HOW TO GET TO BUKIT LAWANG

PICK UP FROM AIRPORT

We offer pick up from KNO airport in Medan or your hotel.

We drive you the 3 hours to Bukit Lawang, passing through several small towns, stopping at rubber, oil palm and cocoa plantations with a rustic atmosphere. Get a chance to meet local villages and see the Sumatran way of life.

Cost of airport pick up is Rp 750,000 per car and you can share between 4 people.

HOW TO GET TO BUKIT LAWANG INDEPENDENTLY

If you want to make your own way to Bukit Lawang here are the directions –

Take the public bus (ALS) from Medan airport to Binjai (40,000 IRP, 2 hours)

Take the small yellow bus from Binjai to Tanah Lapang (10,000 IRP, 20 mins)

Take the public bus from Tanah Lapang to Bukit Lawang (30,000, 2 hours)

Beware of a scam – When the ALS drops you at Binjai some local men will come up to you asking you to get in a bus to Bukit Lawang. They will try to charge you 200,000-400,000 IRP. Just tell them you know where you are going and you will take the yellow public bus. Strangely there is no scam leaving Bukit Lawang, only on the way there.

PRIVATE TRANSPORT AROUND SUMATRA

If you want a more comfortable journey around Sumatra Indonesia the best way is to take a private car. Our cars are fully air-conditioned and we have good responsible drivers. (Prices are per car)

Prices:

Medan Airport KNO to Bukit Lawang : Rp 750,000

Bukit Lawang to Tangkahan (off road) : Rp 750,000

Bukit Lawang to Lake Toba : Rp 1,400,000 via Tongging (Waterfall Sipiso-Piso)

Bukit Lawang to Lake Toba : Rp 1,200,000 via Pematang Siantar.

Bukit Lawang to Berastagi : Rp 900,000

WHERE TO STAY IN BUKIT LAWANG

There are many hotels to choose from in Bukit Lawang. Some we recommend are:

-Jungle Inn

-Sambungalow

-Jungle Tribe

-Garden Inn