Traveling to Banda Aceh with luxurious bus

Ramadan the holy month is near. Ramadan atmosphere in Aceh is very grand. During the fasting month, local mosque across the city are crowded with people praying, especially at night. This moment usually are preferred by tourist to do religious tourism in Aceh, especially to the capital Banda Aceh.

Although its location is the end of Sumatra, air transport to Banda Aceh are plenty, with five airline company operates the air transport route to Banda Aceh. Two of them are international airline company.

Beside air transport, You could also travel by land. There are a lot of private-owned bus that serves the inter-city/inter-province routes. Alternatively, You could also choose the L-300 minibus

The bus last stop in Banda Aceh is at the terminal Batoh on Teuku Muhammad Hasan street. Terminal Batoh is an integrated terminal situated around 15 minutes from the city center. To reserve Your choice of private bus You could book through their agent near Your city.

For Your information, here are some of the private buses that serve Banda Aceh route: PMTOH, Pusaka, Anugrah, Putra Pelangi, and Sempati Star. If You start Your journey from the city of Medan, North Sumatera, the travel time took around 8-10 hours. Depending in the speed and capability of the bus. Based on the ATJEHPOSTcom observation, majority of the bus operating in inter-city/inter-province route from Aceh offer exceptional quality and comfort.

Putera Pelangi for example, this company operates new fleet with luxurious interior and facility. On the 18-seater bus, they provide in-house snack, WIFI on the go, relax room and massage chairs.

Ticket price from Banda Aceh to Medan and vice versa are charged at Rp 230.000 per trip. With only 18 passenger on-board, the bus have spacious chair arrangements so passenger will feel comfortable during their travel time.

If You want to save up money for later use, You could choose the 28-seater executive bus, ticket are charged at Rp 180.000 per trip. The cheaper patas 32 seater bus ticket will cost you 160.000 per trip.

For reservation, the Putera Pelangi operator open a hotline number at (0651) 32986 or You could also book direct at their head office at Jalan Muhammad Jam Ujung number 3, Banda Aceh phone number (0651) 31387.