Travel to Makassar
Every way to reach Makassar: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Makassar is reachable from 29 places across 4 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 12 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €31.69 and the fastest takes 4h 6m door to door. The nearest origin is 353 km away.
How people reach Makassar
Every mode that actually calls at Makassar, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 44 | €48.52 | 4h 6m | 9,215 km | 9 |
| Ferry | 16 | €31.69 | 12h 54m | 750 km | 3 |
- 29Places you can arrive from
- 29Places you can leave for
- 4Countries
- 12Operators
Makassar sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.

A room in Makassar for the night the flight gets in
Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.
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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 | 21 | 35% | Baubau, 353 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 26 | 43% | Denpasar, 607 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 13 | 22% | Manokwari, 1693 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Makassar that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 55 | 92% |
| Malaysia | 2 | 3% |
| Singapore | 2 | 3% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2% |
Stations, airports and ports in Makassar
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Makassar
- Maros railway station
- Mandai railway station
- stasiun bus makassar
- Stasiun Bus Makassar
- UPG
- Makassar Port
- Soekarno Hatta Makassar ferry port
Landing at UPG after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
Getting from UPG into Makassar?
Settled in advance, so the ride into Makassar costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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The cheapest journeys into Makassar
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bau-Bau to Makassar ferry | €31.69 | 13h 18m | 353 km |
| Labuan Bajo to Makassar ferry | €36.09 | 12h 54m | 376 km |
| Bima to Makassar ferry | €36.09 | 14h 50m | 376 km |
| Maumere to Makassar ferry | €46.54 | 18h 8m | 493 km |
| Kendari to Makassar flight | €48.52 | 4h 6m | 366 km |
| Bontang to Makassar ferry | €48.74 | 23h | 626 km |
| Gorontalo to Makassar ferry | €52.59 | 22h 23m | 750 km |
| Luwuk to Makassar ferry | €52.59 | 14h 36m | 597 km |
| Poso to Makassar flight | €56.78 | 4h 15m | 442 km |
| Palu to Makassar flight | €57.37 | 4h 13m | 474 km |
| Balikpapan to Makassar flight | €60.32 | 4h 15m | 519 km |
| Kupang to Makassar ferry | €67.44 | 24h 43m | 723 km |
| Denpasar to Makassar flight | €70.35 | 4h 22m | 607 km |
| Luwuk to Makassar flight | €73.30 | 4h 24m | 597 km |
| Mataram to Makassar flight | €74.48 | 4h 22m | 529 km |
| Surabaya to Makassar flight | €80.38 | 4h 35m | 775 km |
We cannot promise Maros railway station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Somewhere to drop the bags in Makassar?
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 Makassar
Common questions about Travel to Makassar
How can I get to Makassar?
Makassar is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 29 places, across 4 countries, on services run by 12 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 Makassar?
The cheapest way into Makassar is by ferry, from €31.69 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 29 origins we sell into Makassar over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Makassar?
The fastest journey into Makassar is by flight, at 4h 6m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 353 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Makassar have?
Makassar has 7 named terminals on our network, including 2 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Maros railway station, Mandai railway station, UPG. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where else can I go from Makassar in Indonesia?
Makassar connects to 29 places on our network across 4 countries, the furthest of them 9,215 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
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Makassar and elsewhere in Indonesia. None of it is ours to sell.
Day trips out of Makassar and across Indonesia
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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Plan a trip from here
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