Indonesia is located on several thousand islands in Southeast Asia.

The vast majority of travelers get to Indonesia by air through many international airports.

Regular passenger ferries run mainly to Batam and other Riau islands. Several regular routes also run from Malaysia to Sumatra.

By air

There are many international airports in Indonesia with direct flights to all over the world.

The lowest airfares are usually on routes from Singapore and Malaysia, where a one-way ticket can be purchased for about 100 usd on average.

Low-cost routes from Indonesia also go to Thailand, Australia, Vietnam, China or the Philippines.

Where to buy tickets to Indonesia?

Flights are operated by many airlines from all over the world. Compare prices on Skyscanner, for example. Once you have selected your flights, we always recommend clicking on the link that takes you directly to the airline's website.

Compare prices for flights to Indonesia

Most flights to Indonesia are offered by the following airlines, for example.

• Garuda Indonesia - Direct from Jakarta and Bali to Asia, Europe and Australia
• AirAsia - low-cost flights from many Indonesian airports, mainly to Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines
• Batik Air - low-cost flights to Singapore, Malaysia or Thailand
• Emirates, Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways - frequent connections to the Middle East and onwards to Europe or Africa

Indonesia is also served by most of the major airlines from Asia, Africa, Australia and some major airlines from Europe such as KLM and Turkish Airlines

Major airports in Indonesia

Where are the largest international airports in Indonesia? Click on the name of the airport below for information on transport, services or how the terminals work.

• Jakarta CGK - Largest airport with a large number of international flights to all over the world and extremely busy domestic services to all Indonesian cities
• Denpasar Bali DPS - Large international airport with direct flights to many Asian destinations, Europe, Australia and very busy domestic services
• Surabaya SUB - a major regional hub in East Java with frequent domestic connections and several routes to neighbouring countries
• Makassar UPG - a major regional hub in Sulawesi with frequent domestic connections and several routes to neighbouring countries
• Kualanamu Medan KNO - a major regional hub in North Sumatra with frequent domestic connections, several routes to neighbouring countries and long-distance routes to the Middle East
• Yogyakarta YIA - a state-of-the-art airport with many domestic routes and regular connections to Singapore or Kuala Lumpur

International ferries

Indonesia can also be reached by passenger ferries.

Currently, only Singapore and Malaysia have regular services to Indonesia.

• Singapore - Batam Island
  • Sailing time 1 hour
  • Many companies sail several times per hour to 3 different ports on Batam
  • Prices from 30 usd
  • Compare prices and buy a ticket at directferries.com
• Singapore - Karimun Island (Tanjung Balai)
  • Sailing time 90 minutes
  • Sails 2-4 times a day
  • Prices from 40 usd
  • Compare prices and buy tickets at directferries.com
• Singapore Tenah Merah - Bintan Island
  • Sailing time 70 minutes
  • Sails 3-6 times a day
  • Prices from 45 usd
  • Compare prices and buy tickets at directferries.com
• Melacca - Dumai (Sumatra)
  • Sailing time 3.5 hours
  • Sails 1x daily
  • Prices from 550 000 idr
  • Online tickets at indomalfastferry.com
• Port Dickson - Dumai (Sumatra)
  • Sailing time 3.5 hours
  • Sails 1x daily
  • Prices from 650 000 idr
  • Online tickets at indomalfastferry.com
• Port Dickson - Tanjung Balai (Sumatra)
  • Sailingtime6.5 hours
  • Sails 1x daily
  • Prices from 650 000 idr
  • Online tickets at indomalfastferry.com
• Tawau - Nunukan
  • Sailingtimeapprox. 30 minutes
  • Sails 1-2 times per hour
  • Price 130 myr
  • Tickets and timetables cannot be found online

Buy ferry ticket - directferries.com

Regular ferries to Belawan Port near Medan from Malaysia were cancelled in 2021 and have not yet been reinstated.

By bus

Although Indonesia is an island nation, it shares several of its islands with other countries, so it is possible to get to Indonesia by land in a way.

From Malaysia

Indonesia borders Malaysia on the island of Borneo and there is only one main road across the border, which is used by regular bus services.

• Kuching - Pontianak
  • 2xdaily by DAMRI
  • Travel time 7 to 9 hours
  • Price from 290 000 idr
  • Tickets can be booked for example through 12go.asia

From East Timor

There is currently no direct bus service between Timor-Leste, Indonesia and the state of Timor-Leste.

There are only a couple of angkot (local van) services to the border a few times a day from the town of Atambua, where larger buses run from Kupang.

From Papua New Guinea

There is no regular service on the only road linking the two countries (between the towns of Jayapura and Vanimo).