There are 6 ways to get from Thailand to Medan by plane, train, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Don Mueang International Airport, train
best- Fly from Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) to Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO)plane DMK - KNO
- Take the train from Kuala Namu to Medantrain
8h 5mRp 2,728,460–4,182,884Fly from Hat Yai, train
cheapest- Fly from Hat Yai (HDY) to Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO)plane HDY - KNO
- Take the train from Kuala Namu to Medantrain
9h 57mRp 1,349,261–4,197,261Fly from Suvarnabhumi Airport, train
- Fly from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO)plane BKK - KNO
- Take the train from Kuala Namu to Medantrain
10h 48mRp 2,049,261–3,597,261Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO)plane CNX - KNO
10h 48mRp 2,027,754–7,575,754Train, tram to Alor Setar, fly
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Padang Besar Malaysiatrain
- Take the tram from Padang Besar to Anak Bukittram
- Fly from Alor Setar (AOR) to Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO)plane AOR - KNO
- Take the train from Kuala Namu to Medantrain
11h 8mRp 1,420,581–6,334,387Fly from Udon Thani International Airport, train
- Fly from Udon Thani International Airport (UTH) to Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO)plane UTH - KNO
- Take the train from Kuala Namu to Medantrain
8h 18mRp 2,689,421–7,650,588
Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) to Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Thailand to Medan is to fly and train which costs Rp2000000 - Rp3600000 and takes 10h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Thailand to Medan is to fly and train which takes 8h 5m and costs Rp2700000 - Rp4200000.
The distance between Thailand and Medan is 1222 km.
It takes approximately 8h 5m to get from Thailand to Medan, including transfers.
There are 449+ hotels available in Medan.
What companies run services between Thailand and Medan, Indonesia?
AirAsia, Scoot Tigerair, and five other airlines fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–4,800,000
Flights from Hat Yai to Kuala Namu International Airport via Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,800,000–6,500,000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–6,000,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,000,000–7,500,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,900,000–11,000,000
Flights from Alor Setar to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,300,000–8,000,000
Flights from Udon Thani International Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–8,500,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,300,000–4,700,000
Flights from Hat Yai to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,300,000–4,100,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–7,500,000
Flights from Alor Setar to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,300,000–8,000,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Hat Yai to Kuala Namu International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–5,000,000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,000,000–6,500,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–7,500,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Hat Yai to Kuala Namu International Airport via Suvarnabhumi Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,600,000–9,500,000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–6,000,000
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–6,000,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,900,000–11,000,000
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Alor Setar to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,500,000–6,500,000
Flights from Udon Thani International Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Don Mueang International Airport, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,600,000–7,500,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,000,000–2,300,000
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,800,000–8,000,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +62 877-7702-1121
- [email protected]
- Website
- railink.co.id
Train from Kuala Namu to Medan
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 17,000–65,000
- Schedules at
- railink.co.id
- Book at
- reservation.railink.co.id
Train from Kuala Namu to Medan
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 17,000–65,000
- Schedules at
- railink.co.id
- Book at
- reservation.railink.co.id
Train from Kuala Namu to Medan
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 17,000–65,000
- Schedules at
- railink.co.id
- Book at
- reservation.railink.co.id
Train from Kuala Namu to Medan
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 17,000–65,000
- Schedules at
- railink.co.id
- Book at
- reservation.railink.co.id
Train from Kuala Namu to Medan
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 17,000–65,000
- Schedules at
- railink.co.id
- Book at
- reservation.railink.co.id
- Phone
- 1690
- [email protected]
- Website
- railway.co.th
Train from Hat Yai to Padang Besar Malaysia
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rp 8,000–470,000
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- railway.co.th
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- Rp 340,000–470,000
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- Rp 50,000–65,000
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- Rp 8,000–11,000
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- Rp 130,000–150,000
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Hat Yai to Padang Besar Malaysia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,000–75,000
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- Rp 6,000–9,000
- Express
- Rp 50,000–75,000
Tram from Padang Besar to Anak Bukit
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 7,500–85,000
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- Rp 7,500–11,000
- Express
- Rp 55,000–85,000
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