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Manado · Indonesia

Car hire and driving in Manado

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 11 km (7 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.

Drives from Manado

Car rental from Manado: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Manado to BitungIndonesia31 km (20 mi)about 29 min
Manado to KotamobaguIndonesia102 km (63 mi)about 1 h 33 min
Manado to GorontaloIndonesia225 km (140 mi)about 3 h 26 min
Manado to TernateIndonesia292 km (182 mi)about 4 h 27 min
Manado to Toli-ToliIndonesia451 km (280 mi)about 6 h 53 min
Manado to PaluIndonesia614 km (382 mi)about 9 h 22 min
Manado to KendariIndonesia660 km (410 mi)about 10 h 4 min
Manado to AmbonIndonesia685 km (425 mi)about 10 h 27 min
Manado to PalopoIndonesia718 km (446 mi)about 10 h 57 min
Manado to SorongIndonesia760 km (472 mi)about 11 h 35 min
Manado to BaubauIndonesia812 km (504 mi)about 12 h 23 min
Manado to TarakanIndonesia832 km (517 mi)about 12 h 41 min
Manado to SurabayaIndonesia1,657 km (1,029 mi)about 25 h 16 min
Manado to MakassarIndonesia952 km (591 mi)about 14 h 31 min
Manado to MalangIndonesia1,715 km (1,066 mi)about 26 h 10 min
Manado to SamarindaIndonesia884 km (549 mi)about 13 h 29 min
Manado to BalikpapanIndonesia943 km (586 mi)about 14 h 23 min
Manado to PontianakIndonesia1,734 km (1,078 mi)about 26 h 27 min
Manado to SitubondoIndonesia1,578 km (980 mi)about 24 h 4 min
Manado to DenpasarIndonesia1,552 km (964 mi)about 23 h 40 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 Manado?

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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.