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Bontang · Indonesia

Car hire and driving in Bontang

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 AAP means 62 km (39 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.

Drives from Bontang

Car rental from Bontang: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Bontang to SamarindaIndonesia79 km (49 mi)about 1 h 12 min
Bontang to Loa JananIndonesia91 km (56 mi)about 1 h 23 min
Bontang to NusantaraIndonesia150 km (93 mi)about 2 h 17 min
Bontang to BalikpapanIndonesia172 km (107 mi)about 2 h 37 min
Bontang to PaluIndonesia289 km (180 mi)about 4 h 25 min
Bontang to TarakanIndonesia354 km (220 mi)about 5 h 24 min
Bontang to Toli-ToliIndonesia384 km (239 mi)about 5 h 51 min
Bontang to PalopoIndonesia460 km (286 mi)about 7 h 1 min
Bontang to PalangkarayaIndonesia474 km (295 mi)about 7 h 14 min
Bontang to MartapuraIndonesia490 km (304 mi)about 7 h 28 min
Bontang to BanjarbaruIndonesia494 km (307 mi)about 7 h 32 min
Bontang to BanjarmasinIndonesia501 km (311 mi)about 7 h 38 min
Bontang to JakartaIndonesia1,376 km (855 mi)about 20 h 59 min
Bontang to SurabayaIndonesia974 km (605 mi)about 14 h 52 min
Bontang to BekasiIndonesia1,363 km (847 mi)about 20 h 47 min
Bontang to BandungIndonesia1,348 km (837 mi)about 20 h 33 min
Bontang to DepokIndonesia1,389 km (863 mi)about 21 h 11 min
Bontang to TangerangIndonesia1,394 km (866 mi)about 21 h 16 min
Bontang to PalembangIndonesia1,456 km (905 mi)about 22 h 12 min
Bontang to SemarangIndonesia1,114 km (692 mi)about 17 h

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 Bontang?

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.