How to get to Medan (Sumatra island, Indonesia) from Singapore?
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Options I found:
- Fly directly from Singapore to Medan for circa 90 USD.
- Bus from Singapore to Johor Bahru Airport in Malaysia (called "Senai International Airport") with causewaylink for circa 3 USD, then direct flight to Medan with Airasia for circa 40 USD. So a total of circa ** USD**. Note that AirAsia has a partnership with causewaylink to provide this ticket for free. I took this bus in May 2015 & it took around 1h45 to do the bus journey at a low-peak time, allow at least 3h if travelling on a week end or public holiday.
- Fly to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) for circa 30 USD, then fly to Medan for circa 30 USD. Found those prices using Momondo. So a total of circa 60 USD
- Take the ferry to Batam island (Indonesia) for circa 22 USD (45 min ride), then take another ferry to Dumai (Indonesia) with the Dumai Express for circa 25 USD (this one is a long ride, 6 to 8h). As explained in theworldonwheels.com "To buy the ticket from Dumai, you need to visit a ticket agent who will sort you out – there’s no need to go to the port to buy a ticket.", & there does seem to be only 1 (yes one!) ferry per day. So this means potentially having to stay in Batam overnight (who knows?). Then take a bus for around 10h from Dumai to Medan for circa 13 USD. So a total of circa 60 USD
All in all, my research seem to always point to taking a plane rather than a ferry... unless you really have a special reason for avoiding planes (transporting loads of luggages, transporting a bike, fear of planes, or else).
Here is another good reason not to take the ferry in Indonesia How safe are the ferries in Indonesia?
Note: you must add circa 12 USD to every flight with AirAsia if you have a checked baggage
Note regarding trains going from Singapore to Johor Bahru: There's no point in taking the train to JB, the new terminal is very inconvenient and services are infrequent and unreliable. Take a bus instead.
Final note: there is nothing "special" to do in Medan, so if you arrive before 4pm try to plan your journey to your final destination straight from Medan (typically using a tourist bus or a public bus), roads can be dangerous at night so many transports do not work when it's dark (after 7pm). The hotel/hostel hosting you can provide more info, it's a typical thing to do.
Resources:
- AirAsia route map: http://www.airasia.com/sg/en/where-we-fly/route-map.page
- http://www.momondo.com
- http://www.senaiairport.com/travellers.asp?menuid=100129&rootid=100015&splid=1&parentid=100129
- https://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/forums/asia-south-east-asia-islands-peninsula/topics/singapore-to-sumatra-292c3939-bfe4-48d0-9ef7-257f831a1b66
- http://www.tripadvisor.com.sg/ShowTopic-g294231-i9609-k4576284-Getting_to_Sumatra_Medan_from_Singapore_Kuala_Lumpur-Sumatra.html
- http://www.theworldonwheels.com/2014/11/getting-sumatra-indonesia-singapore-boat-easy-guide.html
- http://www.journeum.com/dst/Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Riau/Dumai/Getting%20there/
- https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dumai-Express-Group/150528784996206
- http://wikitravel.org/en/Batam
- http://wikitravel.org/en/Bintan
- http://www.rome2rio.com/s/Singapore/Medan
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