fly from Bali to Malang
Can anyone tell me if there is an airline that flies from Bali DPS to Malang MLG? I can't seem to find one. I see that Malang does have an airport.
On my vacation trip next August after a week on Bali I'm planning on a week on Java ending in Yogyakarta. I'm not that interested in Bromo. I don't want to be driven across Bali, take the ferry and then drive across java as it will take too long with too much time in the car. I thought flying to Malang first and then being driven to Yogyakarta via Solo might work. Or possibly fly DPS to SUB and go from there. |
Wings Air, a subsidiary of Lion Air, flies DPS-MLG.
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Originally Posted by Akiestar
(Post 19487502)
Wings Air, a subsidiary of Lion Air, flies DPS-MLG.
Any idea how far in advance one would want to book this to avoid a sellout? I'd be traveling in late August 2013. If I decided to fly DPS to Solo, can you advise if any airline flies there directly? Wings Air does via Jakarta but I'd prefer not to do that. |
If you're not interested in Bromo, Malang's probably not that great a choice to fly into. Small place, flight may be subject to more delays or cancellation and no recovery options. Suggest you consider flying to Surabaya instead. Couple of years ago I went there to make a connection to Sulawesi, ended up finding the city and people unexpectedly likeable, and finding enough to do that I stayed a couple of days/nights. From Surabaya, you can either fly or take a Yogya-bound train. I did the day train in the Yogya-Surabaya direction in Eksecutif class and it was quite acceptable, not expensive, and felt safer than road trip. Solo is a stop on the way.
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Jiejie: I am following along with someone on Fodors who is going to the Malang area as a destination in November with a private driver who I plan to use. She is spending 4 days in that part of Java. After she writes a trip report I will have more ideas.
I could fly DPS to Solo, stay there for 2 days or so, then take the train to Yogyakarta. I could ask the driver to plan 2-3 days in the Solo area then either meet us in Yogya or hand us off to another driver/ guide associate. It's not that I'm not interested in Bromo, it's that it seems like a lot of time, money and work to go see the sunset over a volcano. I'm actually more interested in Kawa Ijen, but that seems even more remote and time consuming to get to. I know this trip is a long way off but you know from the China trip that I like to plan ahead, have an idea of where I'm going and what I'm doing before I arrive in country. At this point it is confirmed we arrive Bali Aug. 16 at 3:00 pm and leave Jakarta Aug. 31 at 10:00pm. It's the middle I have to fill in. |
I like Malang a lot, Hotel Tugu Park is a wonderful boutique hotel. But driving from there to Solo/ Jogja - shudder.
Solo/ Jogja or vv is a much shorter drive. I would be tempted to fly DPS-JOG, then train/ drive to Solo. The train Surabaya- Jogja is pleasant, but Malang is more pleasant (and more to see) than Surabaya |
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