There are 5 ways to get from Kedah to Medan by plane, train, ferry, tram, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Langkawi International Airport, train
best- Fly from Langkawi International Airport (LGK) to Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO)plane LGK - KNO
- Take the train from Kuala Namu to Medantrain
7hRp 1,716,023–4,573,027Tram, car ferry to Penang International Airport, fly, train
cheapest- Take the tram from Sungai Petani to Butterworthtram
- Take the carferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO)plane PEN - KNO
- Take the train from Kuala Namu to Medantrain
8h 3mRp 536,187–1,468,205Train, ferry
- Take the train from Sungai Petani to JB Sentraltrain
- Take the ferry from Singapore Harbour Front to Tanjung Balai Karimunferry
- Take the ferry from Tanjung Balai Karimun to Belawanferry
37h 14mRp 1,279,424–2,794,516Fly from Alor Setar, train
- Fly from Alor Setar (AOR) to Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO)plane AOR - KNO
- Take the train from Kuala Namu to Medantrain
7h 38mRp 1,375,907–6,225,617Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Sungai Petani to Woodlands Checkpointbus
- Take the ferry from Singapore Harbour Front to Tanjung Balai Karimunferry
- Take the ferry from Tanjung Balai Karimun to Belawanferry
38h 3mRp 1,525,137–3,077,920
Langkawi International Airport (LGK) to Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kedah to Medan is to tram and car ferry and fly and train which costs Rp500000 - Rp1500000 and takes 8h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Kedah to Medan is to fly and train which takes 7h and costs Rp1700000 - Rp4600000.
The distance between Kedah and Medan is 371 km.
The best way to get from Kedah to Medan without a car is to train and ferry which takes 37h 14m and costs Rp1200000 - Rp2800000.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Kedah to Medan, including transfers.
Medan is 1h behind Kedah. It is currently 09:38 in Kedah and 08:38 in Medan.
There are 452+ hotels available in Medan.
What companies run services between Kedah, Malaysia and Medan, Indonesia?
There is no direct connection from Kedah to Medan. However, you can take the taxi to Langkawi International Airport (LGK) airport, fly to Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO), walk to Kuala Namu, then take the train to Medan. Alternatively, you can take a train from Sungai Petani to Medan via JB Sentral, Johor Bahru, Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore Harbour Front, Tanjung Balai Karimun, and Belawan in around 37h 14m.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Langkawi International Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 950,000–6,500,000
Flights from Alor Setar to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–8,500,000
Flights from Alor Setar to Kuala Namu International Airport via Senai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,600,000–7,000,000
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Langkawi International Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,100,000–7,000,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 600,000–1,400,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Alor Setar to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,300,000–8,500,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 400,000–1,100,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Langkawi International Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,800,000–6,500,000
Flights from Alor Setar to Kuala Namu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,300,000–8,500,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Langkawi International Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–5,500,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kuala Namu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 850,000–3,400,000
- info@railink.co.id
- Website
- railink.co.id
Train from Kuala Namu to Medan
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 40,000–65,000
- Schedules at
- railink.co.id
- Book at
- reservation.railink.co.id
Train from Kuala Namu to Medan
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 40,000–65,000
- Schedules at
- railink.co.id
- Book at
- reservation.railink.co.id
Train from Kuala Namu to Medan
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 40,000–65,000
- Schedules at
- railink.co.id
- Book at
- reservation.railink.co.id
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- KTM
Train from Sungai Petani to JB Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 494,517
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- Rp 290,000–320,000
- Gold
- Rp 494,517
- Platinum
- Rp 660,000–700,000
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Sungai Petani to JB Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 80,000–380,000
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- Rp 80,000–120,000
- Express
- Rp 260,000–380,000
Tram from Sungai Petani to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,500–75,000
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- Rp 5,500–8,500
- Express
- Rp 50,000–75,000
- Phone
- +60 5-253 8898
- srimajutours@srimaju.com
- Website
- Sri Maju
Bus from Sungai Petani to Woodlands Checkpoint
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 320,000–850,000
- Website
- Sri Maju
- Phone
- +65 6331 4123
- booking@sindoferry.com.sg
- Website
- sindoferry.com.sg
Ferry from Singapore Harbour Front to Tanjung Balai Karimun
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 700,000–1,500,000
- Schedules at
- sindoferry.com.sg
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Ferry from Singapore Harbour Front to Tanjung Balai Karimun
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 700,000–1,500,000
- Schedules at
- sindoferry.com.sg
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- infopelni162@pelni.co.id
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Tanjung Balai Karimun to Belawan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 280,000–340,000
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 280,000–340,000
Ferry from Tanjung Balai Karimun to Belawan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 280,000–340,000
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 280,000–340,000
- Phone
- 04-375 2400
- info@penangport.com.my
- Website
- penangport.com.my
Car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 8,301
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
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