There are 10 ways to get from Sumatra to Papua by plane, busferry, train, ferry, or car ferry
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Fly Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Jayapura Sentani Airport
best- Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Jayapura Sentani Airport (DJJ)plane PLM - DJJ
8h 15mRp 6,000,000–8,000,000Bus and ferry, train, ferry
cheapest- Take the busferry from Bandar Lampung to Gambir Stationbusferry
- Take the train from Jakarta Gambir to Surabaya Pasar Turitrain
- Take the ferry from Surabaya to Sorongferry
- Take the ferry from Sorong to Jayapuraferry
7d 1hRp 1,544,721–2,150,812Fly Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Tembagapura Timika Airport
- Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Tembagapura Timika Airport (TIM)plane PLM - TIM
10h 4mRp 6,716,710–8,535,707Fly Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Nabire Airport
- Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Nabire Airport (NBX)plane PLM - NBX
11h 10mRp 5,500,000–16,000,000Fly Lubuklinggau Silampari Airport to Jayapura Sentani Airport
- Fly from Lubuklinggau Silampari Airport (LLJ) to Jayapura Sentani Airport (DJJ)plane LLJ - DJJ
12hRp 6,500,000–8,000,000Fly Sultan Thaha Airport to Jayapura Sentani Airport
- Fly from Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) to Jayapura Sentani Airport (DJJ)plane DJB - DJJ
9h 10mRp 5,000,000–6,500,000Fly Fatmawati Soekarno Airport to Jayapura Sentani Airport
- Fly from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) to Jayapura Sentani Airport (DJJ)plane BKS - DJJ
12h 10mRp 5,500,000–6,500,000Fly Simpang Tiga Airport to Jayapura Sentani Airport
- Fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Jayapura Sentani Airport (DJJ)plane PKU - DJJ
8h 50mRp 6,500,000–8,500,000Fly Minangkabau International Airport to Jayapura Sentani Airport
- Fly from Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) to Jayapura Sentani Airport (DJJ)plane PDG - DJJ
8h 20mRp 6,000,000–7,500,000Car ferry, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Mengkapan to Tanjung Balai Karimuncarferry
- Take the ferry from Tanjung Balai Karimun to Port of Tanjung Priokferry
- Take the ferry from Tanjung Priok to Jayapuraferry
9d 13hRp 1,545,960–3,855,516
Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Jayapura Sentani Airport (DJJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sumatra to Papua is to bus and ferry and train and ferry which costs Rp1500000 - Rp2200000 and takes 7 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Sumatra to Papua is to fly which takes 8h 15m and costs Rp6000000 - Rp8000000.
No, there is no direct ferry from Sumatra to Papua. However, there are services departing from Mengkapan and arriving at Jayapura via Tanjung Balai Karimun and Tanjung Priok. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9 days 13h.
The distance between Sumatra and Papua is 3977 km.
The best way to get from Sumatra to Papua without a car is to bus and ferry and train and ferry which takes 7 days 1h and costs Rp1500000 - Rp2200000.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Jayapura Sentani Airport (DJJ), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport to Jayapura Sentani Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 9h 35m and has one stopover.
Papua is 2h ahead of Sumatra. It is currently 4:53 PM in Sumatra and 6:53 PM in Papua.
Pelita Air, Batik Air, Garuda Indonesia and Lion Mentari Airlines offer flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport to Jayapura Sentani Airport Airport.
There are 35+ hotels available in Papua.
What companies run services between Sumatra, Indonesia and Papua, Indonesia?
Garuda Indonesia, Batik Air, and two other airlines fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Jayapura Sentani Airport (DJJ) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Jayapura Sentani Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,500,000–17,000,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Tembagapura Timika Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,000,000–18,000,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Nabire Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Ambon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,500,000–16,000,000
Flights from Lubuklinggau Silampari Airport to Jayapura Sentani Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,500,000–17,000,000
Flights from Lubuklinggau Silampari Airport to Jayapura Sentani Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,500,000–17,000,000
Flights from Sultan Thaha Airport to Jayapura Sentani Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,500,000–16,000,000
Flights from Sultan Thaha Airport to Jayapura Sentani Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,500,000–16,000,000
Flights from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport to Jayapura Sentani Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,500,000–17,000,000
Flights from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport to Jayapura Sentani Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,500,000–17,000,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Jayapura Sentani Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,000,000–18,000,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Jayapura Sentani Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,000,000–18,000,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Jayapura Sentani Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,000,000–18,000,000
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Jayapura Sentani Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,500,000–16,000,000
Flights from Lubuklinggau Silampari Airport to Jayapura Sentani Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,500,000–16,000,000
Flights from Sultan Thaha Airport to Jayapura Sentani Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,500,000–15,000,000
Flights from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport to Jayapura Sentani Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,500,000–16,000,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Jayapura Sentani Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,000,000–16,000,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Jayapura Sentani Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,000,000–17,000,000
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Jayapura Sentani Airport via Juanda International, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,000,000–8,000,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Tembagapura Timika Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,500,000–9,000,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Tembagapura Timika Airport via Juanda International, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,500,000–8,500,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Tembagapura Timika Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Sorong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,000,000–17,000,000
Flights from Lubuklinggau Silampari Airport to Jayapura Sentani Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,500,000–8,000,000
Flights from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport to Jayapura Sentani Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,500,000–8,000,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Jayapura Sentani Airport via Juanda International, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,500,000–8,500,000
- Website
- sriwijayaair.co.id
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Tembagapura Timika Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,600,000–18,000,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Nabire Airport via Yogyakarta, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,100,000–16,000,000
Flights from Sultan Thaha Airport to Jayapura Sentani Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,300,000–16,000,000
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Sultan Thaha Airport to Jayapura Sentani Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,000,000–6,500,000
Flights from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport to Jayapura Sentani Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,500,000–6,500,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Jayapura Sentani Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,000,000–7,500,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 021-121
- [email protected]
- Website
- kai.id
Train from Jakarta Gambir to Surabaya Pasar Turi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rp 320,000–440,000
- Schedules at
- kai.id
- Book at
- en.tiket.com
- Economy
- Rp 320,000–440,000
- Business
- Rp 490,000–550,000
- Executive
- Rp 700,000–1,100,000
Bus operators
- Phone
- (021) 1500 825
- [email protected]
- Website
- damri.co.id
Busferry from Bandar Lampung to Gambir Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 65,000–260,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/damri
Ferry operators
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Surabaya to Sorong
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 700,000–900,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 700,000–900,000
Ferry from Sorong to Jayapura
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 410,000–500,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 410,000–500,000
Ferry from Tanjung Balai Karimun to Port of Tanjung Priok
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 400,000–490,000
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 400,000–490,000
Ferry from Tanjung Priok to Jayapura
- Ave. Duration
- 7d 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–1,400,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 1,100,000–1,400,000
- Phone
- +62 811-1021-191
- [email protected]
- Website
- asdp.id
Car ferry from Mengkapan to Tanjung Balai Karimun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rp 46,000–2,000,000
- Schedules at
- ferizy.com
- Passenger
- Rp 81,000
- Bicycle
- Rp 112,001
- Motorcycle
- Rp 150,000–380,000
- Car (smaller than 5m)
- Rp 1,399,000
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