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Bima · Indonesia

Car hire and driving in Bima

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 BMU means 10 km (6 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.

Drives from Bima

Car rental from Bima: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Bima to Labuan BajoIndonesia128 km (79 mi)about 1 h 57 min
Bima to MataramIndonesia287 km (179 mi)about 4 h 23 min
Bima to KlungkungIndonesia366 km (227 mi)about 5 h 35 min
Bima to MakassarIndonesia376 km (234 mi)about 5 h 44 min
Bima to DenpasarIndonesia387 km (240 mi)about 5 h 54 min
Bima to SingarajaIndonesia402 km (250 mi)about 6 h 8 min
Bima to SukawatiIndonesia405 km (252 mi)about 6 h 10 min
Bima to NegaraIndonesia452 km (281 mi)about 6 h 54 min
Bima to WatamponeIndonesia471 km (292 mi)about 7 h 11 min
Bima to BanyuwangiIndonesia481 km (299 mi)about 7 h 20 min
Bima to ParepareIndonesia504 km (313 mi)about 7 h 41 min
Bima to SitubondoIndonesia526 km (327 mi)about 8 h 1 min
Bima to JakartaIndonesia1,334 km (829 mi)about 20 h 20 min
Bima to SurabayaIndonesia672 km (417 mi)about 10 h 15 min
Bima to BekasiIndonesia1,318 km (819 mi)about 20 h 6 min
Bima to BandungIndonesia1,237 km (769 mi)about 18 h 52 min
Bima to DepokIndonesia1,333 km (828 mi)about 20 h 19 min
Bima to TangerangIndonesia1,358 km (844 mi)about 20 h 42 min
Bima to PalembangIndonesia1,665 km (1,034 mi)about 25 h 23 min
Bima to SemarangIndonesia930 km (578 mi)about 14 h 11 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 Bima?

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.