There are 3 ways to get from Manado to Samarinda by plane, bus, car, 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.
Fly to Sepinggan International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Sepinggan International Airport (BPN)MDC - BPN
- Take the bus from Balikpapan to Samarinda
6h 5mRp 1,673,944–3,601,206Drive, ferry
cheapest- Drive from Manado to Bitung
- Take the ferry from Bitung to Balikpapan
- Drive from Balikpapan to Samarinda
45h 15mRp 709,363–939,081Fly to Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport
- Fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport (AAP)MDC - AAP
7h 40mRp 3,535,944–7,795,206
Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Sepinggan International Airport (BPN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manado to Samarinda is to drive and ferry which costs Rp700000 - Rp950000 and takes 45h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Manado to Samarinda is to fly and bus which takes 6h 5m and costs Rp1600000 - Rp3600000.
The distance between Manado and Samarinda is 1073 km.
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Manado to Samarinda, including transfers.
There are 61+ hotels available in Samarinda.
What companies run services between Manado, Indonesia and Samarinda, Indonesia?
Citilink Indonesia, Batik Air, and two other airlines fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport (AAP) 5 times a day.
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- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,800,000–11,000,000
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,300,000–11,000,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Sepinggan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–2,400,000
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Balikpapan to Samarinda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 30,000
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- infopelni162@pelni.co.id
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Bitung to Balikpapan
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 410,000–500,000
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 410,000–500,000
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