How to go to Bukit Lawang

There are tourist buses leaving from most towns in North Sumatra to Bukit Lawang. In Medan you have the option of catching a local bus, very large, slow and crowded but very cheap, 10,000Rp. It will take 3.5 to 4 hours in the local bus as it also stops many times along the way to drop and pick up locals. You will need to get a becak or taxi to the bus depot in Medan - Pinang Baris. It will cost around 35,000Rp for a becak. A taxi will cost aroun 70,000 - 80,000Rp from the centre of Medan to get to Pinang Baris Bus Terminal.

You can also take a mini-bus from Pinang Baris for 12,000Rp. The mini-buses take around 3 hours to get to Bukit Lawang as they do not stop as many times along the way. The mini-buses do not leave from the main bus terminal. Travel down the road that runs past the bus terminal a few hundred meters and your will find the mini-buses outside the large pastry store (you can't miss it).

Private Transport from Medan to Bukit Lawang

If you would like a car to collect you from your hotel in Medan or from the airport and be taken to Bukit Lawang click here to contact us. Price is 600,000Rp (around 49 Euros) for up to 4 people. This is a quicker, safer trip of under 3 hours from your hotel or the airport. The vehicle used is a new air-conditioned "AVANZA"

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Contact us if you have a larger group and a price can be quoted for a larger vehicle.

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ECO TREK COMPRISES OF WELL-EDUCATED AND ECOLOGICALLY-CONCERNED STAFFS OF VERY HIGH STANDARDS. OUR PRIMARY GOAL IS TO PRESENT YOU WITH WONDERFUL TRAVELING OPPORTUNITIES AND CULTURALLY ENRICHING ADVENTURES. WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON THE LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE THAT EVERY ONE OF OUR GUIDES POSSESSES. THEY HAVE TREKKED AND GUIDED IN ALL REGIONS OF BUKIT LAWANG AND HAVE A DEEP KNOWLEDGE ABOUT EVERY ASPECT OF TREKKING IN THE GUNUNG LEUSER NATIONAL PARK - OF BUKIT LAWANG REGION.