There are 5 ways to get from Kuching to Ternate by plane, car, car ferry, ferry, bus, or taxi
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Fly Kuching International Airport to Sultan Babullah Airport
best- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Sultan Babullah Airport (TTE)plane KCH - TTE
10h 33mRp 1,980,772–7,719,277Bus, ferry
cheapest- 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 Ternateferry
6d 18hRp 1,335,766–1,700,451Drive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Kuching to Penajamcar
- Take the car ferry from Penajam to Kariangaucarferry
- Take the ferry from Balikpapan to Ternateferry
3d 8hRp 3,732,507–5,557,110Bus to Supadio, fly to Sultan Babullah Airport
- Take the bus from Kuching to Pontianakbus
- Fly from Supadio (PNK) to Sultan Babullah Airport (TTE)plane PNK - TTE
17h 54mRp 4,521,766–7,540,451Fly Kuching International Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport, taxi, ferry
- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC)plane KCH - MDC
- Take the taxi from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Bitungtaxi
- Take the ferry from Bitung to Ternateferry
17h 24mRp 2,294,772–8,229,277
Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Sultan Babullah Airport (TTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kuching to Ternate is to bus and ferry which costs Rp1300000 - Rp1700000 and takes 6 days 18h.
The fastest way to get from Kuching to Ternate is to fly which takes 10h 33m and costs Rp1900000 - Rp8000000.
The distance between Kuching and Ternate is 1909 km.
The best way to get from Kuching to Ternate without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 6 days 18h and costs Rp1300000 - Rp1700000.
It takes approximately 10h 33m to get from Kuching to Ternate, including transfers.
Ternate is 1h ahead of Kuching. It is currently 3:36 PM in Kuching and 4:36 PM in Ternate.
There are 14+ hotels available in Ternate.
What companies run services between Kuching, Malaysia and Ternate, Indonesia?
Indonesia AirAsia, Garuda Indonesia, and four other airlines fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Sultan Babullah Airport (TTE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- sriwijayaair.co.id
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Sultan Babullah Airport via Singapore Changi, Sam Ratulangi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,800,000–7,500,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Sultan Babullah Airport via Singapore Changi, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,000,000–8,000,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Sultan Babullah Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,500,000–11,000,000
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Sultan Babullah Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,800,000–15,000,000
Flights from Supadio to Sultan Babullah Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,000,000–34,000,000
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Sultan Babullah Airport via Singapore Changi, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,000,000–8,000,000
Flights from Supadio to Sultan Babullah Airport via Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,100,000–7,000,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–7,500,000
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Sultan Babullah Airport via Singapore Changi, Sam Ratulangi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,800,000–7,500,000
- Phone
- +6 082 531 133
- bintangjayaexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Kuching to Pontianak
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 150,000–210,000
- Schedules at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +62 811-1021-191
- cs@indonesiaferry.co.id
- Website
- asdp.id
Car ferry from Penajam to Kariangau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200–240,000
- Schedules at
- asdp.id
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- infopelni162@pelni.co.id
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Balikpapan to Ternate
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 470,000–600,000
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 470,000–600,000
Ferry from Bitung to Ternate
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 190,000–240,000
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 190,000–240,000
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 Ternate
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 20h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 700,000–900,000
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 700,000–900,000
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Estimated price
- Rp 270,000–330,000
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
Blue Bird
- Phone
- +62 431 861234
- Website
- bluebirdgroup.com
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