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Samarinda · Indonesia

Car hire and driving in Samarinda

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 BPN means 91 km (57 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.

Drives from Samarinda

Car rental from Samarinda: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Samarinda to NusantaraIndonesia72 km (45 mi)about 1 h 6 min
Samarinda to BontangIndonesia79 km (49 mi)about 1 h 12 min
Samarinda to BalikpapanIndonesia93 km (58 mi)about 1 h 25 min
Samarinda to PaluIndonesia307 km (190 mi)about 4 h 40 min
Samarinda to PalangkarayaIndonesia407 km (253 mi)about 6 h 12 min
Samarinda to MartapuraIndonesia412 km (256 mi)about 6 h 17 min
Samarinda to BanjarbaruIndonesia416 km (259 mi)about 6 h 21 min
Samarinda to BanjarmasinIndonesia424 km (263 mi)about 6 h 28 min
Samarinda to TarakanIndonesia426 km (265 mi)about 6 h 30 min
Samarinda to PalopoIndonesia439 km (272 mi)about 6 h 41 min
Samarinda to Toli-ToliIndonesia442 km (275 mi)about 6 h 45 min
Samarinda to ParepareIndonesia479 km (298 mi)about 7 h 18 min
Samarinda to JakartaIndonesia1,308 km (813 mi)about 19 h 57 min
Samarinda to SurabayaIndonesia896 km (556 mi)about 13 h 39 min
Samarinda to BekasiIndonesia1,295 km (805 mi)about 19 h 45 min
Samarinda to BandungIndonesia1,277 km (793 mi)about 19 h 28 min
Samarinda to DepokIndonesia1,321 km (821 mi)about 20 h 8 min
Samarinda to TangerangIndonesia1,327 km (825 mi)about 20 h 14 min
Samarinda to PalembangIndonesia1,404 km (873 mi)about 21 h 25 min
Samarinda to SemarangIndonesia1,039 km (645 mi)about 15 h 50 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 Samarinda?

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.