To Sabang Pulau Weh, The Route is Easy, Cheap, and Simple!

Wednesday, 17 maret 2018 | 14:37 hrs

Indonesia vacationing to the island is identical with expensive costs because of the difficulty of transportation. But to get to Pulau Weh, Aceh, the budget you spend is not so big and can be suppressed. The key is smart in choosing transportation.

Quiet, the choice of public transport to Pulau Weh is so diverse and available in varying levels of pricing. This time, Kompas Travel will describe the route to Sabang, Pulau Weh starting from Jakarta.

Jakarta-Aceh

Take a flight to Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport, Aceh. The price of a normal airfare from Jakarta to Aceh is around Rp 600,000, if the holiday season ticket price goes up twice as much.

Alternatively, if you do not get a plane ticket cheaply to Aceh or instead you get a plane ticket promo, try taking a flight to Kuala Namu, North Sumatra. Then take an inter-city bus from Medan to Banda Aceh which is set at a rate of approximately Rp 200,000. Travel time from Medan to Banda Aceh is 12 hours.

Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport-Ulee Lheue Port

Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport is located in Blang Bintang District, Aceh Besar. The distance is about an hour to the city of Banda Aceh. While Ulee Lheue Port is located in the city of Banda Aceh. So if you want to get to the port from the airport, alternatively there are four, namely taxi, damri, motor rickshaw, and labi-labi (typical Aceh vehicles).

The fourth tariff is different. Taxis are adjusted by the meter. Damri from Airport to Banda Aceh Rp 20.000, motor rickshaw in accordance with the offer, and the labi-labi has the price of charter (if group) and individual price. Finding a motor rickshaw and Labi-labi is rather difficult in the airport complex. For that walk out of the airport complex to find two such transportation.

Ulee Lheue Port, Banda Aceh-Balohan Port, Sabang, Weh Island

There are two alternatives to Weh Island that is by fast boat or slow boat (ferry). In a day there are three ferries sailing from the port of Ulee-Lheue (Banda Aceh) to the port of Balohan (Pulau Weh) at 08.00, 11.00, and 16.00. Ticket price Rp 25.000 with 2 hours of travel time.

As for the fast boat that takes 45 minutes of travel, in a day has twice the departure time of 08.00 and 14.30, with ticket price Rp 85.000.

It is important to note a special Friday, the ferry has a different schedule. Then weather and other factors also affect the departure time of the ship.