How long is the flight from United States to Sumatra?

The flight from United States to Sumatra depends on which airports you’re departing and arriving from and whether or not you have a layover. If you fly from Miami (a popular airport in United States) to Los Angeles (the most popular airport in Sumatra), then the flight time is 5h 45m on average. If you fly from San Francisco (another popular airport in United States) to Los Angeles, then the average flight time is 1h 28m.

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Recent flights found to popular cities in Sumatra

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Flights to Medan

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Multiple Airlines

Mar 13

LAX

42h 10m

2 stops

KNO

Mar 29

KNO

37h 40m

2 stops

LAX

$827

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Singapore Airlines

Mar 13

LAX

21h 10m

1 stop

KNO

Mar 29

KNO

27h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$962

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Multiple Airlines

Mar 1

LAX

39h 05m

2 stops

KNO

Mar 20

KNO

25h 25m

2 stops

LAX

$989

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Multiple Airlines

Mar 1

LAX

26h 45m

1 stop

KNO

Mar 20

KNO

23h 05m

2 stops

LAX

$1,032

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Etihad Airways

Apr 19

JFK

33h 00m

2 stops

KNO

May 13

KNO

35h 05m

1 stop

JFK

$1,053

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Singapore Airlines

May 16

LAX

42h 20m

1 stop

KNO

May 31

KNO

39h 30m

1 stop

LAX

$1,158

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Multiple Airlines

Jan 15

ORD

35h 20m

2 stops

KNO

Jan 29

KNO

36h 45m

2 stops

ORD

$1,162

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Etihad Airways

Apr 19

JFK

31h 20m

2 stops

KNO

May 13

KNO

40h 35m

2 stops

JFK

$1,163

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Singapore Airlines

Mar 13

LAX

21h 10m

1 stop

KNO

Mar 29

KNO

42h 05m

2 stops

LAX

$1,166

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Multiple Airlines

Apr 14

ORD

41h 35m

2 stops

KNO

Apr 30

KNO

35h 15m

2 stops

ORD

$1,170

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Singapore Airlines

May 16

LAX

29h 55m

1 stop

KNO

May 31

KNO

42h 05m

2 stops

LAX

$1,170

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Multiple Airlines

May 16

LAX

39h 10m

2 stops

KNO

May 31

KNO

38h 15m

2 stops

LAX

$1,194

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Flights to Padang

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Singapore Airlines

Jan 25

LAX

30h 10m

1 stop

PDG

Feb 9

PDG

22h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$924

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Singapore Airlines

Jan 25

LAX

30h 10m

1 stop

PDG

Feb 9

PDG

37h 05m

2 stops

LAX

$937

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Multiple Airlines

Jan 25

LAX

28h 30m

2 stops

PDG

Feb 9

PDG

36h 45m

2 stops

LAX

$1,027

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Singapore Airlines

Jan 24

LAX

23h 05m

1 stop

PDG

Jan 31

PDG

37h 05m

2 stops

LAX

$1,035

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Multiple Airlines

Apr 5

SFO

49h 20m

2 stops

PDG

Apr 20

PDG

25h 05m

2 stops

SFO

$1,048

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Multiple Airlines

Jan 25

SFO

28h 50m

2 stops

PDG

Jan 31

PDG

43h 10m

2 stops

SFO

$1,067

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Singapore Airlines

Mar 5

SFO

35h 30m

1 stop

PDG

Mar 9

PDG

34h 00m

1 stop

SFO

$1,109

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Multiple Airlines

Mar 4

ORD

