
Ferry operators
- 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 22,700–84,801
- Schedules at
- asdp.id
- Regular
- Rp 22,700
- Express
- Rp 84,801
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