There are 8 ways to get from Sumatra to Sumba by plane, car ferry, bus, train, ferry, car, or busferry
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Fly Sultan Thaha Airport to Tambolaka
best- Fly from Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) to Tambolaka (TMC)DJB - TMC
14h 50mRp 2,200,000–4,900,000Bus and ferry, bus, ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the busferry from Bandar Lampung to DAMRI Bus Station Jakarta
- Take the bus from DAMRI Bus Station Jakarta to Surabaya Kota
- Take the ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Maumere Port
- Drive from Maumere Port to Ende Port
- Take the ferry from Ende Port to Waingapu Ferry Port
4d 2hRp 1,136,420–2,193,015Car ferry, bus, train, ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Bakauheni Port to Merak
- Take the bus from Pool Damri Merak to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
- Take the train from Jakarta Gambir to Surabaya Pasar Turi
- Take the ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Maumere Port
- Drive from Maumere Port to Ende Port
- Take the ferry from Ende Port to Waingapu Ferry Port
3d 20hRp 1,258,700–2,174,800Fly Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Waingapu
- Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Waingapu (WGP)PLM - WGP
8h 20mRp 2,500,000–3,400,000Fly Simpang Tiga Airport to Tambolaka
- Fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Tambolaka (TMC)PKU - TMC
16h 25mRp 1,400,000–3,200,000Fly Fatmawati Soekarno Airport to Waingapu
- Fly from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) to Waingapu (WGP)BKS - WGP
9h 5mRp 2,300,000–5,500,000Fly Sultan Thaha Airport to Waingapu
- Fly from Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) to Waingapu (WGP)DJB - WGP
9h 5mRp 2,600,000–6,000,000Fly Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Tambolaka
- Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Tambolaka (TMC)PLM - TMC
6h 10mRp 1,700,000–5,000,000
Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) to Tambolaka (TMC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sumatra to Sumba is to car ferry and bus and train and ferry and drive which costs Rp1200000 - Rp2200000 and takes 3 days 20h.
The fastest way to get from Sumatra to Sumba is to fly which takes 6h 10m and costs Rp1700000 - Rp5000000.
The distance between Sumatra and Sumba is 1931 km.
It takes approximately 14h 50m to fly from Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) to Tambolaka (TMC), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Sultan Thaha Airport Airport to Tambolaka Airport. The quickest flight takes 20h 50m and has two stopovers.
Lion Mentari Airlines, Citilink Indonesia, NAM Air and three other airlines offer flights from Sultan Thaha Airport Airport to Tambolaka Airport.
There are 11+ hotels available in Sumba.
What companies run services between Sumatra, Indonesia and Sumba, Indonesia?
Batik Air, NAM Air, and four other airlines fly from Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) to Tambolaka (TMC) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Sultan Thaha Airport to Tambolaka via Soekarno–Hatta, Lombok
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–4,900,000
Flights from Sultan Thaha Airport to Tambolaka via Yogyakarta, Lombok
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–4,900,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Waingapu via Soekarno–Hatta, Lombok
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–7,500,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Tambolaka via Kuala Lumpur, Lombok
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–3,200,000
Flights from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport to Waingapu via Soekarno–Hatta, Lombok
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,300,000–8,000,000
Flights from Sultan Thaha Airport to Waingapu via Soekarno–Hatta, Lombok
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,600,000–8,500,000
- Website
- flynamair.com
Flights from Sultan Thaha Airport to Tambolaka via Soekarno–Hatta, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,100,000–10,000,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Tambolaka via Soekarno–Hatta, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,000,000–4,300,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Tambolaka via Singapore Changi, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,900,000–15,000,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Tambolaka via Kuala Lumpur, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–6,500,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Tambolaka via Hang Nadim, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–3,900,000
- Website
- sriwijayaair.co.id
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Waingapu via Soekarno–Hatta, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,200,000–4,900,000
Flights from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport to Waingapu via Soekarno–Hatta, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,400,000–11,000,000
Flights from Sultan Thaha Airport to Waingapu via Soekarno–Hatta, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,600,000–6,000,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Tambolaka via Soekarno–Hatta, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–5,000,000
Train operators
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
- humas@damri.co.id
- Website
- damri.co.id
Bus from Pool Damri Merak to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 33,000–250,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/damri
Busferry from Bandar Lampung to DAMRI Bus Station Jakarta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 55,000–250,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/damri
Bus from DAMRI Bus Station Jakarta to Surabaya Kota
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 210,000–800,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/damri
Ferry operators
- Phone
- +62 811-1021-191
- cs@indonesiaferry.co.id
- Website
- asdp.id
Car ferry from Bakauheni Port to Merak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 22,700–84,800
- Schedules at
- asdp.id
- Regular
- Rp 22,700
- Express
- Rp 84,800
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- infopelni162@pelni.co.id
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Surabaya - Tanjung Perak Port to Maumere Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 430,000–550,000
- Book at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 430,000–550,000
Ferry from Ende Port to Waingapu Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 180,000–220,000
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 180,000–220,000
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