55h 10m

2 stops

PDG

Mar 8

PDG

35h 00m

2 stops

ORD

$1,138

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Singapore Airlines

Jan 24

LAX

23h 05m

1 stop

PDG

Jan 31

PDG

22h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$1,144

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Etihad Airways

Mar 4

ORD

62h 20m

2 stops

PDG

Mar 8

PDG

56h 30m

2 stops

ORD

$1,182

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Singapore Airlines

Jan 22

LAX

32h 45m

2 stops

PDG

Jan 26

PDG

37h 05m

2 stops

LAX

$1,186

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Multiple Airlines

Feb 21

LAX

23h 05m

1 stop

PDG

Mar 8

PDG

22h 55m

2 stops

LAX

$1,187

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Flights to Banda Aceh

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Malaysia Airlines

Mar 5

SFO

46h 30m

2 stops

BTJ

Mar 9

BTJ

47h 20m

2 stops

SFO

$1,658

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Malaysia Airlines

Mar 12

LAX

48h 10m

2 stops

BTJ

Mar 16

BTJ

42h 25m

2 stops

LAX

$1,732

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Malaysia Airlines

Jan 29

LAX

48h 10m

2 stops

BTJ

Feb 2

BTJ

47h 00m

2 stops

LAX

$1,846

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Flights to Pekanbaru

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Singapore Airlines

Apr 23

SFO

33h 00m

1 stop

PKU

Apr 27

PKU

36h 00m

1 stop

SFO

$1,218

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Flights to Jambi

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Multiple Airlines

Feb 8

SFO

48h 00m

2 stops

DJB

Feb 16

DJB

42h 15m

2 stops

SFO

$1,022

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Etihad Airways

Jan 28

IAD

55h 50m

2 stops

DJB

Feb 1

DJB

33h 55m

2 stops

IAD

$2,885

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12:30 pm - 8:40 pm

LAX

KNO

42h 10m2 stops

10:25 am - 10:05 am

KNO

LAX

37h 40m2 stops

$827Multiple Airlines

Fri, Mar 13 - Sun, Mar 29

7:50 pm - 5:00 pm

LAX

PDG

30h 10m1 stop

12:50 pm - 7:55 pm

PDG

LAX

22h 05m1 stop

$924Singapore Airlines

Sun, Jan 25 - Mon, Feb 9

7:50 pm - 5:00 pm

LAX

PDG

30h 10m1 stop

12:50 pm - 10:55 am

PDG

LAX

37h 05m2 stops

$937Singapore Airlines

Sun, Jan 25 - Mon, Feb 9

10:55 am - 5:00 pm

LAX

KNO

39h 05m2 stops

10:30 am - 9:55 pm

KNO

LAX

25h 25m2 stops

$989Multiple Airlines

Sun, Mar 1 - Fri, Mar 20

10:40 pm - 6:40 pm

JFK

KNO

33h 00m2 stops

8:55 am - 9:00 am

KNO

JFK

35h 05m1 stop

$1,053Etihad Airways

Sun, Apr 19 - Wed, May 13

10:40 pm - 5:00 pm

JFK

KNO

31h 20m2 stops

10:30 am - 4:05 pm

KNO

JFK

40h 35m2 stops

$1,163Etihad Airways

Sun, Apr 19 - Wed, May 13

8:05 pm - 8:30 am

IAD

KNO

48h 25m2 stops

9:20 am - 3:55 pm

KNO

IAD

42h 35m2 stops

$1,484Qatar Airways

Wed, Mar 4 - Sun, Mar 8

10:15 pm - 12:25 pm

LAX

BTJ

48h 10m2 stops

12:55 pm - 5:20 pm

BTJ

LAX

42h 25m2 stops

$1,732Malaysia Airlines

Thu, Mar 12 - Mon, Mar 16

5:10 pm - 3:00 pm

ORD

KNO

33h 50m3 stops

9:20 am - 2:50 pm

KNO

ORD

41h 30m2 stops

$1,751Qatar Airways

Thu, Apr 16 - Thu, Apr 30

10:35 pm - 12:25 pm

LAX

BTJ

46h 50m2 stops

12:55 pm - 8:55 pm

BTJ

LAX

47h 00m2 stops

$1,846Malaysia Airlines

Thu, Jan 29 - Mon, Feb 2

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Route

Depart

Return

Price

Los AngelesMedan

LAX - KNO

LAXKNO

Los Angeles

Fri 3/13

12:30 pm-8:40 pm

2 stops42h 10m

Medan Kuala Namu Intl

Sun 3/29

10:25 am-10:05 am

2 stops37h 40m

$827

Los AngelesPadang

LAX - PDG

LAXPDG

Los Angeles

Sun 1/25

7:50 pm-5:00 pm

1 stop30h 10m

Padang Tabing

Mon 2/9

12:50 pm-7:55 pm

1 stop22h 05m

$924

Los AngelesPadang

LAX - PDG

LAXPDG

Los Angeles

