There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Sumatra by plane, bus, or ferry
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Fly to Simpang Tiga Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU)plane PVG - PKU
9h 58mRp 2,733,753–9,133,755Fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane PVG - KUL
- Take the bus from Klia to Malacca Mahkota Medical Centrebus
- Take the ferry from Melaka to Dumaiferry
13h 56mRp 2,393,753–5,453,755Fly to Minangkabau International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Minangkabau International Airport (PDG)plane PVG - PDG
10h 23mRp 2,733,753–9,133,755Fly to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM)plane PVG - PLM
10h 53mRp 2,933,753–9,633,755Fly to Fatmawati Soekarno Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS)plane PVG - BKS
16h 43mRp 3,533,753–11,133,755Fly to Sultan Thaha Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB)plane PVG - DJB
11h 48mRp 3,833,753–15,133,755
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Sumatra is to fly and bus and ferry which costs Rp2300000 - Rp5500000 and takes 13h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Sumatra is to fly which takes 9h 58m and costs Rp2700000 - Rp9500000.
The distance between Shanghai and Sumatra is 4068 km.
It takes approximately 9h 58m to get from Shanghai to Sumatra, including transfers.
Sumatra is 1h behind Shanghai. It is currently 3:58 PM in Shanghai and 2:58 PM in Sumatra.
There are two+ hotels available in Sumatra.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Sumatra, Indonesia?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and seven other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,800,000–22,000,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,700,000–22,000,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,900,000–22,000,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,900,000–15,000,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,600,000–22,000,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,400,000–22,000,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,800,000–9,500,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,100,000–10,000,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,600,000–14,000,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,800,000–24,000,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,600,000–5,500,000
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,900,000–20,000,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,400,000–18,000,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fatmawati Soekarno Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,700,000–15,000,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sultan Thaha Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,700,000–15,000,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fatmawati Soekarno Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,700,000–15,000,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fatmawati Soekarno Airport via Fuzhou, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,400,000–13,000,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fatmawati Soekarno Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,500,000–25,000,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fatmawati Soekarno Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,600,000–17,000,000
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fatmawati Soekarno Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,400,000–11,000,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fatmawati Soekarno Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,500,000–25,000,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sultan Thaha Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,000,000–22,000,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sultan Thaha Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuala Namu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,100,000–29,000,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,100,000–14,000,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,800,000–11,000,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,700,000–11,000,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,900,000–12,000,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–4,500,000
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–5,500,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,900,000–9,000,000
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sultan Thaha Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,700,000–15,000,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–6,500,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,500,000–5,500,000
Bus operators
- Phone
- +65 6396 5681
- CustomerService@starmartbus.com
- Website
- starmartbus.com
Bus from Klia to Malacca Mahkota Medical Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 110,000–170,000
- Book at
- https://www.omio.com/companies/buses/starmart-express-7ne0r
- Website
- https://www.starmartbus.com/
Ferry operators
- Phone
- +62 853-7567-0000
- indomal_dumai@yahoo.com
- Website
- indomalfastferry.com
Ferry from Melaka to Dumai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 550,000
- Schedules at
- indomalfastferry.com
- Phone
- 06-2832506
- tunasrupat@hotmail.com
Ferry from Melaka to Dumai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 350,000
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