Singkawang: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Singkawang is a city of 253,812 people in Indonesia (West Kalimantan), 2 m (7 ft) above sea level. It is a port city: Port of Sakura.
Key facts
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Daylight in Singkawang runs from about 12 h 6 min a day in late December to 12 h 13 min in late June (computed for 0.91° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
No airport with scheduled passenger service sits within 100 km of Singkawang in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Singkawang · Driving and car hire · Ferries
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Pontianak, 111 km — buses · car rental · ferries · tours
- Kuching, 166 km (Malaysia)
- Sibu, 351 km (Malaysia)
Twin towns and sister cities: Newcastle upon Tyne, Bintulu, Miri, Sibu, Fuzhou.
Common questions
How big is Singkawang?
About 253,812 people live in Singkawang, across 504 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Singkawang in?
Asia/Pontianak, currently UTC+7.
What currency is used in Singkawang?
The Rupiah (IDR). Traffic drives on the left.
Which cities are near Singkawang?
Pontianak (111 km), Kuching (166 km), Sibu (351 km).
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.