Bandar Lampung
Bandar Lampung is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of Lampung.
Bandar Lampung is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of Lampung. Located on the southern tip of Sumatra, Bandar Lampung was originally called Tanjungkarang–Telukbetung, since it was a unification of two major settlements in Lampung, before being renamed in 1983.
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Worth seeing in and around Bandar Lampung
5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Lampung University
University of Lampung is a public university in Bandar Lampung, Lampung, Indonesia. It was established on September 22, 1965.
9.8 km · university in Indonesia · Wikipedia - 02Gita Persada Butterfly Park
Gita Persada Butterfly Park is a butterfly house in Bandar Lampung, Indonesia. It was founded in 1997 by Anshori Djausal and Herawati Soekardi in an effort to preserve and protect Sumatran butterfly species from extinction.
9.3 km · zoo in Bandar Lampung, Indonesia · Wikipedia - 03Indonesia Technocrat University
Universitas Teknokrat Indonesia is a private higher education in Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia. Subjects taught include information management, computer science, and languages.
7.6 km · Indonesian Private University · Wikipedia - 04Pahoman Stadium
Stadion Pahoman is a football stadium which is also sometimes used for athletics in Bandar Lampung, Lampung, Indonesia. The stadium has a capacity of 15,000 and opened in 1977.
2.7 km · Indonesian football stadium · Wikipedia - 05Way Halim Stadium
Sumpah Pemuda Stadium or Stadion Sumpah Pemuda is a football stadium which is also sometimes used for athletics in Lampung, Indonesia. The stadium has a capacity of 7,159.
8 km · sports stadium in Lampung, Indonesia · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Puncak Mas
Something like a hill station or viewpoint overlooking the city where you can get all your Instagram photos.
- 02Lampung Museum
Gallery hall of exhibits on the history and culture of Bandar Lampung and Lampung, including bronze work, ceramics, representative Sumatran dwellings, fauna dioramas, and weaponry.
- 03Teropong Kota Bukit Sindy
The view is a bit underwhelming, perhaps if the city were a little more attractive...
- 04Wira Garden
Botanical garden with waterway and some sandstone formations.
- 05Taman Wisata Hutan Kera
- 06Penangkaran Rusa Taman Hutan Raya
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Things to do
Hop on one of the traditional boat in Pasir Putih Beach and visit one or more small islands in Lampung Bay.The beach can be reached within 30 minutes from the city centre and the distance to the islands ranges from 5 minute boat ride to hours. The clean white sands and quiet island (most visitors here are local people who only come on weekends) make the islands a good location for you to relax and get fresh air.
- 01Taman Wisata Dan Taman Satwa Lembah Hijau
- 02Slanik Waterpark
Another water park with more dirty water issues at times, dirty toilets, crowded and a malfunctioning wave pool.
- 03Pantai Mutun
Water park attached to the beach on the Sunda Strait/Lampung Bay.
- 04Pasir Putih Beach
Jalan Trans Sumatra, Tarahan (about 20 km south from Bandar Lampung).
- 05Pantai Sari Ringgung
Another beach, but entry fee is a bit steep.
- 06Pantai Pasir Putih Lampung
Yet another beach, but sometimes with lots of plastic debris and foul smell.
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Where to eat
- 01Rumah Makan New LG Pahoman
Pempek (made from tapioca flour and fish) in Bandar Lampung is one of the best in the country.
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Getting to Bandar Lampung
- Airports
- Soekarno-Hatta (CGK), 171 km · Halim Perdanakusuma (HLP), 201 km
- Stations
- Tanjung Karang railway station, 4.6 km
- Jakarta → Bandar Lampung196 km · quickest by road, 10h 3m · Rp133,000–177,000
- Semarang → Bandar Lampung596 km · quickest by road, 16h 40m · Rp381,000–508,000
- Yogyakarta → Bandar Lampung622 km · quickest by road, 17h 54m · Rp432,000–576,000
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Bandar Lampung
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Bandar Lampung. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFerries operate around the clock from Merak to Bakauheni.
- Get inFerries can carry up to 20 vehicles and 200 passengers at one time and take 1.5 to 2 hours to cross the Sunda Strait.
- Get inSpeedboats also ply the route but during daylight hours only.
- Get aroundAngkutan Kota or abbreviated as Angkot or Oplet is actually a car, usually either a Daihatsu Carry or Toyota Kijang, with the interior re-designed to give more space for passengers to seat.
- Get aroundBy doing this, an Angkot can carry up to 11 people at a time.
From Wikivoyage: Bandar Lampung, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Bandar Lampung
- Pasaran Islandisland in Bandar Lampung City, Lampung Province, Indonesia1.6 km