Is Padang safe? Indonesia travel risk

Is Padang safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Padang scores 46/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Indonesia Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 7 Jul 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). GDACS lists 1 minor (green) event within 100 km in the last 14 days. CDC travel health notice: Level 2, Zika in Indonesia (7 Aug 2026). No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Padang scores 46/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Indonesia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Padang: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (52/100) and natural hazards (64/100).

A score of 46 is higher than the scores of 60% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Indonesia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.