BANDA ACEH TRAVEL INFORMATION
BANDA ACEH TRAVEL INFORMATION
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BANDA ACEH TRAVEL INFORMATION - Foreigners no longer require a travel permit (surat jalan) to enter Aceh, but an Indonesian visa is required. Since 6 June 2010, it is possible to get a 30 day Visa-on-Arrival at Banda Aceh Airport. The Embassy in KL can also process the visa in the same day if you complete all the paperwork before noon.
By bus
There are non-stop night buses, with travel times ranging from 9 to 13 hours - from Medan to Banda Aceh. Major bus companies such as PMTOH, Pelangi, Kurnia and Pusaka have offices on Jl. Gajah Mada, Medan. Price ranges from 110,000 in a regular-sized-seat bus to 200,000 in a wide-seat bus.
Mini-buses can also take you to Banda Aceh from the Medan area, but journeys are generally longer. Prices are a bit cheaper than the coaches. It is also possible to travel over from Medan to Banda Aceh via Kutacane and Takengon. This will be 20 hours in total.
By plane
Two airlines fly daily between Banda Aceh and either Medan (a one-hour trip) or Jakarta (a 2 hour 40 minute trip). Garuda has three daily flights from Jakarta and two daily flights from Medan. Lion Air has two daily flights from Jakarta and one from Medan. The Jakarta-Banda Aceh direct flight on Garuda takes 2 hrs 40 mins on a Boeing 737, although it is often changed to stopover at Medan without warning. SMAC Airlines flies daily from Medan to Nias Island and Simeulue Island. Budget carrier, AirAsia, [1]provides daily flights from Kuala Lumpur. Firefly airlines [[2]] , Malaysia's community airline now flies from Penang to Banda Aceh every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
The Indonesian Embassy in Singapore has confirmed that Visa On Arrival (VOA) service at Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport officially started on 26JAN2010. The arrival fees, countries allowable and all other regulations remain the same as other VOA locations.
By boat
*Get around
The main methods of getting around are becak (motorbike taxis) and labi-labi (public minibus). Due to the sudden influx of money post-tsunami, locals have gotten used to overcharging, but now stabilization has returned. Example becak fares are: Airport - Grand Mosque: 40,000; Bus Terminal - Grand Mosque: 8,000; Grand Mosque - Penayong: 5,000. Inside the city, generally 10,000 should do it.
Source : http://wikitravel.org/en/Banda_Aceh
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