There are 5 ways to get from Miri to Balikpapan by car, plane, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Brunei International Airport, fly
best- Drive from Miri to Brunei International Airport (BWN)car
- Fly from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Sepinggan International Airport (BPN)plane BWN - BPN
3h 40mRp 2,300,878–7,777,379Bus, ferry via Kuching
cheapest- Take the bus from Miri to Kuching Sentralbus
- Take the bus from Kuching to Pontianakbus
- Take the ferry from Pontianak to Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Portferry
- Take the ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Balikpapanferry
5d 6hRp 1,391,222–2,310,875Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Miri to Bintulubus
- Take the bus from Sarawak to Pontianakbus
- Take the ferry from Pontianak to Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Portferry
- Take the ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Balikpapanferry
4d 23hRp 2,309,107–2,594,709Drive 1,503.5 km
- Drive from Miri to Balikpapancar 1,503.5 km
25h 43mRp 2,972,797–4,294,040Fly from Miri Airport
- Fly from Miri Airport (MYY) to Sepinggan International Airport (BPN)plane MYY - BPN
7h 6mRp 4,256,671–12,312,884
Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Sepinggan International Airport (BPN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Miri to Balikpapan is to bus and ferry via Kuching which costs Rp1300000 - Rp2400000 and takes 5 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Miri to Balikpapan is to drive and fly which takes 3h 40m and costs Rp2300000 - Rp8000000.
The distance between Miri and Balikpapan is 892 km. The road distance is 1503.5 km.
The best way to get from Miri to Balikpapan without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 4 days 23h and costs Rp2300000 - Rp2600000.
It takes approximately 3h 40m to get from Miri to Balikpapan, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Miri to Balikpapan is 1503 km. It takes approximately 25h 43m to drive from Miri to Balikpapan.
There are 93+ hotels available in Balikpapan.
What companies run services between Miri, Malaysia and Balikpapan, Indonesia?
AirAsia and Malaysia Airlines fly from Miri Airport (MYY) to Sepinggan International Airport (BPN) twice daily.
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Brunei International Airport to Sepinggan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,100,000–6,500,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Miri Airport to Sepinggan International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,000,000–12,000,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Miri Airport to Sepinggan International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,900,000–16,000,000
- Phone
- +6082 - 462200
- [email protected]
- Website
- evaexpress.net
Bus from Miri to Bintulu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rp 180,000–300,000
- Website
- https://evaexpress.net/#
Bus from Miri to Kuching Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 470,000–1,200,000
- Website
- https://evaexpress.net/#
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sarawak to Pontianak
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,338,130
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +6 082 411 111
- Website
- busasia.my
Bus from Miri to Kuching Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rp 381,222
- Schedules at
- busasia.my
- Phone
- +6 082 531 133
- [email protected]
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Kuching to Pontianak
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 260,000–280,000
- Schedules at
- expressbusmalaysia.com
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Pontianak to Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 350,000–430,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 350,000–430,000
Ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Balikpapan
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 400,000–480,000
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 400,000–480,000
Ferry from Pontianak to Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 350,000–430,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 350,000–430,000
Ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Balikpapan
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 400,000–480,000
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 400,000–480,000
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