Tranportation
FROM AIRPORT TO BUKIT LAWANG
Privat car
As you embark on your unforgettable journey to the heart of Sumatra, let us take care of your transportation needs. We offer a range of convenient and comfortable options to ensure your seamless arrival at our eco-friendly lodges in Bukit Lawang.
This pick up/drop off service includes transport by private car with air conditioning to/from Bukit Lawang and pick up or drop off from/to your guesthouse in Bukit Lawang. Your driver will also stop on the way at ATM and/or Money Changer if needed, it takes around 3,5 hours.
Airport to Bukit Lawang:
Reguler car
Cost: 48 euro
Max. 4 person
( included driver & patrol )
Mini bus
Cost: 77 euro
Max. 10 person
( included driver & patrol )
Public Transport
Travellers on a smaller budget can opt for the public bus to go to Bukit Lawang. Choosing this kind of transportation will be an unforgettable adventure as you will share the bus with local people, it’s cheaper, but it takes longer and it’s not really comfortable.
You have to take 2 different bus to reach Bukit Lawang:
First take the local ALS bus (Antar Lintas Sumatera/orange color) from Medan Aiport to Binjai, it takes around 2 hours and cost around 50,000 IDR per person.
Once arrived at Binjai bus station, you have to take a tuk-tuk costing 15,000 IDR to Tanah Lapang Binjai terminal or you can stop directly at Binjai Supermall and take the bus there!
Please note that the last buses can be at 4:30 pm, 6:00 pm (no fixed hours) so please be sure to reach Binjai before 4:30 pm.
Then take the PS bus (the red bus) from Tanah Lapang Binjai terminal or from Binjai Supermall to Bukit Lawang. It takes around 3 hours and costs 50,000 IDR per person.
From here, take a becak (tuk-tuk) for 15,000 IDR to Bukit Lawang or ask us to pick you up by motorbike for free (call or text us 1 hour before on whatsapp) Once at the entrance of Bukit Lawang one of our guide will pick you up with your luggage and drop you to your guesthouse.
Tourist Bus
The tourist bus pick up at the airport is running from 1 pm to 3 pm and you can be asked to wait if some other people arrive after you or need to be picked up in Medan. For the drop off back to the airport by tourist bus there is only one departure per day from Bukit Lawang at 08:30 am so be sure to have a flight after 2:30 pm. We can arrange this option for you!
Tourist bus costs 210,000 IDR per person from the airport. If you’re the only one to pick up they will charge for 2 people 420,000 IDR. It will take around 3 to 5 hours to reach Bukit Lawang according to traffic.
