Medan's knowledgeable tourist office is at Jl Brig Jend A Yani 107 (Mon-Thurs 7.30am-4pm, Fri 7.30am-noon; tel 061/538101), 200m south of Lapangan Merdeka near the Tip Top Kaf?.

Angkuta mini-vans are the mainstay of the city transport network; they are numbered, and many have names too. The main angkuta station is at Sambu , west of the Olympia Plaza and the Central Market on Jalan Sutomo.