Bandarlampung Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

There are two bus terminals in Bandarlampung. The city’s sprawling Rajabasa bus terminal is 10km north of town and serves long-distance destinations. Panjang bus terminal is 6km southeast of town along the Lampung Bay road and serves local and provincial destinations.

From Rajabasa, buses run to Palembang (80, 000Rp, 10 hours) and Bengkulu (100, 000Rp, 16 hours), but most people heading north go to Bukittinggi (regular/air-con 160, 000/300, 000Rp, 22 hours).

You’ve got several bus options for getting to the Bakauheni pier, where boats go to Java. If travelling from central Bandarlampung, the most convenient option is the Damri bus–boat combination ticket (business/executive 90, 000/105, 000Rp, eight to 10 hours). Damri buses leave from Bandarlampung’s train station at 9am and 9pm, shuttling passengers to the Bakahueni pier, and then picking them up at Java’s Merak pier for the final transfer to Jakarta’s train station. Damri’s office is in front of Bandarlampung’s train station.

Train

The train station is in the town centre at the northern mouth of Jl Raden Intan. Sumatra’s only convenient rail service connects Bandarlampung with Palembang (economy/business 28, 000/85, 000, 10 hours) and then beyond to Lubuklinggau (economy/business 28, 000/60, 000Rp, 14 hours).

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Air

The airport is 24km north of the city. There are flights every day to Jakarta through Merpati, Sriwijaya, Adam Air and Riau Air. Riau also flies to Palembang twice a week. Do note that Merpati flies to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport not Soekarno-Hatta airport. Arie Tour & Travel is a helpful travel agent.

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