How To Get To Pulau Weh

There are many different routes to our little Island and here are some travel recommendations from us. No matter what route you decide to take, if you experience difficulties just drop us a line so we can help with your planning. 

It's as Easy as it Looks

Take a Flight

To Banda Aceh

Jump on the Ferry

To Pulau Weh

Take a Taxi

To Gapang Beach

Take a Flight

To Banda Aceh

Your options:

From elsewhere the most direct connection is flying to Kuala Lumpur, and then from KL to Banda Aceh. Depending on arrival times, you may have an overnight in a hotel or at the airport.

There are flights to Banda Aceh from Kuala Lumpur (AirAsia) and Penang (Firefly). The regulations can change quickly nowadays, so please check with a travel website or agency. 

  • From Kuala Lumpur to Banda Aceh:
    • AirAsia flights, usually 2-3 times a week
  • From Banda Aceh to Kuala Lumpur:
    • AirAsia flights, usually 2-3 times a week

Check the schedule for AirAsia flights!

  • From Penang to Banda Aceh:
    • Firefly flights usually 2-3 timas a week
  • From Banda Aceh to Penang:
    • Firefly flights usually 2-3 timas a week

Check the Firefly flights here!

There are international flights to Indonesia through Penang or Kuala Lumpur. Another option from Singapore is by ferry to Batam (Indonesia) and onwards with the domestic LION AIR flight from Batam to Banda Aceh via Jakarta.

  • From Batam to Banda Aceh:
    • Daily (1) flight with Lion Air
  • From Banda Aceh to Batam:
    • Daily (1) flight with Lion Air

Check the schedule for Lion Air flights here!

It is also possible to enter Indonesia through Medan on Sumatra. There are a number of international flights flying in from Penang, Ipoh, Malaka and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) (Garuda, Malaysia Airlines, Firefly, LionAir, Batavia Air, Air Asia and others), from Bangkok (Thailand) (Air Asia) and from Singapore (SilkAir, Jetstar Asia, Air Asia, Tiger Airways). It is possible to come with an overnight bus from Medan directly to Banda Aceh (around 12 hours).

  • From Jakarta to Banda Aceh
    • Daily direct flights with Garuda or Lion air
    • Daily flights via Medan with Garuda or Lion air
  • From Banda Aceh to Jakarta
    • Daily direct flights with Garuda or Lion air
    • Daily flights via Medan with Garuda or Lion air

Check the schedule for Garuda flights here or Lion Air flights here!

  • From Medan to Banda Aceh
    • Daily direct flights with Citylink or Lion air
  • From Banda Aceh to Medan
    • Daily direct flights with Citylink or Lion air

Check the schedule for Citylink flights here or Lion Air flights here!

Some hints for your connection:

From Banda Aceh to Pulau Weh: If you arrive in Banda Aceh before 8:00 you can connect to the 10:00 express bahari ferry and be at Lumba Lumba by noon. If you arrive in Banda Aceh before 14:30 you can connect to the last 16:00 express bahari ferry and be at Lumba Lumba by evening. Everything later than arriving in Banda Aceh after 14:30 means an overnight stay in the city.

From Pulau Weh to Banda Aceh: It is not possible to connect to a flight before 11:00. This means you have to leave us the afternoon before and have an overnight stay in Banda Aceh. By taking a plane starting at 11:00 you can connect with the first 8:00 express bahari ferry.

VISA:

International visitors can get a Visa on Arrival for a maximum 30 days visit, which you can also get as a one time 30 days extendable visa.

Also there is the option of a so called Visit Visa which gives you 60 days and is two times for 60 days each extendable. You have to apply for a Visit Visa before entering Indonesia and you need a sponsor at the place where you want to stay and do the extensions. Please check the Visa Agencies for the most up-to-date regulations.

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Jump on the Ferry

To Pulau Weh

It’s quite easy to take a taxi from the airport to the ferry harbour Ulee Lhue. If going directly, it’s a 35 minutes drive with a standard taxi.
Note: Schedule is subject to change (due to weather conditions, holiday peaks or lows, ferry maintenance schedules).
Due to the weather, and conditions the ferry schedule below can change.

Ferries from Banda Aceh (Ulee Lheue) to Pulau Weh (Balohan)

08:00DailyASDP BRR car/passenger ferry
08:00DailyExpress Bahari fast ferry
10:00DailyExpress Bahari fast ferry
12:00

14:30		Daily (except Friday)

Friday		ASDP Tanjung Burang car/passenger ferry
16:15DailyExpress Bahari fast ferry
17:00DailyASDP BRR car/passenger ferry

Ferries from Pulau Weh (Balohan) to Banda Aceh (Ulee Lheue)

8:00DailyASDP Tanjung Burang car/passenger ferry
08:00DailyExpress Bahari fast ferry
12:00DailyASDP Tanjung Burang car/passenger ferry
14:30DailyExpress Bahari fast ferry
16:15Daily
Express Bahari fast ferry
17:00DailyASDP Tanjung Burang car/passenger ferry

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Training Options

Take a Taxi

To Gapang Beach

When you arrive in Balohan, the harbour on Pulau Weh, there are many cars and minibuses waiting for passengers.
 
  • For private taxis cost a minimum of Rp 200,000-220,000
  • A shared taxi with others will cost Rp 60 – 80.000 per person for a car to take you directly to Lumba Lumba
  • There is also the option to take a becak (motorbike-taxi) to Gapang. Prices are negotiable but frequently cost Rp 100 – 120,000 for two people.
 
It is a 35 minutes drive over scenic roads with great seaviews, while passing villages and forests with monkeys along the way.

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