By plane
By plane
Minangkabau International Airport Bandara Internasional Minangkabau - BIM PDG, located 23 km north-west of Padang, is the main gateway to West Sumatra, with frequent flights to destinations throughout Sumatra and Java, as well as Kuala Lumpur AirAsia. Tiger Airways and SilkAir previously connected Padang to Singapore, but Tiger ended service October 28, 2009 and SilkAir no longer serves PDG.
Note that if you are flying internationally out of Minangkabau Airport, you are subject to departure tax 75,000 Rupiah as at Feb '08 which you would need to pay for in Rupiah so save some bills for the trip out. The domestic tax is Rp. 30,000.
