How to get to Siloinak Resort?
Fly to Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bali or Jakarta.
From there, fly to Padang, West Sumatra.
A representative of Siloinak Resort will assist you at your arrival at Padang Airport and organize the transfer to the Resort.


Flying to Padang from the rest of the world
Fly to Padang via Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bali or Jakarta.
See the website www.TerminalA.com for a large choice of flights, companies and prices. You can book online and receive an electronic ticket.
The fares on this website are usually the cheapest.

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Very often, this is a good choice if you come from Europe.
Transportation by train from Airport to town is cheap, easy, comfortable,.
Kuala Lumpur is a modern, cheap and safe city. There are lots clean hotels, and good shopping malls.
From Kuala Lumpur to Padang, there is daily morning flight with Air Asia, www.airasia.com, a reliable and comfortable Low Cost. Your boards will be charged as excess baggage over 15 Kg, around 4 USD per Kg.
You will find all information about Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at www.klia.com.my
Attention: the Low Cost Airport (LCC) is different from the International Airport ( KLIA)..Allow around 40 minutes connecting time between both airports.

Singapore
Very often, this is a good choice if you come from Europe or the US. Singapore is certainly the most comfortable point of entry to Asia. Transport to town is convenient and fast. The town is ultra organized and safe. There is all kind of hotels, from medium price to luxury.
Some flights to Padang leave Singapore around noon, which make the connection to Padang possible immediately after your international flight.
From Singapore to Padang, Tiger Airways, www.tigerairways.com, is a very good low cost, reliable and cheap, but your boards will be charged as excess baggage, over 15 kg, around 4 USD per kg.
The Low Cost Airport is situated about 2 Kilometers from the International Airport. Allow 15 minutes for the transfer from one to the other, by a free shuttle.
Garuda Airlines, www.garuda-indonesia.com, is a longer alternative (via Jakarta), more expensive (but your boards may be less charged}. The schedules are less reliable, always be prepared to 2 hours delay. But it is sometimes the only way to avoid spending one night in Singapore or Kuala Lumpur.

Jakarta
Most convenient point of entry if you want to get a connecting flight to Padang the same day, there are around 12 flights each day.
Avoid spending a night in Jakarta. Transportation is desperately slow. The town itself is highly polluted. Hotels can be very cheap. Be careful in the street at night.
From Jakarta to Padang, the best companies are:

Air Asia www.airasia.com  Adam Air www.adamair.co.id 
Lion Air www.lionair.co.id Batavia www.batavia-air.co.id
Garuda Airlines www.garuda-indonesia.com

 

Flights Time Table to Padang                    (Always allow 2 hours potential delay)

 

Kuala Lumpur- Padang

Padang- Kuala Lumpur

Air Asia

Everyday   07:50

Everyday    08:30


 

Singapore - Padang

Padang - Singapore

Tiger Air

Tuesday, Saturday  20:00

Tuesday, Saturday  20:00

Garuda

Everyday 10 flights, via Jakarta 

 Everyday 10 flights, via Jakarta


 

Jakarta - Padang  

Padang - Jakarta

Garuda

Everyday  06:00  16:00

Everyday   08:25  18:35

Air Asia

Everyday  06:30  11:30  15:45

Everyday   08:40  13:35  17:45

Adam Air

Everyday  06:50  11:20  15:30

Everyday    08:55 13:25  17:30

Mandala

Everyday  08:00

Everyday    16:45

Lion Air

Everyday  08:00  12:55  17:50

Everyday :  06:00  10:25  03:15

Batavia

Everyday  10:00  16:20
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat         07:35

Everyday   13:30  18:40
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat           09:00


 

Denpasar - Jakarta 

Jakarta - Denpasar

Garuda

Everyday
11:30  12:30  13:50  15:25   15:55   16:55  19:00  20:00  22:00   23:00

Everyday
 06:10  08:10   09:15  11:30  13:00    17:10  18:30   20:00  21:00  22:00

Air Asia

Everyday 
13:50
   20:00  21:40   23:40

Everyday   
10:40
   16:10  17:50  19:50

Adam Air

Everyday
10:05   11:40  14:15  16:15  18:45  21:00   21:45

Everyday
06:50   08:30   11:00  13:00  15:30  17:46  18:30

Mandala

Everyday        
08:00
   01:25

Everyday         
10:10   18:30

Batavia

Everyday        
08:00

Everyday         
18:50

 

Visa

If you are a citizen of the following countries, you are untitled to get a Visa On Arrival, you will get it in some minutes at Padang Airport, before the Baggage Claim and Custom.

