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Medan to Port Klang? Visa Indonesia
Well I just got my first quote Rp5,800,000 Seems they want a whole container for 1 little bike. I just laughed so I am waiting to here from Mr Lim thanks for the info the previous posts people. I am going to try and cross on the same boat if possible. Uhhm and yes they do charge for overstaying your visa at Rp200,000 per day over
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Also, do you know, is there a ferry from the northern end (Suwawa or Pinolosin) back to Java/Bali/Lombok?
Believe me, you want to avoid long-distance ferries as much as possible. Ride back down and take the shortest possible ferry trip.
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Well I just got my first quote Rp5,800,000 Seems they want a whole container for 1 little bike.
Go and see the agent for Cakra in Belawan. I'm sure they will see you right. Bargain hard.
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I'm not sue that they usually let you travel on the boat with the bike, also the passenger ferry from Medan to Penang no longer runs.

You will need to either fly or there is a ferry from Dumai to Port Klang
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...for around Rp600,000 and private room and a bike over 500cc R1200GSA 2nights travel and a really good karaoke at 8.00am.

That was Pelni? To Makassar or to Bitung? Cause the 900.000 is Economy. so I guess no room.
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That was Pelni? To Makassar or to Bitung? Cause the 900.000 is Economy. so I guess no room.
No not Pelni they are very expensive just through the ferry company not sure of there name but found throughout Indonesia. They have an office right hand side 2 blocks before the port entrance. Just ask everyone there knows.
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Go and see the agent for Cakra in Belawan. I'm sure they will see you right. Bargain hard.
I am trying the Cakra shipping company for Port Klang now Thanks mate
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OK, forget everything I wrote about Pelni, they are a bunch of *insert heavy swearword of choice*.

The prices they quoted me in the Headquarters in Jakarta are wrong.

To put a bike on the boat to Bitung in Surabaya it's 1.000.000 Rp. Also it's not possible to buy the ticket for the bike from the pelni office, but you need to go through their cargo agents.

2 Things they told me the morning the ship was about to leave and I just sprinted through the whole of Java in 3,5 days, which on a russian 125 2-stroke that's pretty fast. So I told them to kiss my ass, also cause they were as unfriendly as they could be by first of denying that the boat exists, then denying it leaves today and then denying that it offers a RoRo service.

So after all, juts don't use Pelni, duoline ( www.dluonline.co.id ), the link beddhist posted before, have an office just south of the Harbor, so I guess it's the same Rick took (or not?) and the boat was clean, the food was eatable and the economy class was cheap and almost empty so I got my own DVD-Program going. Price was 505.000 RP for me+bike+Harbour-fees and also included 3 meals a day.
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HI All

We have just got our first quote from Mr Lim,

RM 2700.00 to ship a 4x4, which expensive for such a short crossing, i was wondering if:

Anyone has recently shipping a 4x4 from Malaysia to Indonesia, if so how much did cost ?

Do you have any idea how much we should be paying for this ?

Also if any one else is thinking of shipping their bike or 4x4 in Mid to late April and wants to share costs, please us know.

Many thanks

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Mr Lim was far cheaper for a bike than anyone else for a 4x4 I do not know but avoid using a container as there is heaps of hidden costs involved in the shipping yards you will need freight handlers both ways. And that is expensive. How did you get to Malaysia via China?
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I am right now in makassar, sulawesi, trying to figure out a way to get to Flores without backtracking to Java, but so far all I could come up with is a dodgy cargo boat that would allow me as a passenger, but can't tell me either date nor time when they will be here.

So I was just wondering/ hoping if anyone here has any tips/contacts to try out.

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Hi Tim,

We did the trip in reverse in April 2009 then there was a ferry that went from Labuanbajo (Flores) - Bira (Sulawesi) weekly

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ferries - but what about ?
great info about the ferries / boat situation. - thanks

but quick question . . . . . .

can you take a 4x4 on board ?

drive on or lift on ?

any ideas on costs would be helpful too ?

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The ferrys take bikes cars buses trucks and animals, sorry I cannot remember the costs but it was cheap.

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Hi Ann,

thanks a lot or the fast answer. Just this morning my indonesian friends from Makassar found the same info.

Boat leaves on Sundays (as of Feb. 2011) for everyone needing to know. I will try to get a phone number of sorts and prices when I take it in around 2 weeks.

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