Travel to Balikpapan
Every way to reach Balikpapan: 2 modes compared, with fares.
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Balikpapan is reachable from 21 places across 3 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 10 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €46.75 and the fastest takes 4h 2m door to door. The nearest origin is 328 km away.
How people reach Balikpapan
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 28 | €46.75 | 4h 2m | 1,753 km | 9 |
| Ferry | 16 | €65.79 | 16h 7m | 872 km | 1 |
- €46.75 to €65.79Fare range
- 21Places you can arrive from
- 3Countries
- 10Operators
€46.75 to €65.79 for one passenger across the 2 routes priced below, all of them on 8 October 2026. A single figure hides which end of that a journey sits at. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.
The flight gets you into Balikpapan. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Balikpapan for the night the flight gets in
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How far people travel to get here
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 to 600 km | 10 | 23% | Banjarbaru, 328 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 32 | 73% | Gili Air, 793 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 2 | 5% | Kuala Lumpur, 1753 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Stations, airports and ports in Balikpapan
Balikpapan
- Terminal Luar/Bayangan Batu Ampar, Balikpapan
- Terminal Batu Ampar C
- BPN
- Semayang Balikpapan Port
- Pelabuhan ferry Kariangau
The fare from BPN into Balikpapan is the one price on this journey we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
A car waiting when you land in Balikpapan
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The cheapest journeys into Balikpapan
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banjarbaru to Balikpapan flight | €46.75 | 4h 2m | 328 km |
| Palu to Balikpapan flight | €48.52 | 4h 3m | 341 km |
| Tarakan to Balikpapan flight | €62.09 | 4h 15m | 516 km |
| Gili Air to Balikpapan ferry | €65.79 | 26h 11m | 793 km |
| Senggigi to Balikpapan ferry | €66.89 | 25h 58m | 808 km |
| Klungkung to Balikpapan ferry | €68.54 | 27h 1m | 823 km |
| Bima to Balikpapan ferry | €68.54 | 16h 7m | 827 km |
| Sampalan to Balikpapan ferry | €69.09 | 26h 59m | 835 km |
| Tanjung Benoa to Balikpapan ferry | €70.74 | 29h 8m | 851 km |
| Tanjung Selor to Balikpapan flight | €70.94 | 4h 13m | 460 km |
| Labuan Bajo to Balikpapan ferry | €72.39 | 17h 51m | 872 km |
| Makassar to Balikpapan flight | €76.25 | 4h 16m | 519 km |
| Denpasar to Balikpapan ferry | €83.94 | 29h 8m | 840 km |
| Surabaya to Balikpapan flight | €87.46 | 4h 37m | 804 km |
| Denpasar to Balikpapan flight | €91.59 | 4h 48m | 840 km |
| Manado to Balikpapan flight | €106.34 | 4h 51m | 943 km |
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Terminal Luar/Bayangan Batu Ampar, Balikpapan
Most of the points near Terminal Luar/Bayangan Batu Ampar, Balikpapan open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Popular journeys to Balikpapan
Common questions about Travel to Balikpapan
How can I get to Balikpapan?
Balikpapan is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 21 places, across 3 countries, on services run by 10 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Balikpapan?
The cheapest way into Balikpapan is by flight, from €46.75 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 21 origins we sell into Balikpapan over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Balikpapan?
The fastest journey into Balikpapan is by flight, at 4h 2m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 328 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Balikpapan have?
Balikpapan has 5 named terminals on our network, including 0 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are BPN. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where else can I go from Balikpapan in Indonesia?
Balikpapan connects to 21 places on our network across 3 countries the furthest of them 1,753 km away in a straight line. Indonesia routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
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Elsewhere in Indonesia
The wider region
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Day trips out of Balikpapan and across Indonesia
Day trips that leave Balikpapan in the morning and cover a good part of Indonesia by evening.
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