ARGENTINA,   AUSTRALIA,   AUSTRIA,   BELGIUM,   BRAZIL,   CANADA, DENMARK,   FINLAND,   FRANCE,   GERMANY,   GREECE,   ICELAND, ITALY, JAPAN,   LUXEMB.,   MEXICO,   MONACO,   NETHERL.,   NEW ZEAL., NORWAY,   POLAND, PORTUGAL,   SOUTH AFRICA,   SPAIN,    SWEDEN,   SWITZERLAND,   TAIWAN,   U. K,  U.S.A

To get your Visa On Arrival, you must show:
- a passport valid for a minimum of 6 (six) months as from the date of entry into
Indonesia. (Attention: even one day less on the validity period can bring you trouble).
- A r
eturn ticket.
- 25 USD in banknotes, crisp and clean, printed after 2000.
- There are no compulsory vaccinations.

For more info:   www.indonesianembassy.org.uk     www.budpar.go.id       www.indo.com/tplan/visa.html

 

What to Bring?

  •  Money (for souvenirs, photos, beer and tips)  As for tipping, it is not compulsory. We suggest 10 USD per staff, per week, may be a little more for your surf guide. You will be personally served by 5 staff members.
  •  Board size: usually 'fun' size boards as well as a longer board for bigger days (6'4"-7'4")
  •  Leg ropes and spares,  Tropical wax,  Board bag,  Ding repair kit,  Hat & sunscreen
  •  Board shorts,  Walk shorts,  T-shirt,  First aid kit,  Books & travel games,  Beach towels
  •  Rash Vest,  Booties,  Casual shoes,  Tropical insect repellent,  Sunglasses
  •  i-pod / Discman,  Video / Camera,  Personal toiletries

Organization of the transfers between Padang and the Resort

You have booked a  Silver Surf Trip,  leaving Tuesday and Saturday and returning Monday and Thursday.

A Siloinak Resort staff will welcome you at the airport. Your bags will be loaded into vans and you will be escorted to a comfortable bar with a swimming pool until the transfer to the harbor at around 5 / 6 pm. The ferry to the Mentawai Islands leaves between 7 and 10 pm for a full night’s crossing. You will arrive at the resort at 12:00  

If you have booked a Gold Surf Trip,  leaving Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday morning.   

A Siloinak Resort staff will welcome you at
Padang airport on arrival of your international flight, the day before your flight to the Mentawai. You and your boards are transferred to a 3*** hotel spending one night until the transfer to the airport, early next morning. You will have one guide at your request. You arrive at the resort between 12:00 and 16:00.

Coming back

By ferry, you will leave the resort on Sunday or Wednesday around 12:00, arriving Monday or Thursday morning around 08:00 at Padang harbor and around 10:00 to 12:00 at Padang Airport.

Always allow 2 hours before a connecting flight.

By plane, you will arrive between 11:00 and 15:00 at Padang Airport, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.  Always allow 2 hours before a connecting flight.

Schedules  Padang - Siloinak Resort - Padang

From Padang to Siloinak Resort

 

Departure from Padang

Arrival at Mentawai

Tuesday

Between 08:00 and 10:00   Plane

1 hour later at Rokot Airport

Gold
Surf
Trip

Tuesday Between 18:00 and 21:00   Ferry Sunday  08:00 Silver
Surf
Trip 

Thursday

Between 08:00 and 10:00   Plane

1 hour later at Rokot Airport

Gold
Surf
Trip

Saturday

Between 08:00 and 10:00   Plane

Gold
Surf
Trip

Saturday

Between 18:00 and 21:00   Ferry

Sunday  08:00

Silver
Surf
Trip 


From Siloinak Resort to Padang

 

Mentawai Airp. or Harbor

Arrival at Mentawai

Tuesday

Between 10:00 and 14:00   Plane

1 hour later at Padang Airport

Gold  Surf  Trip

Thursday Between 18:00 and 21:00  Ferry Monday 08:00 Silver Surf Trip 

Thursday

Between 10:00 and 14:00   Plane

1 hour later at Padang Airport

Gold   Surf  Trip

Saturday

Between 10:00 and 14:00   Plane

Gold   Surf  Trip

Sunday

Between 18:00 and 21:00  Ferry

Monday 08:00

Silver Surf Trip    

 

 

  

 

 

Mentawai islands adventure surf and trek travel agency, operating a surf resort and trekkings in the Mentawai archipelago. Ecotourism,shamanism, sustainable development