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Sampit · Indonesia

Car hire and driving in Sampit

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. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.

Drives from Sampit

Car rental from Sampit: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Sampit to PalangkarayaIndonesia113 km (70 mi)about 1 h 44 min
Sampit to PangkalanbuunIndonesia148 km (92 mi)about 2 h 15 min
Sampit to BanjarmasinIndonesia202 km (126 mi)about 3 h 5 min
Sampit to BanjarbaruIndonesia233 km (145 mi)about 3 h 33 min
Sampit to MartapuraIndonesia234 km (145 mi)about 3 h 34 min
Sampit to NusantaraIndonesia452 km (281 mi)about 6 h 54 min
Sampit to BalikpapanIndonesia453 km (282 mi)about 6 h 55 min
Sampit to PontianakIndonesia489 km (304 mi)about 7 h 28 min
Sampit to BatangIndonesia505 km (314 mi)about 7 h 42 min
Sampit to Loa JananIndonesia509 km (316 mi)about 7 h 46 min
Sampit to PatiIndonesia515 km (320 mi)about 7 h 51 min
Sampit to JeparaIndonesia517 km (321 mi)about 7 h 53 min
Sampit to JakartaIndonesia791 km (491 mi)about 12 h 4 min
Sampit to SurabayaIndonesia525 km (326 mi)about 8 h
Sampit to BekasiIndonesia778 km (484 mi)about 11 h 52 min
Sampit to BandungIndonesia767 km (477 mi)about 11 h 42 min
Sampit to MedanIndonesia1,727 km (1,073 mi)about 26 h 20 min
Sampit to DepokIndonesia804 km (500 mi)about 12 h 16 min
Sampit to TangerangIndonesia809 km (503 mi)about 12 h 21 min
Sampit to PalembangIndonesia912 km (567 mi)about 13 h 55 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 Sampit?

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.