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Batam · Indonesia

Car hire and driving in Batam

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Indonesia traffic drives on the left. Picking up at BTH means 11 km (7 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.

Drives from Batam

Car rental from Batam: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Batam to Tanjung PinangIndonesia55 km (34 mi)about 50 min
Batam to DumaiIndonesia293 km (182 mi)about 4 h 28 min
Batam to PekanbaruIndonesia296 km (184 mi)about 4 h 31 min
Batam to Jambi CityIndonesia309 km (192 mi)about 4 h 43 min
Batam to PayakumbuhIndonesia407 km (253 mi)about 6 h 12 min
Batam to SungailiatIndonesia407 km (253 mi)about 6 h 13 min
Batam to PangkalpinangIndonesia432 km (269 mi)about 6 h 35 min
Batam to BukittinggiIndonesia437 km (272 mi)about 6 h 40 min
Batam to PalembangIndonesia459 km (285 mi)about 7 h
Batam to Sungai PenuhIndonesia461 km (287 mi)about 7 h 2 min
Batam to PadangIndonesia470 km (292 mi)about 7 h 10 min
Batam to RantauprapatIndonesia478 km (297 mi)about 7 h 17 min
Batam to JakartaIndonesia877 km (545 mi)about 13 h 22 min
Batam to SurabayaIndonesia1,345 km (836 mi)about 20 h 31 min
Batam to BekasiIndonesia885 km (550 mi)about 13 h 29 min
Batam to BandungIndonesia982 km (610 mi)about 14 h 58 min
Batam to MedanIndonesia654 km (406 mi)about 9 h 58 min
Batam to DepokIndonesia895 km (556 mi)about 13 h 39 min
Batam to TangerangIndonesia865 km (537 mi)about 13 h 11 min
Batam to SemarangIndonesia1,150 km (715 mi)about 17 h 33 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Batam?

The left, as everywhere in Indonesia.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.