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Dumai · Indonesia

Car hire and driving in Dumai

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 DUM means 7 km (4 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.

Drives from Dumai

Car rental from Dumai: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Dumai to PekanbaruIndonesia128 km (79 mi)about 1 h 57 min
Dumai to RantauprapatIndonesia185 km (115 mi)about 2 h 50 min
Dumai to PayakumbuhIndonesia228 km (142 mi)about 3 h 29 min
Dumai to TanjungbalaiIndonesia233 km (145 mi)about 3 h 33 min
Dumai to PadangsidempuanIndonesia244 km (151 mi)about 3 h 43 min
Dumai to BukittinggiIndonesia250 km (155 mi)about 3 h 49 min
Dumai to KisaranIndonesia250 km (156 mi)about 3 h 49 min
Dumai to BatamIndonesia293 km (182 mi)about 4 h 28 min
Dumai to PematangsiantarIndonesia300 km (187 mi)about 4 h 35 min
Dumai to TebingtinggiIndonesia314 km (195 mi)about 4 h 47 min
Dumai to PadangIndonesia315 km (196 mi)about 4 h 48 min
Dumai to Tanjung PinangIndonesia345 km (215 mi)about 5 h 16 min
Dumai to JakartaIndonesia1,062 km (660 mi)about 16 h 12 min
Dumai to SurabayaIndonesia1,599 km (994 mi)about 24 h 23 min
Dumai to BekasiIndonesia1,073 km (667 mi)about 16 h 22 min
Dumai to BandungIndonesia1,175 km (730 mi)about 17 h 55 min
Dumai to MedanIndonesia375 km (233 mi)about 5 h 43 min
Dumai to DepokIndonesia1,077 km (669 mi)about 16 h 26 min
Dumai to TangerangIndonesia1,045 km (649 mi)about 15 h 56 min
Dumai to PalembangIndonesia628 km (390 mi)about 9 h 35 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 Dumai?

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.