Travel to Palembang
Every way to reach Palembang: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Palembang is reachable from 9 places across 2 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 8 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €31.41 and the fastest takes 3h 49m door to door. The nearest origin is 175 km away.
How people reach Palembang
Every mode that actually calls at Palembang, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 12 | €31.41 | 3h 49m | 1,322 km | 7 |
| Ferry | 4 | €67.44 | 27h 53m | 854 km | 1 |
- 9Places you can arrive from
- 9Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 8Operators
Palembang 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 Palembang
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 2 | 13% | Pangkalpinang, 175 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 5 | 31% | Bandar Lampung, 285 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 9 | 56% | Kuala Lumpur, 755 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Palembang that we sell.
Stations, airports and ports in Palembang
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Palembang
- Kramasan railway station
- Kertapati railway station
- Halte PLN
- Terminal Plaju
- PLM
- Pelabuhan Boom Baru
PLM is not in Palembang, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.

A car waiting when you land in Palembang
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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The cheapest journeys into Palembang
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pangkalpinang to Palembang flight | €31.41 | 3h 49m | 175 km |
| Bandar Lampung to Palembang flight | €39.08 | 4h | 285 km |
| Jakarta to Palembang flight | €50.88 | 4h 9m | 434 km |
| Batam to Palembang flight | €57.37 | 4h 14m | 459 km |
| Rembangan to Palembang ferry | €67.44 | 27h 53m | 843 km |
| Tanjungbalai to Palembang ferry | €68.54 | 30h 52m | 854 km |
| Kuala Lumpur to Palembang flight | €82.15 | 4h 35m | 755 km |
| Percut to Palembang flight | €134.07 | 5h 1m | 978 km |
| Denpasar to Palembang flight | €178.32 | 5h 23m | 1,322 km |
We cannot promise Kramasan railway station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Where to leave your bags in Palembang
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Popular trips to Palembang
Common questions about Travel to Palembang
How can I get to Palembang?
Palembang is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 9 places, across 2 countries, on services run by 8 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 Palembang?
The cheapest way into Palembang is by Flight, from €31.41 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 9 origins we sell into Palembang over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Palembang?
The fastest journey into Palembang is by Flight, at 3h 49m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 175 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Palembang have?
Palembang has 6 named terminals on our network, including 2 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Kramasan railway station, Kertapati railway station, PLM. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Palembang from within 200 km?
2 of the routes we sell into Palembang start within 200 km. The nearest is Pangkalpinang, 175 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Palembang in Indonesia?
Palembang connects to 9 places on our network across 2 countries, the furthest of them 1,322 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
The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Palembang are the half people leave until last.

Things to do in Palembang
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Palembang, with free cancellation on most of it.
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Plan a trip from here
Tell Ori how long you have and it will chain real legs out of this city, priced and timed.