It is recommended that you know someone with a car in Medan, the closest biggest city in North Sumatra with an airport, because public transport to Brastagi is quite bad, often people squeeze inside a bus and some even sit on top of the roof of the bus. Anyway, there is transporter like TOBATRANSPORTER, â +6285261492668 [email protected], . edit who will arranged your transportation as well as appointment its take; usualy the price is 450,000 IDR for private van 5 or 7 seaters, Feb 2012. You could get a taxi straight there from the airport many touts will approach youwith normal price 350000 rp/person. Use your negotiation skill to get the price down to 250000 rp/person. You can also go to Pinang Baris bus station in Medan 10k west of city centre or to Simpang Kuala where you can get a local bus for around 25000 Rp/person Jul 07. From Polonia airport to Pinang Baris or Simpang Kuala, you can use local minivan 'Sudaco'rarelyfor a 2000-3000 rp. If you don't have enough time to wait for the 'Sudaco', you can use 'Becak Mesin' which is available just outside the airport to go to Pringgan. Pringgan is the easiest place to get 'Sudaco' to Pinang Baris, Simpang Kuala or any other places in Medan. The common price for 'Becak Mesin' from airport to Pringgan is 10000 rp/trip. Bus to Berastagi takes about 2 hours. The common bus names are Borneo, Sutra, and Sinabung Jaya. The fare is 10000 rp/person September 2008. There are busses und both directions all around the clock. After 9pm only the minivan-Style busses
July 2012:It is possible to go from Medan to Berastagi of from Parapat Lake Toba to Berastagi by tourist bus . This means a minivan for 5-7 persons, prices per person. This is more expensive than by local bus but easy and convenient and it is much cheaper than a taxi.
A local bus from Medan to Berastagi 10.000 rp/person; approx. 2 hours leaves every 15 or 20 minutes from Sutra Bus Station in Padang Bulan ca. 30 minutes from Medan city centre. You can get to the bus station by public transport or by taxi Blue Bird is on the metre; costs between 40.000 - 50.000 rp.
