Region · Indonesia
Where to stay in Aceh
This guide covers 23 destinations in Aceh, a first-level administrative division of Indonesia, with 54 places to stay between them. The largest by population are North Aceh, Pidie and Bireuen. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Rembele Airport (TXE).
- Destinations in this guide
- 23
- Places to stay
- 54
- Main airport
- TXERembele Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jakarta
Destinations
Destinations in Aceh
Every destination in this guide in Aceh, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banda Aceh | 235,305 | 33 | BTJ · 12 km |
| Bener Meriah | 152,059 | 10 | TXE · 17 km |
| Lhokseumawe | 180,200 | 6 | TXE · 61 km |
| Langsa | 178,334 | 3 | LSR · 120 km |
| Bireuen | 426,505 | 1 | TXE · 49 km |
| Aceh Tamiang | 281,756 | 1 | LSR · 98 km |
| North Aceh | 619,407 | TXE · 27 km | |
| Pidie | 443,718 | BTJ · 91 km | |
| East Aceh | 418,189 | TXE · 86 km | |
| Great Aceh | 379,429 | BTJ · 22 km | |
| Southeast Aceh | 218,007 | LSR · 10 km | |
| South Aceh | 215,285 | LSR · 54 km | |
| Central Aceh | 204,835 | MEQ · 34 km | |
| West Aceh | 186,008 | MEQ · 46 km | |
| Nagan Raya | 165,269 | MEQ · 16 km | |
| Pidie Jaya | 153,313 | TXE · 85 km | |
| Southwest Aceh | 146,453 | MEQ · 47 km | |
| Aceh Singkil | 126,833 | LSR · 120 km | |
| Gayo Lues | 93,136 | TXE · 82 km | |
| Simeulue | 87,558 | ||
| Aceh Jaya | 82,981 | BTJ · 83 km | |
| Subulussalam | 78,801 | LSR · 85 km | |
| Meulaboh | 64,646 | MEQ · 18 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Aceh
54 hotels in Aceh recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
When to go
Best time to visit Aceh
From the climate of 23 destinations in Aceh with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. No month is comfortable in any of them by this measure.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 23 | 31 °C | 230 mm |
| February | 0 of 23 | 31 °C | 140 mm |
| March | 0 of 23 | 32 °C | 199 mm |
| April | 0 of 23 | 32 °C | 188 mm |
| May | 0 of 23 | 32 °C | 201 mm |
| June | 0 of 23 | 32 °C | 162 mm |
| July | 0 of 23 | 32 °C | 163 mm |
| August | 0 of 23 | 32 °C | 198 mm |
| September | 0 of 23 | 32 °C | 238 mm |
| October | 0 of 23 | 33 °C | 314 mm |
| November | 0 of 23 | 32 °C | 302 mm |
| December | 0 of 23 | 31 °C | 271 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Aceh
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Aceh name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
TXE · Rembele Airport
LSR · Alas Leuser Airport
MEQ · Cut Nyak Dhien Airport
BTJ · Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport
KNO · Kualanamu International Airport
GNS · Binaka Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Aceh, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Indonesia
Nearby
Regions near Aceh
Other regions of Indonesia with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.