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Belawan · Indonesia

Car hire and driving in Belawan

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 KNO means 26 km (16 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.

Drives from Belawan

Car rental from Belawan: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Belawan to PercutIndonesia26 km (16 mi)about 24 min
Belawan to BinjaiIndonesia29 km (18 mi)about 27 min
Belawan to PerbaunganIndonesia38 km (24 mi)about 35 min
Belawan to TebingtinggiIndonesia73 km (45 mi)about 1 h 7 min
Belawan to PematangsiantarIndonesia100 km (62 mi)about 1 h 32 min
Belawan to LangsaIndonesia111 km (69 mi)about 1 h 41 min
Belawan to KisaranIndonesia136 km (84 mi)about 2 h 4 min
Belawan to SubulussalamIndonesia152 km (95 mi)about 2 h 19 min
Belawan to TanjungbalaiIndonesia153 km (95 mi)about 2 h 20 min
Belawan to RantauprapatIndonesia226 km (140 mi)about 3 h 27 min
Belawan to LhokseumaweIndonesia231 km (143 mi)about 3 h 31 min
Belawan to PadangsidempuanIndonesia274 km (170 mi)about 4 h 11 min
Belawan to JakartaIndonesia1,434 km (891 mi)about 21 h 52 min
Belawan to BekasiIndonesia1,446 km (898 mi)about 22 h 3 min
Belawan to BandungIndonesia1,548 km (962 mi)about 23 h 36 min
Belawan to DepokIndonesia1,448 km (900 mi)about 22 h 5 min
Belawan to TangerangIndonesia1,415 km (880 mi)about 21 h 35 min
Belawan to PalembangIndonesia1,004 km (624 mi)about 15 h 18 min
Belawan to SemarangIndonesia1,769 km (1,099 mi)about 26 h 59 min
Belawan to South TangerangIndonesia1,431 km (889 mi)about 21 h 49 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 Belawan?

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.