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MEDAN
Leave Penang 6:30: March 23 - Arrive Medan - 6:30pm ~  Economy Airbus A320?
Kualanamu International Airport

 Kualanamu Airport Rail Link Services connects the airport to city center. The train runs from Medan Main Station beside the Merdeka Square at Jalan Balai Kota from 4:00 a.m. to 08:00 p.m, and from the airport from 5:25 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. It is the fastest way to reach the airport from the city, taking 30 minutes. (Hotel 2km from station)
COST: $7.50 (100k)
TAXI: 17.50'
Uber/Grab. Apperently it is illegal to get them at the airport, but you can order and the guy will wait you in the parking place, which ia just crossing the road. ~100.000 rupia
- Taxi. 200 - 250.000
What you can do also is just go to the parking are and try to find a taxi there (i did this and negotiated to 100k rupia)
Exiting from the Airport’s Terminal you can find the following taxi companies with the following taxi rates:

- Blue Bird: basic fare: 7.500 Rp, 5.000 Rp per km. Tel: +6261 846 1234
- KARSA: basic fare: 7.500 Rp, 5.000 Rp per km. Tel: +6261 787 4848
- Kokapura: basic fare: 7.500 Rp, 5.000 Rp per km.
- Matra: basic fare: 7.500 Rp, 5.000 Rp per km. Tel: +6261 844 2222
- Nice: basic fare: 7.500 Rp, 5.000 Rp per km. Tel: +6261 455 8844
- Poskopau: basic fare: 7.500 Rp, 5.000 Rp per km. 


GARUDA PALACE HOTEL

www.garudaplaza.com

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Address: Jl. Sisingamangaraja No.18, Mesjid, Medan Kota, Kota Medan, Sumatera Utara 20213, Indonesia
Phone: +62 61 7361234

MEDAN is the capital of Indonesia’s North Sumatra province. The huge Maimun Palace and octagonal Great Mosque of Medan dominate the city center, combining Islamic and European styles. Just north are Jalan Selat Panjang street, famed for its ethnic food stalls, and Tjong A Fie Mansion, a museum in a former Chinese merchant’s home. Southwest is the striking Indo-Moghul Catholic church of Graha Maria Annai Velangkanni.

Maimun Palace a royal palace of the Sultanate of Deli and a well-known landmark in Medan. Today, it serves as a museum.
Built by a Sultan in years 1887–1891, the palace was designed by the Dutch architect Theodoor van Erp and covers 2,772 m² with a total of 30 rooms. The Palace has become a popular tourist destination in the city, not solely because of its historical heritage status, but also because of its unique interior design of the palace, combining elements of Malay cultural heritage, Islamic and Indian architecture, with Spanish and Italian furniture and fittings.