There are 9 ways to get from Medan to Kalimantan Timur by train, plane, bus, taxi, car ferry, ferry, car, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Kuala Namu International Airport, fly to Sepinggan International Airport
best- Take the train from Medan to Kuala Namutrain
- Fly from Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO) to Sepinggan International Airport (BPN)plane KNO - BPN
9h 23mRp 3,025,000–3,975,000Bus, bus and ferry, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Medan Putra Pelangi to Bandar Lampungbus
- Take the busferry from Bandar Lampung to DAMRI Bus Station Jakartabusferry
- Take the bus from DAMRI Bus Station Jakarta to Surabaya Kotabus
- Take the ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Balikpapanferry
- Take the bus from Balikpapan to Samarindabus
4d 1hRp 1,419,514–2,602,757Bus, taxi, car ferry, train, ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Medan Putra Pelangi to Bandar Lampungbus
- Take the taxi from Bandar Lampung to Bakauheni Porttaxi
- Take the carferry from Bakauheni Port to Merakcarferry
- Take the train from Merak to Rangkasbitungtrain
- Take the train from Rangkasbitung to Tanahabangtrain
- Take the train from Jakarta Gambir to Surabaya Pasar Turitrain
- Take the ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Balikpapanferry
- Drive from Balikpapan to Samarindacar
3d 20hRp 1,685,100–2,662,869Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Belawan to Port of Tanjung Priokferry
- Take the ferry from Tanjung Priok to Surabayaferry
- Take the ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Balikpapanferry
- Take the bus from Balikpapan to Samarindabus
5d 15hRp 1,538,370–1,894,892Fly Kuala Namu International Airport to Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport
- Fly from Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO) to Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport (AAP)plane KNO - AAP
10h 5mRp 2,940,028–4,565,035Fly Kuala Namu International Airport to Kalimaru Airport
- Fly from Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO) to Kalimaru Airport (BEJ)plane KNO - BEJ
14h 6mRp 4,740,012–10,065,015Bus, bus to Silangit Airport, fly to Sepinggan International Airport
- Take the bus from Amplas Station to Parapatbus
- Take the bus from Parapat to Silangit Airportbus
- Fly from Silangit Airport (DTB) to Sepinggan International Airport (BPN)plane DTB - BPN
16h 12mRp 3,206,281–8,981,605Bus, bus to Silangit Airport, fly to Kalimaru Airport
- Take the bus from Amplas Station to Parapatbus
- Take the bus from Parapat to Silangit Airportbus
- Fly from Silangit Airport (DTB) to Kalimaru Airport (BEJ)plane DTB - BEJ
18h 55mRp 4,621,293–13,371,620Ferry, bus via Kijang
- Take the ferry from Belawan to Batu Amparferry
- Take the ferry from Telaga Punggur Ferry Terminal to Sri Bintan Pura Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the ferry from Pelabuhan Sri Bayintan Kijang to Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Portferry
- Take the ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Balikpapanferry
- Take the bus from Balikpapan to Samarindabus
6dRp 1,455,402–1,870,803
Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO) to Sepinggan International Airport (BPN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Medan to Kalimantan Timur is to ferry and bus via Kijang which costs Rp1400000 - Rp1900000 and takes 6 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Medan to Kalimantan Timur is to train and fly which takes 9h 23m and costs Rp3000000 - Rp4000000.
The distance between Medan and Kalimantan Timur is 2128 km.
The best way to get from Medan to Kalimantan Timur without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 5 days 15h and costs Rp1500000 - Rp1900000.
It takes approximately 9h 23m to get from Medan to Kalimantan Timur, including transfers.
Kalimantan Timur is 1h ahead of Medan. It is currently 12:45 PM in Medan and 1:45 PM in Kalimantan Timur.
There are 56+ hotels available in Kalimantan Timur.
What companies run services between Medan, Indonesia and Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia?
Batik Air, Citilink Indonesia, and two other airlines fly from Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO) to Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport (AAP) every 4 hours.
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Kuala Namu International Airport to Sepinggan International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,200,000–7,000,000
Flights from Kuala Namu International Airport to Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,900,000–11,000,000
Flights from Kuala Namu International Airport to Kalimaru Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,700,000–10,000,000
- [email protected]
- Website
- railink.co.id
Train from Medan to Kuala Namu
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 40,000–65,000
- Schedules at
- railink.co.id
- Book at
- reservation.railink.co.id
- Phone
- (061)8456325 - 8453256
- [email protected]
- Website
- putrapelangi.com
Bus from Medan Putra Pelangi to Bandar Lampung
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 650,000–1,000,000
- Schedules at
- putrapelangi.com
- Book at
- traveloka.com
Bus from Medan Putra Pelangi to Bandar Lampung
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 650,000–1,000,000
- Schedules at
- putrapelangi.com
- Book at
- traveloka.com
- Phone
- +62 811-1021-191
- [email protected]
- Website
- asdp.id
Car ferry from Bakauheni Port to Merak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 16,000–360,000
- Schedules at
- ferizy.com
- Regular
- Rp 22,700
- Express
- Rp 84,800
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Estimated price
- Rp 100–130
66 Taksi
- Phone
- +62 822-4472-3133
- Website
- gobytaxi.com
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
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