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To/From Singapore: Ferries departing from the Harbourfront Ferry
Terminal go to Batam Centre, Sekupang and Waterfront City (Teluk Senimba)
while ferries from the Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal serve Nongsapura.
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From Harbourfront: Ferry operators include:
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Penguin (Tel: +62-778-467574 in Batam Centre;
+62-778-321636 inSekupang; +62-778-381280 in Waterfront City; +65-62714866 in Harbourfront).
Virtually hourly ferries to Batam Centre and Sekupang, fewer ferries to Waterfront Cit
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Batam Fast (Tel: +62-778-467793/464666 in Batam Centre; +62-778-325085/6 in
Sekupang; +62-778-381150 in Waterfront City; +65-62700311 in Harbourfront).
Also hourly ferries to Batam Centre, fewer ferries to Sekupang and Waterfront City.
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Indofalcon (Tel: +65-62783167 in Harbourfront).
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Berlian/Wave Master (Tel: +65-65468830 in Singapore) |
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From Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal: Ferries operated by: |
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Batam Fast (Tel: +62-778-761071 in Nongsapura, +65-65426310 in Tanah Merah FT). S
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To/From Malaysia: Ferries link Johor Bahru with Batam Centre.
There are virtually hourly departures betweem 0750 and 1840 from JB to Batam, and between 0750 and 1720 from Batam to JB.
For more information, call Tenggara Senandung (Tel: +60-7-2211677) in Johor Bahru.
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To/From Bintan: |
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The main port for ferries between the capital city of Riau Islands Tanjung Pinang at the island Bintan and Batam is
Telaga Punggur at the southeastern end of Batam:
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Baruna Tel: +62-778-479162 in Telaga Punggur; +62-771-28578 in Tanjung Pinang) and Sentosa operate speedboats
between Telaga Punggur and Bintan's main town Tanjung Pinang virtually every 15 minutes during daylight hours.
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Tickets cost between Rp35,000 and Rp38,000 excluding port taxes. Frequent speedboats also run between
Telaga Punggur and Tanjung Uban on the western part of Bintan. Getting there/away: Official taxis from Batam Centre to
Telaga Punggur cost Rp65.000. On the reverse way, it's Rp. 60.000. You can try and bargain for a lower rate with taxis
outside the port area. Passenger vans or mikrolet (know as Metro Trans by the locals) run between Telaga Punggur and
Jodoh/Nagoya.
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Boats to/from Tanjung Pinang also call at Sekupang at the northeastern part of Batam when going to or coming
from the Sumatra mainland such as to Dumai and Pekanbaru, as well as Karimun Island. These are however not as
frequent as those leaving from Telaga Punggur. To get to Sekupang, please see following section.
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To/From Sumatra mainland, other Riau Islands: Batam's main domestic port is Sekupang, where you can ferries to/from
the Sumatra mainland and other Riau Islands west of Batam. You can also use Sekupang for ferries to/from Bintan but
the bulk of ferries to that island leave from Telaga Punggur (see "From Bintan" section above).
Getting there/away: Numerous taxis make the run between Sekupang and Nagoya. There is also a public minibus
service between Sekupang and Batam Center as well as Nagoya.
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To/From Karimun Island: Regular ferries operate between Tanjung Balai on Karimun and Sekupang. Some of the ferries originate
from the Sumatra mainland or Kundur Island. Boats also stop at Tanjung Balai when going from Sekupang to Sumatra or Kundur.
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To/From Dumai: Several companies, including Dumai Express operates several ferries daily to/from Sekupang.
Most of these ferries originate from Tanjung Pinang, the main town on Bintan, and also make a stop at Tanjung Balai
on Karimun Island after making a stop at Sekupang.
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To/From Kundur Island: Several ferry companies run daily between Sekupang and Tanjung Batu on Kundur.
These ferries also make a stop at Tanjung Balai on Karimun enroute.
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Other ferry destinations include Pekanbaru, Selat Panjang, Bengkalis and Tanjung Buton in Riau,
and Kuala Tungkal in Jambi province.
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From other parts of Indonesia: Pelni ships which serve various ports throughout Indonesia call at Sekupang.
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