As of 2015 though, all taxes are paid included in the flight.

Sriwijaya Air operate flight to Jakarta and Medan.Ī Rp 100,000 departure tax is levied on outbound international flights and Rp 35.000 on domestic flights.

Lion Air operate flight to Jakarta, Bandung, Medan, and Batam.

Citilink operate flight to Jakarta and Batam.

Garuda Indonesia operate flight to Jakarta.

AirAsia operate flights to Kuala Lumpur.

Minangkabau International Airport (Bandar Udara Internasional Minangkabau - BIM) ( IATA: PDG), located 23km north-west of Padang, is the main gateway to West Sumatra, with frequent flights to destinations throughout Sumatra and Java such as Indonesia. These are useful in floods as well as on the beach. The roads flood quite easily as the city is still in the process of repairing the damage from the massive earthquake of recent years.

Be aware that men can get overly forward and cheeky. Ladies are advised to wear long pants and at least a t-shirt with sleeves as you are entering a conservative city.

The city is also the home of delicious Padang food and the town is stuffed with restaurants and street stalls. The main attraction of the city is the colorful Dutch old town and the old harbor in Muaro river, and also its old Chinatown.

Padang was a Dutch historical harbor town, one of the main harbors in the Dutch East Indies. Padang, the capital of the province of West Sumatra, is mostly used by tourists as an access point to Bungus Bay, the surfing sites of the Mentawai Islands, the inland hills of Bukittinggi, and the Kerinci Seblat National Park. Padang is the capital city of West Sumatra, Indonesia. For other places with the same name, see Padang (disambiguation).

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