Your Next Adventure Starts Here

Flights Hotels Trains Cruises Car Rentals and More!

AirOrSeaTravel — find your way there
Payakumbuh · Indonesia

Car hire and driving in Payakumbuh

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

OverviewFlightsHotelsTrainsBusesCar rentalTours

In Indonesia traffic drives on the left. Picking up at PDG means 75 km (47 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.

Drives from Payakumbuh

Car rental from Payakumbuh: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Payakumbuh to BukittinggiIndonesia31 km (19 mi)about 28 min
Payakumbuh to PadangIndonesia87 km (54 mi)about 1 h 20 min
Payakumbuh to PekanbaruIndonesia121 km (75 mi)about 1 h 51 min
Payakumbuh to Sungai PenuhIndonesia221 km (138 mi)about 3 h 22 min
Payakumbuh to DumaiIndonesia228 km (142 mi)about 3 h 29 min
Payakumbuh to PadangsidempuanIndonesia233 km (145 mi)about 3 h 33 min
Payakumbuh to RantauprapatIndonesia272 km (169 mi)about 4 h 9 min
Payakumbuh to Jambi CityIndonesia366 km (227 mi)about 5 h 35 min
Payakumbuh to TanjungbalaiIndonesia366 km (227 mi)about 5 h 35 min
Payakumbuh to KisaranIndonesia373 km (232 mi)about 5 h 42 min
Payakumbuh to GunungsitoliIndonesia375 km (233 mi)about 5 h 43 min
Payakumbuh to PematangsiantarIndonesia394 km (245 mi)about 6 h
Payakumbuh to JakartaIndonesia959 km (596 mi)about 14 h 38 min
Payakumbuh to SurabayaIndonesia1,555 km (966 mi)about 23 h 43 min
Payakumbuh to BekasiIndonesia972 km (604 mi)about 14 h 50 min
Payakumbuh to BandungIndonesia1,074 km (668 mi)about 16 h 23 min
Payakumbuh to MedanIndonesia476 km (296 mi)about 7 h 15 min
Payakumbuh to DepokIndonesia972 km (604 mi)about 14 h 49 min
Payakumbuh to TangerangIndonesia939 km (584 mi)about 14 h 19 min
Payakumbuh to PalembangIndonesia547 km (340 mi)about 8 h 20 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

ExpediaCar hire from the major suppliers, and the one to look at if the flight or hotel is already booked there. Part of Expedia Group.Check car hire on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
DiscoverCarsCompares local and international suppliers. Read the counter reviews before you pick.Check rental cars on DiscoverCars (opens www.discovercars.com in a new tab)
Rentalcars.comBooking.com's car arm, with wide airport coverage worldwide.Compare suppliers on Rentalcars.com (opens www.rentalcars.com in a new tab)
Every link above leaves this site.

We take no bookings for these providers and hold no reservation with them. The provider you choose handles payment, confirmation, changes and refunds. How that works.

Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Payakumbuh?

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.