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Ternate · Indonesia

Car hire and driving in Ternate

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 TTE means 4 km (2 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.

Drives from Ternate

Car rental from Ternate: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Ternate to BitungIndonesia261 km (162 mi)about 3 h 59 min
Ternate to ManadoIndonesia292 km (182 mi)about 4 h 27 min
Ternate to KotamobaguIndonesia342 km (212 mi)about 5 h 13 min
Ternate to SorongIndonesia469 km (292 mi)about 7 h 9 min
Ternate to GorontaloIndonesia481 km (299 mi)about 7 h 20 min
Ternate to AmbonIndonesia507 km (315 mi)about 7 h 44 min
Ternate to Toli-ToliIndonesia731 km (454 mi)about 11 h 9 min
Ternate to KendariIndonesia758 km (471 mi)about 11 h 33 min
Ternate to ManokwariIndonesia765 km (475 mi)about 11 h 40 min
Ternate to PaluIndonesia857 km (532 mi)about 13 h 4 min
Ternate to BaubauIndonesia875 km (544 mi)about 13 h 21 min
Ternate to PalopoIndonesia903 km (561 mi)about 13 h 46 min
Ternate to MakassarIndonesia1,103 km (685 mi)about 16 h 49 min
Ternate to SamarindaIndonesia1,147 km (713 mi)about 17 h 30 min
Ternate to BalikpapanIndonesia1,196 km (743 mi)about 18 h 14 min
Ternate to SitubondoIndonesia1,758 km (1,093 mi)about 26 h 49 min
Ternate to DenpasarIndonesia1,709 km (1,062 mi)about 26 h 3 min
Ternate to BanjarmasinIndonesia1,494 km (928 mi)about 22 h 47 min
Ternate to KupangIndonesia1,289 km (801 mi)about 19 h 39 min
Ternate to MataramIndonesia1,626 km (1,011 mi)about 24 h 48 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 Ternate?

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.