How to Get To Bangka Belitung

Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata (Thu, 2 Jul 2009 at 8:58)

It takes only 45 – 50 minutes to get to Bangka Belitung  from Jakarta and 30 minutes from Palembang by plane. There are 15 daily direct flights heading to Bangka Belitung from Jakarta, 11 to Bangka (Depati Amir Airport at Pangkalpinang) and 3 to Belitung (Hanandjoeddin Airport at Tanjung Pandan), while a morning flight from Palembang to Bangka is also available.

No Airlines Departure-Arrival Destination
1. Garuda 07.00-08.00 Jakarta-Pangkalpinang (1X)
2. Garuda 08.30-09.20 Pangkalpinang – Jakarta (1X)
3. Sriwijaya 06.45-07.35
09.40-10.30
12.30-13.20
15.30-16.20/
18.00-18.50
Jakarta-Pangkalpinang (5X)
4. Sriwijaya 07.15-08.05
08.25-09.15
11.10-12.00
14.00-14.50
17.00-17.50
Pangkalpinang- Jakarta (5X
5. Sriwijaya 06.45-07.15
14.05-14.50
Jakarta-Tanjung Pandan (2X)
6. Sriwijaya 08.10-08.55
15.35-16.20
Tanjung Pandan – Jakarta (2X)
7. Sriwijaya 06.00 – 06.30 Palembang – Pangkalpinang (1X)
8. Sriwijaya 06.55 - 06.25 Pangkalpinang – Palembang (1X)
9. Batavia 09.40-10.30
14.50-15.40
Jakarta –Pangkalpinang (2X)
10. Batavia 11.25 - 12.15
16.35 - 17.25
Pangkalpinang- Jakarta (2X)
11. Batavia 10.20 -11.05 Jakarta-Tanjung Pandan (1X)
12. Batavia 11.45 - 12.30 Tanjung Pandan – Jakarta (1X)
13. Mandala 08.00-09.00
16.30-17.30
Jakarta –Pangkalpinang (2X)
14. Mandala 09.15-10.15
17.30-18.30
Pangkalpinang- Jakarta (2X)
15. Lion 12.05-12.55 Jakarta –Pangkalpinang (1X)
16. Lion 13.35-14.25 Pangkalpinang - Jakarta (1X)

*The schedule is due to change by the airlines. For updated information, you are to suggest check the airlines company or the official website of the airlines.

Besides by plane, there are ships heading to Bangka from Jakarta and Jetfoil from Palembang. It takes about 3 hours by jetfoil from Bom Baru Palembang to Tanjung Kalian in Mentok, West Bangka, and 3-hour drive by public bus from Mentok to Pangkalpinang, the capital of Kepulauan Bangka Belitung. The ships schedule from Tanjung Priok to Pangkalpinang or to Belinyu in Bangka as well as from Tanjung Priok to Tanjung Pandan or Tanjung Ru in Belitung are nevertheless irregular that you need to confirm beforehand with the port administrator.

To go to Bangka from Belitung and vice versa, there is one jet foil “Express Bahari” to operate from Wednesday to Monday. It takes about 4 hours to Pangkalpinang in Bangka from Tanjung Pandan in Belitung ot the other way around. Air flight is yet to operate at temporarily.

No. Sealine Departure-Arrival Destination
1. Express Bahari 07.30 – 11.30 Tanjung Pandan - Pangkalpinang
2. Express Bahari 14.30 – 18.30 Pangkalpinang – Tanjung Pandan
3. Express Bahari 07.00-10.00 Palembang - Muntok
4. Express Bahari 10.30-13.30 Muntok – Palembang
5. Sumber Bangka 07.00-10.00 Palembang – Muntok
6. Sumber Bangka 10.30-13.30 Muntok – Palembang