There are 3 ways to get from Samarinda to Manado by bus, plane, 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.
Bus to Sepinggan International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Samarinda to Balikpapanbus
- Fly from Sepinggan International Airport (BPN) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC)plane BPN - MDC
6h 1mRp 2,075,000–3,815,000Drive, ferry
cheapest- Drive from Samarinda to Balikpapancar
- Take the ferry from Balikpapan to Bitungferry
- Drive from Bitung to Manadocar
45h 14mRp 735,346–972,722Fly from Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport
- Fly from Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport (AAP) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC)plane AAP - MDC
6h 55mRp 4,100,029–6,630,034
Sepinggan International Airport (BPN) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Samarinda to Manado is to drive and ferry which costs Rp700000 - Rp1000000 and takes 45h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Samarinda to Manado is to bus and fly which takes 6h 1m and costs Rp2000000 - Rp3900000.
The distance between Samarinda and Manado is 1070 km.
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from Samarinda to Manado, including transfers.
There are 174+ hotels available in Manado.
What companies run services between Samarinda, Indonesia and Manado, Indonesia?
Batik Air, Super Air Jet, and two other airlines fly from Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport (AAP) to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,000,000–6,500,000
Flights from Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Syamsudin Noor, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,000,000–6,500,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Sepinggan International Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,900,000–2,200,000
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,000,000–10,000,000
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- infopelni162@pelni.co.id
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Balikpapan to Bitung
- 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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