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How to get fromLangkawi Islands to Sumatraby plane, ferry, train, taxi, or bus

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There are 7 ways to get from Langkawi Islands to Sumatra by plane, ferry, train, taxi, or bus

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  1. Fly to Simpang Tiga Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Langkawi International Airport (LGK) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU)plane plane LGK - PKU
    3h 20m
    Rp 900,000–4,400,000

  2. Ferry, train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the ferry from Langkawi Ferry Terminal to Kuala Kedahferry ferry
    2. Take the train from Alor Setar to Serembantrain train Ets
    3. Take the bus from Terminal One to Terminal Port Dicksonbus bus
    4. Take the ferry from Port Dickson to Dumaiferry ferry
    16h 18m
    Rp 822,369–1,254,778

  3. Ferry, train, taxi

    1. Take the ferry from Langkawi Ferry Terminal to Kuala Kedahferry ferry
    2. Take the train from Alor Setar to Kl Sentraltrain train Ets
    3. Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T1train train
    4. Take the taxi from Klia T1 to Port Dicksontaxi taxi
    5. Take the ferry from Port Dickson to Dumaiferry ferry
    13h 2m
    Rp 1,201,619–1,945,778

  4. Ferry, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Langkawi Ferry Terminal to Kuala Perlisferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Kuala Perlis to Melaka Sentralbus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Melaka to Dumaiferry ferry
    15h 35m
    Rp 930,527–1,357,787

  5. Fly to Minangkabau International Airport

    1. Fly from Langkawi International Airport (LGK) to Minangkabau International Airport (PDG)plane plane LGK - PDG
    3h 25m
    Rp 1,100,000–4,900,000

  6. Fly to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II

    1. Fly from Langkawi International Airport (LGK) to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM)plane plane LGK - PLM
    3h 55m
    Rp 1,200,000–5,000,000

  7. Ferry, bus via Seremban

    1. Take the ferry from Langkawi Ferry Terminal to Kuala Kedahferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Alor Setar to Serembanbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Terminal One to Terminal Port Dicksonbus bus
    4. Take the ferry from Port Dickson to Dumaiferry ferry
    16h 22m
    Rp 1,176,619–1,358,778

Langkawi International Airport (LGK) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) flights

Calendar27Weekly Planes
Duration4h 55mAverage Duration
TicketRp 934,694Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 680.7 km
  • Duration: 3h 20m

What companies run services between Langkawi Islands, Malaysia and Sumatra, Indonesia?

AirAsia, Scoot Tigerair, and three other airlines fly from Langkawi International Airport (LGK) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) 4 times a day.

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