Mini bus from Medan to Parapat

Hi all,

Please help me started. I want to take a mini bus from Medan to Parapat in the morning. From where in Medan do these mini buses leave? How often do they leave? Do I have to buy tickets in advance or do I just show up?

I would like to take the route through Berastagi because of the scenery. Do these mini buses take this route?

Thank you for your advice.

Mini bus from Medan to Parapat

Hi

Just board and pay, no advance booking required

goto this site for more onfo

dharssi.org.uk/travel/indonesia/lake_toba_sa…

Mini bus from Medan to Parapat

Leopang,

That is a very old website you have provided the link for. The author mentions prices relating to 2004, it is now 2009.

Whatsinaname,

Have a look at this set of posts from Indahnesia.com with a website link from a young Indonesian man with a strong link to Lake Toba.

…indahnesia.com/topic/6017/0/visit_samosir_i…

You could email Henrik for more details.

Years ago ( 2004) one could catch a mini bus from outside some of the guesthouses in the main street of

Medan, but I am not sure if you can do that now.

There is a big bus terminal AMPLAS but it is quite a distance out of town.

The most direct bus route to Parapat is the one that does not go via Brestagi.

From my understanding you will need to change buses if you chose the Brestagi route and the buses take a long time to fill making it a very very long trip time wise.

Here is a map showing the two different trips to Parapat.

Suggest you print off and take with you on your trip.

Indonesians are amazingly kind people and I am sure you will find someone who will know exactly how to get there.

Pamela

Sorry,

Here is the link to the map.

…blogger.com/_TVv07qluFKY/…peta.jpg

Pamela

Thank you for your responses, Leo and Pam. I have read that Tobali Tour %26amp; Travel (Jalan Sisingamangaraja 79C) has mini buses from Medan to Parapat. I hope that information is still up to date, because it seems that are not al lot of tourist in Sumatra anymore. There’s nothing said about the route they take. I guess I just have to find out when I am in Medan.

Hi,

I believe you will find that they travel from Medan direct to Parapat not via Brestagi.

Suggest you take this route and then see if you can go back to Medan via the other route on the map I mentioned.

I am sure there are places they pick up passengers in the main drag of Medan, to save you heading all the way out to AMPLAS bus terminal, but I do not know where.

I am sure you will be able to find out in Medan.

Everyone says Medan is a horrible place, but I actually like it and have spent a bit of time there from time to time as I have moved around North Sumatra.

Have a great time and let us know on this forum how you went.

When are you going to be in Medan?

I am planning on being back in Jakarta in late May or early June this year for hopefully 60 days- can%26#39;t wait.

Pamela.

Hi Pam,

Thanks for all the advice. I will be arriving in Medan (from Kuala Lumpur) at the 2nd of February and will be leaving Medan (to Penang) at the 8th of Februar. I have decided to book a hotel in Medan for the first and last night. Maybe people at the reception of the hotel can arrange mini bus tickets for me or at least give me the information how to get them. And otherwise I just have to get to the Amplas terminal in the morning.

Once I am at Samosir I will have more time to arrange transport back. If there isn%26#39;t a mini bus I might just take local buses to Berastagi and then Medan.

I have another question. Are there any ATM-machines at the international airport of Medan?

I have just returned from my trip to Sumatra.

Mini buses from Medan to Parapat can be booked at Tobali Tour, Jalan SM Raja 79C, opposit from the Mesjid Raya. Telphone: 061- 7324471/7324472/77558600. It is a better option than the public bus. They leave several times a day (first one at 9.00 am) and cost is 80.000 rupiah per person. They will pick you up from your hotel. The mini bus will have 7 passengers + driver. Try to avoid the back bench, because it is just to crampy for big western people. The trip will take about 4 and a half hour and they will drop you at the pier for the boat to Samosir.

Mini buses from Parapat to Medan leave from the pier as well and they will drop you off at your hotel in Medan or at the airport.

I hope this will help anyone.

Hi Whatsinaname,

Thank you so much for this update- very valuable information.

I would love to read a report of your trip and maybe see some photos- any chance- got my fingers and toes crossed.

Cheers,

Pamela.

PS. Not going back to Indonesia this year so need to hear other people%26#39;s adventures went.

Hi Pam,

im a regular reader of this sumatera forum, and i know you have extensive knowledge of travelling in this region.

im just (pleasantly)surprised once i open your link to the map of different route to perapat from medan. Its my map!! (like i can ever forget that lousy arrow i draw)

never know there are other ppl (other than my few friends) that read my blog.

anyway, just wanna say that :p

cheers

Hi Artemiofranchi,

Oh, really- the internet is an amazing place.

Actually I did not read your blog, someone else put up this link a few months ago and I thought it was just great so put the link in my favourites and now send it onto others.

Would you mind putting up the link for your blog?

I do not have any link to the blog just the map and would be interested to see it.

Pamela

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