Sun 1/25

7:50 pm-5:00 pm

1 stop30h 10m

Padang Tabing

Mon 2/9

12:50 pm-10:55 am

2 stops37h 05m

$937

Los AngelesMedan

LAX - KNO

LAXKNO

Los Angeles

Sun 3/1

10:55 am-5:00 pm

2 stops39h 05m

Medan Kuala Namu Intl

Fri 3/20

10:30 am-9:55 pm

2 stops25h 25m

$989

New YorkMedan

JFK - KNO

JFKKNO

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sun 4/19

10:40 pm-6:40 pm

2 stops33h 00m

Medan Kuala Namu Intl

Wed 5/13

8:55 am-9:00 am

1 stop35h 05m

$1,053

New YorkMedan

JFK - KNO

JFKKNO

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sun 4/19

10:40 pm-5:00 pm

2 stops31h 20m

Medan Kuala Namu Intl

Wed 5/13

10:30 am-4:05 pm

2 stops40h 35m

$1,163

Washington, D.C.Medan

IAD - KNO

IADKNO

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Wed 3/4

8:05 pm-8:30 am

2 stops48h 25m

Medan Kuala Namu Intl

Sun 3/8

9:20 am-3:55 pm

2 stops42h 35m

$1,484

Los AngelesBanda Aceh

LAX - BTJ

LAXBTJ

Los Angeles

Thu 3/12

10:15 pm-12:25 pm

2 stops48h 10m

Banda Aceh Blang Bintang

Mon 3/16

12:55 pm-5:20 pm

2 stops42h 25m

$1,732

ChicagoMedan

ORD - KNO

ORDKNO

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 4/16

5:10 pm-3:00 pm

3 stops33h 50m

Medan Kuala Namu Intl

Thu 4/30

9:20 am-2:50 pm

2 stops41h 30m

$1,751

Los AngelesBanda Aceh

LAX - BTJ

LAXBTJ

Los Angeles

Thu 1/29

10:35 pm-12:25 pm

2 stops46h 50m

Banda Aceh Blang Bintang

Mon 2/2

12:55 pm-8:55 pm

2 stops47h 00m

$1,846

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What is the cheapest day to depart on your flight to Sumatra?

The cheapest day to depart from United States to Sumatra is on a Sunday. Travelers who choose to depart for Sumatra on a Sunday will often find tickets for as low as $1,184. When flying out on a Wednesday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from United States to Sumatra for around $1,335.

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Cheap Sumatra flight deals and tips

Summary info about Sumatra flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$465
Best Round-Trip Price	$827
Fastest flight time	31h 00m

The best one-way flight price to Sumatra from United States in the last 72 hours is $465 (San Francisco to Padang Tabing).

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The best round-trip flight price to Sumatra from United States in the last 72 hours is $827 (Los Angeles to Medan Kuala Namu Intl).

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The fastest flight to Sumatra from United States takes 31h 00m (New York John F Kennedy Intl to Medan Kuala Namu Intl).

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Frequently asked questions about flying to Sumatra

What is the best day of the week to fly to Sumatra?

The best day to take a flight to Sumatra is on Sunday, followed by Friday. Sunday and Friday tend to have the lowest flight prices to Sumatra. If your travel dates are flexible, then try to avoid booking on a Wednesday, which is known for being the most expensive day of the week to fly to Sumatra.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to Sumatra?

Prices for flights to Sumatra are updated daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights to Sumatra?

As of December 2025, there are 10 operators available to choose from for flights to Sumatra.

How old do you have to be to fly to Sumatra?

The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel to Sumatra.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Sumatra?

The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Sumatra may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at Sumatra. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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