HOW TO GET TO BUKIT LAWANG

Bukit Lawang is a village at the of the road bordered with pristine jungle of Sumatra Gunung Leuser National Park. Its about 135 km from North Sumatra International Airport – KNO. Kuala Namu International Airport is the Gateway or Entrance to Indonesia in the Western side of Indonesia. There is immigration office at the international arrival where you could apply for visa on arrival

There is multiple way you could get to Bukit Lawang:

PUBLIC BUS

Take the ALS from the airport to Binjai city. There is a depot at the right exit from airport train station building. The bus will stop at Binjai city, then you need to change to another bus – PEMBANGUNAN SEMESTA.  Just wait this bus on the road side, waive your hand to stop the bus. There is no bus stop for this type of bus. You need to wait this bus on the roadside near BINAJI SUPER MALL. This bus is coming from medan city direction. This bus will stop at the end of the road near Bukit Lawang. You need to take TUK TUK to get to your hotel in Bukit Lawang. The ALS bus would cost 40.000 IDR. The PEMBANGUNAN SEMESTA BUS cost is 25.000 IDR and TUK TUK will cost 15.000 IDR

AIRPORT TRAIN

Taking train is also possible but strongly not reccomended. The train only goes to Medan City Station. from the city you need to take another transportation to the nearest bus terminal that serve to bukit lawang route. The terminal is called PINANG BARIS TERMINAL, located at the westside end of  the Medan City. Dont go to the terminal, go to the MAWAR BAKERY as the landmark for this area. Those busses ussually standby by this bakery. The Bus is called PEMBANGUNAN SEMESTA. Its very red colouful bus. It will take you directly to the end of the road near Bukit Lawang. Then you need to take TUK TUK or simply just walk to your hotel from the last stop. The Bus would cost about 30.000 t0 40.000 IDR. Or just notify us upon your arrival, we will pick you up.

ONLINE / KONVENSIONAL TAXIS

There are three different option online taxis at the airport. GRAB, MAXIM, GOCAR and Convensional Taxi . They are located at left exit of the Airport Train Station Building. They have stands and very helpful staff assiting with the ordering the car. The rate are very competitive

PRIVATE TRANPORT or SHARED TRANSPORT

Going by PRIVATE CAR or SHARED CAR organised by Sumatra Tour and Travel  is the easiest way to get to Bukit Lawang. Its faster reliable and more comfortable. We can organised a car to suit your need. Most car will be fit for 4 people with large luggage max. If you need a bigger car or minibus, we could also provide that. The ride from the KNO – AIRPORT to BUKIT LAWANG is about 3.5 Hours ride.  This private car is cost 750.000 IDR. You could evenly if you shared with the other people