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Pekanbaru · Indonesia

Car hire and driving in Pekanbaru

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 PKU means 6 km (4 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.

Drives from Pekanbaru

Car rental from Pekanbaru: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Pekanbaru to PayakumbuhIndonesia121 km (75 mi)about 1 h 51 min
Pekanbaru to DumaiIndonesia128 km (79 mi)about 1 h 57 min
Pekanbaru to BukittinggiIndonesia150 km (93 mi)about 2 h 18 min
Pekanbaru to PadangIndonesia203 km (126 mi)about 3 h 6 min
Pekanbaru to RantauprapatIndonesia251 km (156 mi)about 3 h 50 min
Pekanbaru to PadangsidempuanIndonesia260 km (161 mi)about 3 h 58 min
Pekanbaru to Sungai PenuhIndonesia286 km (178 mi)about 4 h 22 min
Pekanbaru to BatamIndonesia296 km (184 mi)about 4 h 31 min
Pekanbaru to TanjungbalaiIndonesia328 km (204 mi)about 5 h
Pekanbaru to Jambi CityIndonesia337 km (210 mi)about 5 h 9 min
Pekanbaru to Tanjung PinangIndonesia338 km (210 mi)about 5 h 10 min
Pekanbaru to KisaranIndonesia341 km (212 mi)about 5 h 12 min
Pekanbaru to JakartaIndonesia959 km (596 mi)about 14 h 38 min
Pekanbaru to SurabayaIndonesia1,523 km (946 mi)about 23 h 13 min
Pekanbaru to BekasiIndonesia971 km (603 mi)about 14 h 48 min
Pekanbaru to BandungIndonesia1,073 km (667 mi)about 16 h 22 min
Pekanbaru to MedanIndonesia460 km (286 mi)about 7 h 1 min
Pekanbaru to DepokIndonesia973 km (605 mi)about 14 h 51 min
Pekanbaru to TangerangIndonesia941 km (585 mi)about 14 h 21 min
Pekanbaru to PalembangIndonesia530 km (329 mi)about 8 h 5 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 Pekanbaru?

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.