There are 10 ways to get from Surakarta to Sumatra by plane, train, bus, car ferry, or busferry
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Fly Adisumarmo International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
best- Fly from Adisumarmo International Airport (SOC) to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM)SOC - PLM
4h 30mRp 1,007,000–2,707,000Bus, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Surakarta to DAMRI Bus Station JakartaSurakarta - Jakarta
- Take the busferry from DAMRI Bus Station Jakarta to Bandar Lampung
19h 30mRp 212,135–829,845Train, bus, car ferry via Semarang
- Take the train from Solo Jebres to Semarang Tawang
- Take the train from Semarang Tawang to Jakarta Gambir
- Take the bus from Gambir Station to Jakarta Airport
- Take the bus from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to Pool Damri Merak
- Take the car ferry from Merak to Bakauheni Port
12h 37mRp 395,937–1,255,000Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Solo Terminal Tirtonadi to Pondok Pinang
- Take the train from Kebayoran Lama to Rangkasbitung
- Take the train from Rangkasbitung to Merak
- Take the car ferry from Merak to Bakauheni Port
15h 6mRp 219,476–374,494Fly Adisumarmo International Airport to Sultan Thaha Airport
- Fly from Adisumarmo International Airport (SOC) to Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB)SOC - DJB
4h 40mRp 1,207,000–3,407,000Fly Adisumarmo International Airport to Fatmawati Soekarno Airport
- Fly from Adisumarmo International Airport (SOC) to Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS)SOC - BKS
5h 15mRp 1,507,000–4,307,000Train, train to Yogyakarta International Airport, fly to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
- Take the train from Solo Balapan to Yogyakarta
- Take the train from Yogyakarta Tugu Station to Yogyakarta International Airport
- Fly from Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM)YIA - PLM
4h 35mRp 985,000–2,770,000Train, train to Yogyakarta International Airport, fly to Simpang Tiga Airport
- Take the train from Solo Balapan to Yogyakarta
- Take the train from Yogyakarta Tugu Station to Yogyakarta International Airport
- Fly from Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU)YIA - PKU
5h 5mRp 1,235,000–2,870,000Train, train to Yogyakarta International Airport, fly to Minangkabau International Airport
- Take the train from Solo Balapan to Yogyakarta
- Take the train from Yogyakarta Tugu Station to Yogyakarta International Airport
- Fly from Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) to Minangkabau International Airport (PDG)YIA - PDG
5h 10mRp 1,835,000–4,370,000Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Solo Balapan to Jakarta Gambir
- Take the bus from Gambir Station to Jakarta Airport
- Take the bus from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to Pool Damri Merak
- Take the car ferry from Merak to Bakauheni Port
13h 5mRp 389,000–955,772
Adisumarmo International Airport (SOC) to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Surakarta to Sumatra is to bus and train and car ferry which costs Rp210000 - Rp380000 and takes 15h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Surakarta to Sumatra is to fly which takes 4h 30m and costs Rp1000000 - Rp2800000.
No, there is no direct bus from Surakarta to Sumatra. However, there are services departing from Surakarta and arriving at Bandar Lampung via DAMRI Bus Station Jakarta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 30m.
The distance between Surakarta and Sumatra is 857 km.
The best way to get from Surakarta to Sumatra without a car is to train and bus and car ferry via Semarang which takes 12h 37m and costs Rp390000 - Rp1300000.
It takes approximately 4h 30m to get from Surakarta to Sumatra, including transfers.
Surakarta to Sumatra bus services, operated by Damri, depart from Surakarta station.
Surakarta to Sumatra bus services, operated by Damri, arrive at DAMRI Bus Station Jakarta.
What companies run services between Surakarta, Indonesia and Sumatra, Indonesia?
Garuda Indonesia, Lion Mentari Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Adisumarmo International Airport (SOC) to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Adisumarmo International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–6,000,000
Flights from Adisumarmo International Airport to Sultan Thaha Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–3,400,000
Flights from Adisumarmo International Airport to Fatmawati Soekarno Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,800,000–7,000,000
Flights from Adisumarmo International Airport to Fatmawati Soekarno Airport via Ngurah Rai, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,800,000–3,900,000
Flights from Yogyakarta International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–6,000,000
Flights from Yogyakarta International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–3,000,000
Flights from Yogyakarta International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,800,000–6,500,000
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Adisumarmo International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,300,000–3,700,000
Flights from Adisumarmo International Airport to Sultan Thaha Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,600,000–4,500,000
Flights from Adisumarmo International Airport to Fatmawati Soekarno Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,500,000–4,300,000
Flights from Yogyakarta International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–3,500,000
Flights from Yogyakarta International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–3,900,000
Flights from Yogyakarta International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–4,000,000
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Adisumarmo International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,000,000–3,700,000
Flights from Adisumarmo International Airport to Sultan Thaha Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–3,400,000
Flights from Yogyakarta International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 950,000–2,600,000
Flights from Yogyakarta International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–3,000,000
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Adisumarmo International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–3,700,000
Flights from Adisumarmo International Airport to Sultan Thaha Airport via Ngurah Rai, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,900,000–4,100,000
Flights from Yogyakarta International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,000,000–2,600,000
Flights from Yogyakarta International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–2,900,000
- Website
- pelita-air.com
Flights from Adisumarmo International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,300,000–3,700,000
Flights from Yogyakarta International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 950,000–2,400,000
Flights from Yogyakarta International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–2,500,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Adisumarmo International Airport to Sultan Thaha Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,300,000–3,300,000
Flights from Yogyakarta International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,000,000–2,500,000
Flights from Yogyakarta International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–3,100,000
Train operators
Train from Solo Jebres to Semarang Tawang
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rp 65,000–320,000
- Schedules at
- kai.id
- Book at
- en.tiket.com
- Economy
- Rp 65,000–320,000
- Business
- Rp 310,000–550,000
- Executive
- Rp 120,000–650,000
Train from Semarang Tawang to Jakarta Gambir
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rp 260,000–350,000
- Schedules at
- kai.id
- Book at
- en.tiket.com
- Economy
- Rp 260,000–350,000
- Business
- Rp 430,000–550,000
- Executive
- Rp 490,000–700,000
Train from Solo Balapan to Yogyakarta
- Ave. Duration
- 51 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
Train from Solo Balapan to Jakarta Gambir
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- 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
- Phone
- 021-3453535
- commuter.care@krl.co.id
Train from Kebayoran Lama to Rangkasbitung
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,000–8,000
Train from Rangkasbitung to Merak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,000–8,000
- admin@prameks.com
Train from Solo Balapan to Yogyakarta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rp 15,000
- Schedules at
- jadwalkereta.net
- info@railink.co.id
- Website
- railink.co.id
Train from Yogyakarta Tugu Station to Yogyakarta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 20,000–50,000
- Schedules at
- railink.co.id
Bus operators
- Phone
- (021) 1500 825
- humas@damri.co.id
- Website
- damri.co.id
Bus from Gambir Station to Jakarta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rp 13,000–250,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/damri
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
Bus from Surakarta to DAMRI Bus Station Jakarta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 150,000–600,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/damri
Busferry from DAMRI Bus Station Jakarta to Bandar Lampung
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 55,000–250,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/damri
- Website
- bluebirdgroup.com
Bus from Gambir Station to Jakarta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 75,000
- Schedules at
- traveloka.com
- Phone
- 021-769 3000
- kramatdjati.jakarta@gmail.com
- Website
- kramat-djati.com
Bus from Solo Terminal Tirtonadi to Pondok Pinang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 180,000–270,000
- Website
- http://www.kramat-djati.com/
Ferry operators
- 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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