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Banda Aceh · Indonesia

Car hire and driving in Banda Aceh

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Indonesia traffic drives on the left. Picking up at BTJ means 10 km (6 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.

Drives from Banda Aceh

Car rental from Banda Aceh: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Banda Aceh to LhokseumaweIndonesia205 km (127 mi)about 3 h 8 min
Banda Aceh to LangsaIndonesia315 km (196 mi)about 4 h 49 min
Banda Aceh to BinjaiIndonesia411 km (255 mi)about 6 h 16 min
Banda Aceh to BelawanIndonesia420 km (261 mi)about 6 h 24 min
Banda Aceh to SunggalIndonesia424 km (264 mi)about 6 h 28 min
Banda Aceh to SubulussalamIndonesia427 km (265 mi)about 6 h 31 min
Banda Aceh to MedanIndonesia429 km (266 mi)about 6 h 32 min
Banda Aceh to PercutIndonesia446 km (277 mi)about 6 h 48 min
Banda Aceh to PerbaunganIndonesia458 km (284 mi)about 6 h 59 min
Banda Aceh to TebingtinggiIndonesia491 km (305 mi)about 7 h 29 min
Banda Aceh to PematangsiantarIndonesia504 km (313 mi)about 7 h 41 min
Banda Aceh to GunungsitoliIndonesia536 km (333 mi)about 8 h 11 min
Banda Aceh to PalembangIndonesia1,406 km (874 mi)about 21 h 27 min
Banda Aceh to BatamIndonesia1,081 km (672 mi)about 16 h 29 min
Banda Aceh to PekanbaruIndonesia879 km (546 mi)about 13 h 24 min
Banda Aceh to Bandar LampungIndonesia1,644 km (1,022 mi)about 25 h 4 min
Banda Aceh to PadangIndonesia912 km (567 mi)about 13 h 55 min
Banda Aceh to SerangIndonesia1,767 km (1,098 mi)about 26 h 57 min
Banda Aceh to PontianakIndonesia1,672 km (1,039 mi)about 25 h 30 min
Banda Aceh to Jambi CityIndonesia1,215 km (755 mi)about 18 h 32 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Banda Aceh?

The left, as everywhere in Indonesia.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.