Motor vehicle

Tanjung Balai Karimun

The Maruti Suzuki Wagon R is a city car/mini MPV manufactured and marketed by Suzuki through its subsidiary Maruti Suzuki primarily for the Indian market since 1999.

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The Wagon R was launched in India on 18 December 1999, and has since undergone several upgrades. The second-generation Wagon R model and styling was also shared with the Karimun Wagon R for the Indonesian market and the Wagon R for the Pakistani market, despite several differences.

How locals move

Getting around Tanjung Balai Karimun the local way

A freight and shipyard port, not a resort island: almost everyone arrives by ferry from Singapore, Batam, Malaysia or the Sumatra coast, and gets around town by mikrolet or ojek rather than any tourist transport.

01
Sindo Ferry, Singapore – Tanjung Balai Karimunferry
HarbourFront Ferry Terminal, Singapore, to Tanjung Balai ferry terminal
Where
HarbourFront Ferry Terminal in Singapore; book online or at the counter
When
Two round trips a day on the operator's own current schedule: Singapore 11:40 and 18:20 SG time, Tanjung Balai 07:30 and 14:00 WIB. Wikivoyage's older claim of a single round trip on even days only no longer matches the operator
Fare (2026)
S$43 one-way / S$86 return per adult (2026), plus a Rp 20,000 confirmation fee and a Tanjung Balai terminal fee of Rp 50,000 for Indonesians or Rp 125,000 for foreigners, both charged separately from the ticket
Takes
About 1h 30m
Season
Year-round; schedule can change without notice
Booking
Book online at sindoferry.com.sg or by phone, or buy at the terminal counter
Sources: sindoferry.com.sg (2026-09) · sindoferry.com.sg (2026-09) · sindoferry.com.sg (2026-09) · confidence high
02
Tanjung Balai – Sekupang (Batam) ferryferry
Tanjung Balai ferry terminal to Sekupang domestic ferry terminal, Batam
Where
Buy at the ferry terminal counter in Tanjung Balai; several companies run the route and boats often continue to or from Sumatra or Kundur
When
Regular daily sailings, run by several companies rather than one timetable
Fare
Rp 70,000 one-way, plus Rp 1,000 port tax and Rp 1,000 insurance (undated – no year given in the source)
Takes
Roughly 1-1.5 hours, longer with stops
Season
Year-round
Booking
Pay at the terminal, no advance booking needed
Sources: en.wikivoyage.org (2026-09) · confidence medium
03
Tanjung Balai – Tanjung Pinang (Bintan) ferryferry
Tanjung Balai ferry terminal to Tanjung Pinang, via Sekupang on Batam
Where
Ferry company Arena and others sell tickets at the Tanjung Balai terminal
When
Regular daily service, stopping at Sekupang en route
Fare
No confirmed current fare found; ask at the terminal counter
Takes
Several hours including the Sekupang stop
Season
Year-round
Booking
Pay at the terminal
Sources: en.wikivoyage.org (2026-09) · confidence low
04
Tanjung Balai – Selatpanjang ferryferry
Tanjung Balai Karimun to Selatpanjang, Kepulauan Meranti, Riau
Where
Ticket counters at the Tanjung Balai ferry terminal; ask for the Selatpanjang boat
When
Daily, run by companies such as Pelnas Lestari Indomabahari
Fare (2022)
Rp 150,000 one-way as of the 2022 tariff adjustment (was Rp 130,000)
Takes
Several hours (not stated exactly for this leg)
Season
Year-round
Booking
Pay at the terminal
Sources: riaupos.co (2022-05-19) · confidence medium
05
Tanjung Balai – Dumai ferryferry
Tanjung Balai Karimun to Dumai, Sumatra, via the Batam corridor
Where
Ask at the Tanjung Balai terminal for a Dumai-bound boat; most originate in Tanjung Pinang and stop at Sekupang and Tanjung Balai on the way
When
Several ferries daily on the wider Tanjung Pinang–Sekupang–Tanjung Balai–Dumai corridor
Fare
No confirmed current fare for the Karimun–Dumai leg; ask at the terminal
Takes
Not confirmed for the Karimun–Dumai leg specifically
Season
Year-round
Booking
Pay at the terminal
Sources: en.wikivoyage.org (2026-09) · confidence low
06
Tanjung Balai visa-on-arrival / visa-free entryborder crossing
Immigration desk at the Tanjung Balai international ferry terminal
Where
Immigration counter at the main (international) ferry terminal, the eastern one of the two terminals
When
