There are 7 ways to get from Sumatra to Banda Aceh by plane, taxi, bus, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Simpang Tiga Airport
best- Fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Banda Aceh International Airport (BTJ)plane PKU - BTJ
3h 47mRp 1,746,918–3,518,547Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
cheapest- Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Banda Aceh International Airport (BTJ)plane PLM - BTJ
4h 57mRp 800,403–4,034,302Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Sumatra to Pekanbarutaxi
- Take the bus from Pekanbaru to Medan Putra Pelangibus
- Take the bus from Medan Putra Pelangi to Bandah Aceh Terminal Batohbus
30h 45mRp 1,145,119–1,506,959Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Sibolga to Teluk Dalamcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Teluk Dalam to Sibolgacarferry
- Take the bus from Sibolga to Medanbus
- Take the bus from Medan Putra Pelangi to Bandah Aceh Terminal Batohbus
2d 5hRp 856,576–6,019,447Drive 552.2 km
- Drive from Medan to Banda Acehcar 552.2 km
7h 51mRp 1,034,538–1,494,332Fly from Minangkabau International Airport
- Fly from Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) to Banda Aceh International Airport (BTJ)plane PDG - BTJ
4h 2mRp 1,643,682–3,050,261Fly from Sultan Thaha Airport
- Fly from Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) to Banda Aceh International Airport (BTJ)plane DJB - BTJ
6h 7mRp 3,654,262–8,363,270
Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Banda Aceh International Airport (BTJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sumatra to Banda Aceh is to drive which costs Rp1000000 - Rp1500000 and takes 7h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Sumatra to Banda Aceh is to fly which takes 3h 47m and costs Rp1700000 - Rp3600000.
The distance between Sumatra and Banda Aceh is 888 km. The road distance is 552.2 km.
The best way to get from Sumatra to Banda Aceh without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 30h 45m and costs Rp1100000 - Rp1600000.
It takes approximately 3h 47m to get from Sumatra to Banda Aceh, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Sumatra to Banda Aceh is 552 km. It takes approximately 7h 51m to drive from Sumatra to Banda Aceh.
There are 82+ hotels available in Banda Aceh.
What companies run services between Sumatra, Indonesia and Banda Aceh, Indonesia?
Super Air Jet, AirAsia, and three other airlines fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Banda Aceh International Airport (BTJ) every 4 hours.
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Banda Aceh International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–4,400,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Banda Aceh International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,300,000–8,000,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Banda Aceh International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,500,000–3,100,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Banda Aceh International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,500,000–3,100,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Banda Aceh International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,700,000–6,500,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Banda Aceh International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,100,000–5,500,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Banda Aceh International Airport via Pangkalpinang, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,900,000–7,000,000
Flights from Sultan Thaha Airport to Banda Aceh International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,500,000–8,500,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Banda Aceh International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 650,000–3,600,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Banda Aceh International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–3,000,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Banda Aceh International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 700,000–4,000,000
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Banda Aceh International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,800,000–22,000,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Banda Aceh International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,800,000–23,000,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Banda Aceh International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,400,000–19,000,000
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Banda Aceh International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,700,000–12,000,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Banda Aceh International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,100,000–9,500,000
Flights from Sultan Thaha Airport to Banda Aceh International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,900,000–12,000,000
- Phone
- (061)8456325 - 8453256
- info@putrapelangi.com
- Website
- putrapelangi.com
Bus from Pekanbaru to Medan Putra Pelangi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 270,000–410,000
- Schedules at
- putrapelangi.com
- Book at
- 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
- Phone
- +62 811-1021-191
- cs@indonesiaferry.co.id
- Website
- asdp.id
Car ferry from Sibolga to Teluk Dalam
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rp 50,000–2,400,000
- Schedules at
- asdp.id
Car ferry from Teluk Dalam to Sibolga
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rp 50,000–2,400,000
- Schedules at
- asdp.id
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Estimated price
- Rp 600,000–750,000
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