Introduction
Padang is the capital city of West Sumatra, located on the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. It has around 835,000 inhabitants.
Weather
Padang has a tropical climate with hot and humid weather year round. Temperatures are around 23 °C-24 °C at night and mostly around 30 °C during the day for most of the year. Rain is possible during all months, though May to September tends to be somewhat drier compared to the October - April period. Especially October to December sees around 500mm a month and the annual average is around 4,300mm!
Getting There
By Plane
Minangkabau International Airport near Padang has flights with Air Asia to Kuala Lumpur, while other cities served are Jakarta and Singapore. It also has flights to Bandung and to Batam and Medan on Sumatra itself. During the Hadj, there are flights to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.
Sleep
Budget
| Property | Address | Type | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Havilla Maranatha | Jalan Bandar Pulaukaram No. 10 - D | GUESTHOUSE | - |
| Brigitte's House | jl. Kampung Sebelah I no 14D. Berok Nipah, Padang | HOSTEL | 81 |
| Wisma Mutiara | Jl. Pulau Karam No. 149 | GUESTHOUSE | - |
| Villa Air Manis | Jl Air Manis No88, Bukit Gado-gado Padang Selata, West Sumatra | GUESTHOUSE | - |
| Homestay Grace | jalan batang arau 88 B/5 | Guesthouse | - |
| Lorent Homestay | Jl. Jamaluddin Uak Ketok, Kelurahan Pisang, Pauh. | GUESTHOUSE | - |
| New House Padang | Jalan HOS Cokroaminoto no 104 Padang | HOSTEL | - |
Keep Connected
Phone
See also International Telephone Calls
Post
Pos Indonesia provides the postal service in Indonesia. Pos Indonesia is government-owned and offers services ranging from sending letters and packages to money transfers (usually to remote areas which have no bank branch/ATM nearby) and selling postcards and stamps.
It is recommended to send letters from a Pos Indonesia branch, not by putting it inside orange mailbox (called Bis Surat) in the roadside, because some of the mailboxes are in very bad condition and aren't checked regularly by Pos Indonesia. Opening times of post offices usually tend to follow general business hours: Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pm (sometimes shorter hours on Fridays), Saturdays from 8:00am to 1:00pm, closed on Sundays. Bigger cities, tourist areas and central post offices tend to keep longer hours, into the evenings.
Sending a postcards, letter or parcel is relatively expensive, but fairly reliable. It takes several days at least to send it within Indonesia, at least a week internationally.
Private postal services based in Indonesia include CV Titipan Kilat (CV TIKI), Jalur Nugraha Ekaputra (JNE), Caraka, and RPX. There are also foreign postal services that have branches in Indonesia, including DHL, TNT, UPS, and FedEx.
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