There are 10 ways to get from Sumatra to Surakarta by plane, car ferry, bus, train, or busferry
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Fly Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Adisumarmo International Airport
best- Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Adisumarmo International Airport (SOC)plane PLM - SOC
3h 56mRp 1,282,360–2,937,154Car ferry, bus, train
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Bakauheni Port to Merakcarferry
- Take the bus from Merak to Yogyakartabus
- Take the train from Stasiun Maguwo to Solobalapantrain
23h 38mRp 142,620–548,152Car ferry, bus, train via Jakarta
- Take the car ferry from Bakauheni Port to Merakcarferry
- Take the bus from Pool Damri Merak to Soekarno-Hatta International Airportbus
- Take the train from Jakarta Gambir to Solo Balapantrain
15h 30mRp 379,094–1,231,626Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Bakauheni Port to Merakcarferry
- Take the train from Merak to Rangkasbitungtrain
- Take the train from Rangkasbitung to Tanahabangtrain
- Take the train from Jatinegara to Solo Balapantrain
16h 2mRp 348,094–753,626Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Bandar Lampung to DAMRI Bus Station Jakartabusferry
- Take the bus from DAMRI Bus Station Jakarta to Surakartabus Jakarta - Surakarta
20hRp 217,948–850,918Fly Sultan Thaha Airport to Adisumarmo International Airport
- Fly from Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) to Adisumarmo International Airport (SOC)plane DJB - SOC
4h 16mRp 1,659,720–4,103,036Fly Fatmawati Soekarno Airport to Adisumarmo International Airport
- Fly from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) to Adisumarmo International Airport (SOC)plane BKS - SOC
5h 21mRp 1,698,401–4,234,491Fly Lubuklinggau Silampari Airport to Adisumarmo International Airport
- Fly from Lubuklinggau Silampari Airport (LLJ) to Adisumarmo International Airport (SOC)plane LLJ - SOC
21h 21mRp 1,681,482–4,630,612Fly Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Yogyakarta International Airport, train
- Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA)plane PLM - YIA
- Take the train from Yogyakarta International Airport to Yogyakarta Tugu Stationtrain
- Take the train from Yogyakarta to Solo Balapantrain
3h 52mRp 1,052,675–2,865,044Fly Simpang Tiga Airport to Yogyakarta International Airport, train
- Fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA)plane PKU - YIA
- Take the train from Yogyakarta International Airport to Yogyakarta Tugu Stationtrain
- Take the train from Yogyakarta to Solo Balapantrain
4h 27mRp 1,513,989–3,766,021
Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Adisumarmo International Airport (SOC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sumatra to Surakarta is to car ferry and bus and train which costs Rp140000 - Rp550000 and takes 23h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Sumatra to Surakarta is to fly and train which takes 3h 52m and costs Rp1000000 - Rp2900000.
No, there is no direct bus from Sumatra to Surakarta. However, there are services departing from Bandar Lampung and arriving at Surakarta via DAMRI Bus Station Jakarta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h.
The distance between Sumatra and Surakarta is 857 km.
The best way to get from Sumatra to Surakarta without a car is to car ferry and bus and train via Jakarta which takes 15h 30m and costs Rp370000 - Rp1300000.
It takes approximately 3h 56m to get from Sumatra to Surakarta, including transfers.
Sumatra to Surakarta bus services, operated by Damri, depart from Bandar Lampung station.
Sumatra to Surakarta bus services, operated by Damri, arrive at DAMRI Bus Station Jakarta.
There are 267+ hotels available in Surakarta.
What companies run services between Sumatra, Indonesia and Surakarta, Indonesia?
Garuda Indonesia, Batik Air, and three other airlines fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Adisumarmo International Airport (SOC) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Adisumarmo International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–4,100,000
Flights from Sultan Thaha Airport to Adisumarmo International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,600,000–5,500,000
Flights from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport to Adisumarmo International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,600,000–5,500,000
Flights from Lubuklinggau Silampari Airport to Adisumarmo International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,600,000–4,700,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Yogyakarta International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,800,000–5,500,000
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Adisumarmo International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,100,000–7,500,000
Flights from Sultan Thaha Airport to Adisumarmo International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–9,500,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Yogyakarta International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,000,000–7,000,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Yogyakarta International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–9,500,000
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Adisumarmo International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–3,000,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Yogyakarta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–3,400,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Yogyakarta International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–3,400,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport to Adisumarmo International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,600,000–6,000,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Yogyakarta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–3,000,000
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Yogyakarta International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,000,000–2,500,000
Train operators
Train from Jakarta Gambir to Solo Balapan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rp 320,000–380,000
- Schedules at
- kai.id
- Book at
- en.tiket.com
- Economy
- Rp 320,000–380,000
- Business
- Rp 470,000–550,000
- Executive
- Rp 600,000–900,000
Train from Jatinegara to Solo Balapan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rp 320,000–370,000
- Schedules at
- kai.id
- Book at
- en.tiket.com
- Economy
- Rp 320,000–370,000
- Business
- Rp 470,000–550,000
- Executive
- Rp 600,000–850,000
Train from Yogyakarta to Solo Balapan
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 36,000–320,000
- Schedules at
- kai.id
- Book at
- en.tiket.com
- Economy
- Rp 36,000–320,000
- Business
- Rp 290,000–550,000
- Executive
- Rp 65,000–650,000
- Phone
- 021-3453535
- commuter.care@krl.co.id
Train from Merak to Rangkasbitung
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,000–8,000
Train from Rangkasbitung to Tanahabang
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,000–8,000
- info@railink.co.id
- Website
- railink.co.id
Train from Yogyakarta International Airport to Yogyakarta Tugu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 20,000–50,000
- Schedules at
- railink.co.id
- admin@prameks.com
- Website
- kai.id
Train from Yogyakarta to Solo Balapan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rp 15,000
- Schedules at
- kai.id
Train from Stasiun Maguwo to Solobalapan
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rp 13,526
- Schedules at
- kai.id
Bus operators
- Phone
- (021) 1500 825
- humas@damri.co.id
- Website
- damri.co.id
Bus from Pool Damri Merak to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 33,000–250,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/damri
Busferry from Bandar Lampung to DAMRI Bus Station Jakarta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 65,000–260,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/damri
Bus from DAMRI Bus Station Jakarta to Surakarta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 150,000–600,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/damri
- Phone
- (0275) 641018, 641093
- Website
- sumberalam.co.id
Bus from Merak to Yogyakarta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rp 110,000–180,000
- Schedules at
- sumberalam.co.id
Ferry operators
- Phone
- +62 811-1021-191
- cs@indonesiaferry.co.id
- Website
- asdp.id
Car ferry from Bakauheni Port to Merak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 16,000–360,000
- Schedules at
- asdp.id
- Regular
- Rp 22,700
- Express
- Rp 84,800
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