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Bitung · Indonesia

Car hire and driving in Bitung

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 MDC means 25 km (16 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.

Drives from Bitung

Car rental from Bitung: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Bitung to ManadoIndonesia31 km (20 mi)about 29 min
Bitung to KotamobaguIndonesia119 km (74 mi)about 1 h 49 min
Bitung to GorontaloIndonesia251 km (156 mi)about 3 h 49 min
Bitung to TernateIndonesia261 km (162 mi)about 3 h 59 min
Bitung to Toli-ToliIndonesia481 km (299 mi)about 7 h 20 min
Bitung to PaluIndonesia640 km (398 mi)about 9 h 46 min
Bitung to AmbonIndonesia664 km (413 mi)about 10 h 8 min
Bitung to KendariIndonesia669 km (416 mi)about 10 h 12 min
Bitung to SorongIndonesia729 km (453 mi)about 11 h 7 min
Bitung to PalopoIndonesia737 km (458 mi)about 11 h 15 min
Bitung to BaubauIndonesia817 km (508 mi)about 12 h 28 min
Bitung to WatamponeIndonesia852 km (530 mi)about 13 h
Bitung to SurabayaIndonesia1,679 km (1,043 mi)about 25 h 36 min
Bitung to MakassarIndonesia968 km (602 mi)about 14 h 46 min
Bitung to MalangIndonesia1,737 km (1,079 mi)about 26 h 30 min
Bitung to SamarindaIndonesia913 km (567 mi)about 13 h 56 min
Bitung to BalikpapanIndonesia971 km (603 mi)about 14 h 48 min
Bitung to PontianakIndonesia1,765 km (1,097 mi)about 26 h 55 min
Bitung to SitubondoIndonesia1,598 km (993 mi)about 24 h 23 min
Bitung to DenpasarIndonesia1,570 km (976 mi)about 23 h 57 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 Bitung?

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.