Travel to Batam
Every way to reach Batam: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Batam is reachable from 17 places across 3 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 9 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €34.95 and the fastest takes 3h 58m door to door. The nearest origin is 296 km away.
How people reach Batam
Every mode that actually calls at Batam, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 31 | €34.95 | 3h 58m | 4,681 km | 8 |
| Ferry | 2 | €60.84 | 28h 36m | 828 km | 1 |
- 17Places you can arrive from
- 17Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 9Operators
Batam sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.

Where to stay in Batam
Sort by distance from Tranferpoint Batam Centre and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 to 600 km | 9 | 27% | Pekanbaru, 296 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 20 | 61% | Pontianak, 604 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 4 | 12% | Denpasar, 1651 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Batam that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 30 | 91% |
| South Korea | 2 | 6% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 3% |
Stations, airports and ports in Batam
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Batam
- Tranferpoint Batam Centre
- Transferpoint Sekupang (Sekupang port)
- BTH
- Batam Centre
- Batu Ampar Batam
Batam is large, and the road in from BTH can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
Getting from BTH into Batam?
Settled in advance, so the ride into Batam costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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The cheapest journeys into Batam
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pekanbaru to Batam flight | €34.95 | 3h 58m | 296 km |
| Jambi City to Batam flight | €41.44 | 4h 1m | 309 km |
| Palembang to Batam flight | €49.11 | 4h 12m | 459 km |
| Kuala Lumpur to Batam flight | €50.88 | 4h 3m | 341 km |
| Padang to Batam flight | €54.42 | 4h 12m | 470 km |
| Cilegon to Batam ferry | €60.84 | 28h 36m | 828 km |
| Pontianak to Batam flight | €61.50 | 4h 27m | 604 km |
| Percut to Batam flight | €63.86 | 4h 24m | 636 km |
| Bandar Lampung to Batam flight | €82.15 | 4h 38m | 744 km |
| Jakarta to Batam flight | €83.33 | 4h 43m | 877 km |
| Bandung to Batam flight | €93.95 | 5h 4m | 982 km |
| Surabaya to Batam flight | €125.81 | 5h 29m | 1,345 km |
| Yogyakarta to Batam flight | €125.81 | 5h 16m | 1,219 km |
| Balikpapan to Batam flight | €134.66 | 5h 27m | 1,449 km |
| Semarang to Batam flight | €140.56 | 5h 18m | 1,150 km |
| Denpasar to Batam flight | €152.36 | 5h 53m | 1,651 km |
We cannot promise Tranferpoint Batam Centre still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Where to leave your bags in Batam
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Popular trips to Batam
Common questions about Travel to Batam
How can I get to Batam?
Batam is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 17 places, across 3 countries, on services run by 9 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 Batam?
The cheapest way into Batam is by Flight, from €34.95 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 17 origins we sell into Batam over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Batam?
The fastest journey into Batam is by Flight, at 3h 58m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 296 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Batam have?
Batam has 5 named terminals on our network, including 0 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are BTH. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where else can I go from Batam in Indonesia?
Batam connects to 17 places on our network across 3 countries, the furthest of them 4,681 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
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Indonesia
The wider region
Being on the water gives Batam a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.

Things to do in Batam
Day trips that leave Batam in the morning and cover a good part of Indonesia by evening.
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Plan a trip from here
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