There are 7 ways to get from Sumatra to Bangkok by plane, ferry, bus, or train
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Fly Simpang Tiga Airport to Don Mueang International Airport
best- Fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Don Mueang International Airport (DMK)plane PKU - DMK
4h 56m฿3,000–6,500Ferry, bus, train
cheapest- Take the ferry from Dumai to Melakaferry
- Take the bus from Melaka Sentral to Hat Yai Stationbus
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminaltrain 32
30h 26m฿1,528–3,762Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Dumai to Port Dicksonferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Port Dickson to Terminal Onebus
- Take the bus from Seremban to Rantau Panjangbus
- Take the bus from Sungai Kolok to Bangkok Sai Tai Mai Terminalbus
43h 19mFly Minangkabau International Airport to Don Mueang International Airport
- Fly from Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) to Don Mueang International Airport (DMK)plane PDG - DMK
4h 46m฿3,300–5,500Fly Simpang Tiga Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport, Publich Van
- Fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)plane PKU - BKK
- Take the bus from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Thepharak Junctionbus
4h 51m฿3,545–13,586Fly Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Don Mueang International Airport
- Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Don Mueang International Airport (DMK)plane PLM - DMK
5h 51m฿1,900–8,000Fly Minangkabau International Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport, Publich Van
- Fly from Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) to Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)plane PDG - BKK
- Take the bus from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Thepharak Junctionbus
5h 11m฿1,833–8,774
Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sumatra to Bangkok is to ferry and bus and train which costs ฿1500 - ฿3800 and takes 30h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Sumatra to Bangkok is to fly which takes 4h 46m and costs ฿3300 - ฿5500.
The distance between Sumatra and Bangkok is 1512 km.
The best way to get from Sumatra to Bangkok without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 30h 26m and costs ฿1500 - ฿3800.
It takes approximately 4h 56m to get from Sumatra to Bangkok, including transfers.
There are 5342+ hotels available in Bangkok.
What companies run services between Sumatra, Indonesia and Bangkok, Thailand?
AirAsia, Batik Air, and four other airlines fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–11,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–12,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–16,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–11,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–12,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Don Mueang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,900–6,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Don Mueang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,200–4,600
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Don Mueang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,900–8,000
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Don Mueang International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–15,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Don Mueang International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–15,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Don Mueang International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,100–12,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Don Mueang International Airport via Kuala Namu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,700–8,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Don Mueang International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,500–9,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Don Mueang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,400–6,500
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Don Mueang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,100–8,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–8,500
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿1,800–9,000
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Don Mueang International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–16,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Don Mueang International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,400–13,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Don Mueang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,800–8,500
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Hat Yai to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿260–1,800
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿260–340
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿750–1,100
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿490–700
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿1,300–1,800
- Phone
- +604 332 5815
- kpbekspress@outlook.com
- Website
- kpbekspres.com
Bus from Melaka Sentral to Hat Yai Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿650–850
- Website
- http://www.kpbekspres.com/
- Phone
- +60 5-253 8898
- srimajutours@srimaju.com
- Website
- srimaju.com
Bus from Melaka Sentral to Hat Yai Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿600–900
- Website
- https://www.srimaju.com/
- Website
- nssit.com.my
Bus from Terminal Port Dickson to Terminal One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- https://bas.my/basmyseremban.php
- Phone
- +609-765 6000
- hq@ekspresperdana.my
- Website
- ekspresperdana.com.my
Bus from Seremban to Rantau Panjang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿430–800
- Website
- https://www.ekspresperdana.com.my/
- Phone
- 1490
- borkorsor@transport.co.th
- Website
- tcl99web.transport.co.th
Bus from Sungai Kolok to Bangkok Sai Tai Mai Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿950–9,500
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
- Website
- bangkokairportonline.com
Bus from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Thepharak Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿29–40
- Schedules at
- bangkokairportonline.com
- Phone
- +62 853-7567-0000
- indomal_dumai@yahoo.com
- Website
- indomalfastferry.com
Ferry from Dumai to Melaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,033
- Schedules at
- indomalfastferry.com
Ferry from Dumai to Port Dickson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,221
- Schedules at
- indomalfastferry.com
- Phone
- 06-2832506
- tunasrupat@hotmail.com
Ferry from Dumai to Melaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿658
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