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Bukit Lawang in May
Good month: May is at the start of the recommended season (May – September).
The season runs to the end of September, 4 months away.
2 days in Bukit Lawang in May · from ₹13,860 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 2 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹13,860 for two
- Room a night₹1,330
- Food a day, each₹624
- Main sight entry, each₹4,270
Mid-range
₹21,154 for two
- Room a night₹2,920
- Food a day, each₹1,440
- Main sight entry, each₹4,270
Luxury
₹36,404 for two
- Room a night₹6,360
- Food a day, each₹3,360
- Main sight entry, each₹4,270
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Indonesia yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Jakarta (CGK), 1451 km away
Then: Flight · 8h 30m (Jakarta–Medan (KNO) flight + car to Bukit Lawang)
Flights from India: from 2 cities, one way from ₹15,000
Fly into Kuta (DPS), 2331 km away
Then: Flight · 10h 30m (Flight to Medan (KNO), often via Jakarta, + car to Bukit Lawang)
Flights from India: from 8 cities, one way from ₹14,000
Routes compared
Entry rules
Visa on arrival for up to 30 days, about ₹2,650
- Before you fly, buy the e-VOA (visa on arrival) at evisa.imigrasi.go.id: IDR 500,000, about ₹2,700, valid for 30 days. You can also pay at the visa-on-arrival counter in Bali or Jakarta, but the queue is long.
- Within 3 days before landing, fill in the free All Indonesia arrival card at allindonesia.imigrasi.go.id. It replaces the old customs (e-CD) and health forms. Save the QR code. Do one card per traveller.
- Going to Bali, Nusa Penida or Lembongan: pay the IDR 150,000 (about ₹810) Bali tourist levy per person at lovebali.baliprov.go.id and keep the QR voucher. It is checked at the airport and at some attractions.
- To stay longer than 30 days, extend once by 30 days (IDR 500,000) on the same portal before the visa expires. The first extension may need a visit to an immigration office.
Carry: Passport valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive, with blank pages; Confirmed return or onward ticket out of Indonesia; e-VOA approval (printout or PDF), or a card or cash for the visa on arrival; All Indonesia arrival card QR code; Love Bali levy QR voucher, for Bali; Hotel bookings for the stay.
India is not on Indonesia's visa-free list, so you need the visa on arrival or e-VOA. India was proposed for visa-free entry in June 2026 but left off the July 2026 list. Indonesia proposed in August 2026 raising the fee to IDR 750,000 online and IDR 1,000,000 at the counter; as of October 2026 it is still IDR 500,000 with no start date, so check evisa.imigrasi.go.id before paying. Use only the .go.id sites: look-alike sites charge extra for the e-VOA, the arrival card and the Bali levy.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in Indonesia in May
Also in season this month.
- Amed · great month
- Canggu · great month
- Gili Air · great month
- Gili Meno · great month
- Gili Trawangan · great month
- Ijen (Banyuwangi) · great month
- Jimbaran · great month
- Kintamani · great month
Nearby in North Sumatra:
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