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Medan · Indonesia

Car hire and driving in Medan

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 23 km (14 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.

Drives from Medan

Car rental from Medan: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Medan to PerbaunganIndonesia32 km (20 mi)about 29 min
Medan to TebingtinggiIndonesia62 km (38 mi)about 57 min
Medan to PematangsiantarIndonesia82 km (51 mi)about 1 h 15 min
Medan to KisaranIndonesia125 km (77 mi)about 1 h 54 min
Medan to LangsaIndonesia125 km (78 mi)about 1 h 55 min
Medan to SubulussalamIndonesia134 km (84 mi)about 2 h 3 min
Medan to TanjungbalaiIndonesia143 km (89 mi)about 2 h 11 min
Medan to RantauprapatIndonesia210 km (130 mi)about 3 h 12 min
Medan to LhokseumaweIndonesia244 km (152 mi)about 3 h 44 min
Medan to PadangsidempuanIndonesia254 km (158 mi)about 3 h 52 min
Medan to GunungsitoliIndonesia281 km (174 mi)about 4 h 17 min
Medan to DumaiIndonesia375 km (233 mi)about 5 h 43 min
Medan to JakartaIndonesia1,418 km (881 mi)about 21 h 38 min
Medan to BekasiIndonesia1,430 km (889 mi)about 21 h 49 min
Medan to BandungIndonesia1,533 km (952 mi)about 23 h 22 min
Medan to DepokIndonesia1,432 km (890 mi)about 21 h 51 min
Medan to TangerangIndonesia1,400 km (870 mi)about 21 h 21 min
Medan to PalembangIndonesia989 km (615 mi)about 15 h 5 min
Medan to SemarangIndonesia1,756 km (1,091 mi)about 26 h 47 min
Medan to South TangerangIndonesia1,416 km (880 mi)about 21 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 Medan?

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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.