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Kuta to Lake Toba (Samosir) by flight
About 2400 km. The flight is fastest at 11 h; the flight is cheapest, from ₹12,610 per person.
Fastest
Flight
Flights via Jakarta to Silangit (DTB) + car to Parapat + ferry to Tuktuk
11 h door to door
Cheapest
Flight
Flight to Medan (KNO) + shuttle to Parapat + ferry
from ₹12,610 per person
Best value
Flight
Flight to Medan (KNO) + shuttle to Parapat + ferry
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | Flights via Jakarta to Silangit (DTB) + car to Parapat + ferry to Tuktuk | 11 h | ₹14,310–₹37,100per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
| Flight | Flight to Medan (KNO) + shuttle to Parapat + ferry | 12.5 h | ₹12,610–₹32,330per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
- Flight, Flights via Jakarta to Silangit (DTB) + car to Parapat + ferry to Tuktuk: Most Jakarta–Silangit flights leave in the morning, so from Bali it is a long day or a night in Jakarta or Medan on the way.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Flight · Flights via Jakarta to Silangit (DTB) + car to Parapat + ferry to Tuktuk | ₹28,620–₹74,200 | ₹57,240–₹1,48,400 |
| Flight · Flight to Medan (KNO) + shuttle to Parapat + ferry | ₹25,220–₹64,660 | ₹50,440–₹1,29,320 |
Once you’re in Lake Toba (Samosir)
- Best time: May – September
- Typical stay: 3 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (May – September). Against it: North Sumatra Rainy Season.
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Plan Kuta and Lake Toba (Samosir)
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.