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Surabaya: 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.

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Surabaya is a city of 3 million people in Indonesia (East Java), 8 m (26 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Juanda International Airport (SUB), 15 km (9 mi) from the centre. It has a dozen or more railway stations on record, including Surabaya Gubeng railway station. It is a port city: Port of Kalimas and 4 more. Our booking partner lists 1,278+ places to stay.

Key facts

Population3 million
Elevation8 m (26 ft)
Area351 km²
Time zoneAsia/Jakarta (UTC+7 now)
CurrencyRupiah (IDR)
Dialling code+62
Driving sideLeft
Plug typesEuro, Schuko
Postal codes8 codes, 32274 to 83671
UN/LOCODEIDSUB
Coordinates-7.249, 112.751
Surabaya

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Daylight in Surabaya runs from about 11 h 44 min a day in late June to 12 h 35 min in late December (computed for -7.25° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.

Getting there

Surabaya is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Juanda International Airport (SUB), 15 km (9 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,843 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG, 76 km).

Flights to Surabaya: every airport, routes and times

By rail: stations on record include Surabaya Gubeng railway station, Wonokromo railway station, Surabaya Kota railway station, Benowo railway station, Sidotopo railway station, Benteng railway station. Trains to Surabaya

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Where to stay

Our booking partner lists 1,278+ places to stay in Surabaya (statistics below are from the first 1,000). Of the 913 with a star rating, the largest group is 2-star (445), and 16 are five-star. Across 85 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.4 out of 10. Guests have left 25,154 reviews in total.

Hotels in Surabaya: the full picture, and book

Our booking partner lists 9 hostels in Surabaya, out of 1,278 places to stay of every kind — 0.7% of everywhere it lists in the city, a small share: this is a city where nearly everything on offer is a hotel or an apartment. Guests have left 247 reviews across them.

Hostels in Surabaya: the full picture, and book

Nearby cities, and how to get between them

Twin towns and sister cities: Seattle, Jeddah, Varna, Istanbul, Guangzhou, Marseille, Kōchi-shi, Mashhad, Busan, Rotterdam, Jiangmen, Kitakyūshū, Monterrey, Shah Alam.

Common questions

Which airport serves Surabaya?

Juanda International Airport (SUB), 15 km (9 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.

How big is Surabaya?

About 3 million people live in Surabaya, across 351 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).

What time zone is Surabaya in?

Asia/Jakarta, currently UTC+7.

What currency is used in Surabaya?

The Rupiah (IDR). Traffic drives on the left.

Are there hostels in Surabaya?

9 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Surabaya.

How many hotels are there in Surabaya?

Our booking partner lists 1,278 or more places to stay in Surabaya, bookable on this site.

Which cities are near Surabaya?

Semarang (259 km), Jepara (241 km), Malang (82 km), Situbondo (148 km), Denpasar (313 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 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.