Hello guys, thank you for visiting our site. I am Tinton Arya, the founder of this website (BorobudurSunrise.com), the trusted tour agency in Yogyakarta City. In this article I would like to give you an information about how to go from Yogyakarta to Pangkalan Bun (Tanjung Puting National Park) or vice versa.
Tanjung Puting National Park is one of the most popular destination among visitors in Indonesia. This National Park is famous for its of OrangUtan Conservation. It is located in the southeast part of West Kotawaringin Regency in the Indonesian province of Central Kalimantan (Central Borneo). The other place where you can see OrangUtan in Indonesia would be Bukit Lawang, in Sumatera Island.
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Contents
- Information about Pangkalan Bun Airport (PKN)
- How to go from Yogyakarta City to Pangkalan Bun (Tanjung Puting National Park)
- About Flights from Semarang Airport (SRG) to Pangkalan Bun (PKN), Tanjung Puting National Park
- How to go from Pangkalan Bun to Tanjung Puting National Park
- Flight to Surabaya, Jakarta or Semarang from Pangkalan Bun
Information about Pangkalan Bun Airport (PKN)
To go to Tanjung Puting National Park, you need to fly to Pangkalan Bun City first. It is the main entry point of Tanjung Puting National Park. The name of the Airport is Iskandar Airport with IATA Code is (PKN). As I know, only from 3 big cities that have direct connection to Pangkalan Bun Airport (PKN), those are Jakarta Airport, Semarang Airport and Surabaya Airport. Most of them are in Java Island. The other direct flight from Pangkalan Bun will be only to other city nearby in Borneo Island. If you need to continue the journey to Bali Island, then you should fly to Surabaya Airport before having connecting flight to Bali Island.
Several flights that going to or from Pangkalan Bun are smaller flight (plane with propeller). They fly lower from land compared with the normal commercial flight. Iskandar Airport itself is actually not a commercial airport, it is a military airport.
How to go from Yogyakarta City to Pangkalan Bun (Tanjung Puting National Park)
The traffic from Yogyakarta to Pangkalan Bun or vice versa is really high among travellers who visit Indonesia. Before you click this article maybe you have searched in Expedia and ready to purchase the direct flight from Yogyakarta to Pangkalan Bun. However, until the time I write this article, there is no direct flight from Yogyakarta to Pangkalan Bun.
The only way go to Pangkalan Bun or Tanjung Puting from Yogyakarta is to go first to Semarang Airport. There are several ways to travel from Yogyakarta to Semarang Airport.
Here is the option :
- By bus
- By shuttle
- Private Taxi
- By Train
For more details about how to go from Yogyakarta to Semarang Airport please read this article below :
Yogyakarta to Semarang Transport Option .
And if you would like to have private transport directly from your hotel to Semarang City please book from this link : Private Transport from Yogyakarta to Semarang. Probably our service is not the cheapest in the city, however, we always maintain our service quality. It can be seen from our excellent rating in TripAdvisor.
About Flights from Semarang Airport (SRG) to Pangkalan Bun (PKN), Tanjung Puting National Park
There is not much flight option from Semarang Airport to Pangkalan Bun. Only 1 – 3 flights daily.
Be careful!!! The flights are very often to be delayed or to be cancelled, in some case, the flights can be moved forward. Sometimes, if they do not have enough passenger, you will be moved to another flight even from different company. Always pay attention to your email or phone in case you are facing this situation, they will give you notification to your email or mobile number for any change.
My personal suggestion, always choose the earliest flight, in case they cancel the flight, you can still catch the next flight. Please do not go directly from Yogyakarta to Semarang Airport. It is better if you stay in Semarang City for a night in order to catch the earliest flight. And also we never know about the traffic between Yogyakarta to Semarang City, sometimes the traffic in Java Island is really bad. However, if you do not have time to stay in Semarang a day before the flight, you can go from Yogyakarta to Semarang City by passing the toll road. You need to pay to pass the toll road, but it will really reduce the travel time. It can be 1,5 hour faster than passing the normal road.
If your apps could not find the flights between Semarang and Pangkalan Bun, try to download Traveloka or tiket.com Apps, it is an Indonesian Local Travel Apps.
How to go from Pangkalan Bun to Tanjung Puting National Park
After you reach Pangkalan Bun, you need to go to Kumai Port, it is a port that connected to other island in Indonesia by National Shipping Company. Actually you could go also from Semarang Port to Kumai Port by ship. However, i do not recommend this option, it is complicated for foreigners especially if you do not have enough time to explore Indonesia.
Normally travellers need to book a tour to explore Tanjung Puting National Park. The local tour agency will provide shuttle service from Pangkalan Bun to Kumai Port. It will be good idea if you can stay a night at the hotel in Pangkalan Bun before you have the tour. Because the tour will be really tiring with really basic service.
From Kumai Port, you will go with traditional wooden boat called Klotok. The journey itself will take around 2 hours passing the Sekonyer River to reach the basecamp, it is the place where the Klotok stop. The Klotok crew will cook meals for you in this basecamp, you will also spend the night in the basecamp. To go further to the Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, you still need to have boat trip for around 2,5 hours.
Each Klotok has different facility. This facilities on Klotok is the one determine the tour price, also the length of your stay. Klotok will be your transportation system and your place to stay to explore Tanjung Puting National Park. Be ready with this adventure! You will stay along the night in the middle of Borneo Jungle. You will also see the wild animals in the real life.
Flight to Surabaya, Jakarta or Semarang from Pangkalan Bun
Once you have finished the tour in Pangkalan Bun and ready to flight back to Java. Always try to book the earliest flight. Just in case the flight is cancelled, you still have chance to catch the other flight. And if you would like to continue your trip to Bali island, you have to fly to Surabaya Airport before move to the next flight to Bali.
If you need to have organized tour in Java Island, please check the link below :
- Yogyakarta Tour :
- Bromo and Ijen Volcano Tour