Medan is in North Sumatra of the Indonesian province and happens to be its capital city, plus the largest city in Indonesia. It is one of the four main cities of Indonesia, standing together with Jakarta, Surabaya, and Makassar. Apart from that, Medan is also one of the popular tourist destinations in Indonesia as a whole. The distance from Airai to Medan is approximately 3,999 km away and by flying, it will take around 18 hours. Some of the highlights worth visiting in Medan including Maimun Palace, Raya Al-Mashun Mosque, and Tjong A Fie Mansion.

Best time to fly from Airai to Medan

Indonesia, in general, has warm weather throughout the year, however, the degree of warmth whether it is suitable for traveling or not might need to take into considerations depending on the type of traveler you are. The typical or best time to travel to Medan every year is from late December to mid-March. This is due to the temperature is pretty normal itself to go for outdoor activities and avoid long-running rain.

Operating airlines available in Traveloka including both domestic and international carriers. Such airlines include Philippine Airlines, Jetstar, Scoot, Singapore Airlines, Etihad, All Nippon Airways, Lion Air, Malaysia Airlines, and many more. For further information in regards to travel safety during the pandemic can be referred to Traveloka’s Coronavirus Information.

Main airports available at Airai and Medan

Roman Timetuchi International Airport (ROR) - Roman Timetuchi International Airport or also known as Palau International Airport is near the capital of Koror, just north of Ngetkib in Airai. The airport is very near to Airai, around 650 meters and it will take less than a minute to get to the airport.

Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) - Kualanamu International Airport is the main airport serving international routes in Medan and other parts of North Sumatra. The airport is 26 km away from Medan and it approximately takes around 53 minutes under moderate traffic condition. It will take a bit less during normal traffic conditions.

Climate pattern in Medan

As mentioned, the weather in Medan and just as the majority part of Indonesia is pretty much predictable as there are only two main seasons there is: the dry and wet season. The average temperature in Medan varies from 24 degrees Celsius to 32 degrees Celsius. The temperature rarely goes above 34 degrees Celsius during the dry season or below 22 degrees Celsius during the wet season.,

Highlights in Medan

Maimun Palace - Maimun Palace is the palace of the Sultanate of Deli. It is a very prominent landmark in Medan as well, one of the popular sites tourists love to visit. The palace glimmers in bright yellow color on the outside and in the interior as well. The palace is open for visitors every day from 8 AM to 5 PM, meanwhile, on Friday, it opens from 8 AM to 12 PM and 2 to 5 PM.

Raya Al-Mashun Mosque - Being a Muslim country, Medan flourished in its beautiful mosques, and this one of the popular ones people love to visit. It was built from 1906 to 1909 following a Mughal architectural style.

Tjong A Fie Mansion - Tjong A Fie Mansion is a two-story mansion built back in 1900. It has been modeled by the Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion. It is 2 km away from Medan and takes mere 8 minutes to get there. It opens every day from 9 AM to 5 PM.

Travel Tips

Be Flexible with Your Travel Plans

Planning is a good way to go traveling, be it domestically or internationally, but don’t disregard the fact that things can and most likely would not go as planned. This could either be due to suddenly the activity you want to do is unavailable or if more logistical issues force you to think of other ways to do things. Keep in mind that plan is a good base, but when you are traveling and there are a lot of external factors involved, it will be a different kind of adventure.

Bring Extra ATM & Credit Cards During Your Travel

There is a saying that doesn’t keep all your money with your person when you travel, but that doesn’t mean you should not bring extra money at all. Keep extra credit and atm cards with you when you travel. This will help greatly when things go south and believe me, it probably will. Keeping cards instead of cash with your person is better and safer. 

Learn Few Local Words to Blend In

This will come in handy when you are traveling to a place where English is not their first, second, or only language at all. It is best to learn some local words that can help you through the trip, especially in terms of direction, transportation, medical, and such. Plus, it will open a ton of network opportunities with the locals to be able to be among them. You will be able to make friends and discover some hidden gems you never thought you would find.

Keep Your Accommodation Address with You

This might sound ridiculous but it is important nonetheless. We tend to underestimate ourselves and assume we have it all in our heads. It is best to have it with you at all times because when you need a specific direction back, you can refer to it easily. It is best to keep it on paper as well because you will never know when the handy-dandy technology will fail you when you need it the most.

Less is Best when Traveling

We are not going minimalist here, but minimalism can help you get more things done. In order to determine how many you should bring with you, you should always go back to the question of where and what. Where are you going? What will you be doing? This will bring you back to the consideration if you do a lot of walking, then it is best to bring something you are comfortable with. The key example is to wear your everyday clothes because you know what you are comfortable with to go about your day. Don’t overthink too much on a “just in case” situation because that is the number one trap to bring more with you and in the end, it will just make your bag heavier with things you can either reuse or get easier there.

Travel Insurance

Be it whether you are traveling domestic or international, it is important to gear yourself up with travel insurance. Traveloka itself provides travel insurance from Chubbs. This is pretty much self-explanatory because you will never expect what could happen when you are abroad. Even if you are traveling domestically, should things go out of your control such as accidents or sickness, you will have the leverage of insurance coverage.

Always Stay In Touch

Despite the beauty of the world, it is not necessarily a safe one. Even if you are doing a solo trip, always keep in touch with your family and/or friends. Let them have a copy of your itinerary so that they have an idea of where you are. Keep them close in contact each day and let them know when you are changing locations during your trip.

How to Book with Traveloka

Booking might be hard on certain online travel agency platforms, but Traveloka has its ways of making it easy for customers to book their flights. 

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