Every arrival
Fare (2014)
7-day visa-on-arrival US$10 and a Rp 60,000 international seaport tax on departure, both 2014 figures from Wikivoyage and both likely superseded. The Rp 75,000 foreigner port fee the same page gives for the Singapore route is out of date: Sindo Ferry's own fares page now sets the Tanjung Balai terminal fee at Rp 50,000 for Indonesians and Rp 125,000 for foreigners
Takes
Can involve a wait – the visa-on-arrival is not printed on the spot but brought to the terminal
Season
Year-round
Booking
None – pay and queue on arrival
Sources: en.wikivoyage.org (2026-09) · confidence medium
07
Tanjung Balai – Kukup (Malaysia) ferryferry
Tanjung Balai to Kukup, southwestern Johor, Malaysia
Where
Ferry terminal ticket counters in Tanjung Balai; ask for the Kukup boat
When
MV Ocean Indoma: leaves Kukup at 11:45 and 17:00, leaves Tanjung Balai at 09:30 and 14:30 (undated in the source)
Fare
No confirmed current fare found; ask at the terminal
Takes
Not stated
Season
Year-round
Booking
Pay at the terminal
Sources: en.wikivoyage.org (2026-09) · confidence medium
08
Tanjung Balai – Puteri Harbour (Malaysia) ferryferry
Tanjung Balai to Puteri Harbour International Ferry Terminal, Nusajaya, Johor
Where
Ferry terminal ticket counters in Tanjung Balai
When
Wikivoyage states four daily trips each way, but the operator's own "getting here" ferry page and the Puteri Harbour site's ferry section are both gone as of this research – current status could not be confirmed
Fare
Not confirmed
Takes
Not stated
Season
Unknown
Booking
Unknown; ask at the Tanjung Balai terminal whether the route still runs
Sources: en.wikivoyage.org (2026-09) · confidence low
09
Tanjung Balai – Tanjung Batu (Kundur) boatboat
Tanjung Balai's local ferry terminal (the smaller of the two, 500 m from the main one) to Tanjung Batu on Kundur Island, with some boats continuing on to Moro and Tanjung Pinang
Where
The local (non-international) ferry terminal in Tanjung Balai, 500 m from the main terminal
When
Several times daily
Fare
Rp 46,000 one-way before port taxes (undated – no year given in the source)
Takes
Over an hour, longer with island stops
Season
Year-round
Booking
Pay at the terminal
Sources: en.wikivoyage.org (2026-09) · confidence medium
10
Mikrolet / oplet around Tanjung Balaiangkot
Fixed routes around Tanjung Balai and to Meral, picking up and dropping off anywhere along the way
Where
Flag one down anywhere along its route; locals call the same vehicle an "oplet"
When
Frequent during the day, does not run outside the main town
Fare
Rp 3,000 for almost anywhere in Tanjung Balai, Rp 2,500 to Meral (undated – no year given in the source)
Takes
Depends on route
Season
Year-round
Booking
None, flag down and pay the driver
Sources: en.wikivoyage.org (2026-09) · confidence medium
11
Ojek in Tanjung Balai (conventional and app-based)moto taxi
Around town and to and from the ferry terminal
Where
Conventional ojek riders wait around the ferry terminal and town intersections; the app-based service Draiv (draivbike) can also be booked in the Draiv app
When
On demand
Fare (2023)
Draiv app: Rp 7,000 per kilometre, minimum top-up Rp 20,000 (2023); conventional ojek fares not confirmed – agree the price before riding
Takes
Depends on distance
Season
Year-round
Booking
None for conventional ojek; Draiv app for the app-based service
Sources: kepripedia.com (2023-07-27) · kepripedia.com (2023-07-27) · confidence medium

Not yet confirmed: The brief's word 'bentor' does not appear to apply to Karimun: news searches turn up 'bentor' as a term for the electric becak scheme on Penyengat island near Tanjung Pinang, not Tanjung Balai Karimun. No source found for a pedal- or motor-becak in Tanjung Balai itself; the confirmed local minibus is the mikrolet/oplet and the confirmed motorcycle taxi is the ojek (conventional and, since July 2023, the Draiv app).; The ASDP Indonesia Ferry endpoint named in docs/13-api-inventory.md (asdp.id/rute/tujuan/<PORT>) returned HTTP 500 for TANJUNG BALAI KARIMUN, BATAM and TANJUNG PINANG on repeated tries with a browser user-agent (a real server error page, not a block page or a timeout) - this looks like Karimun's routes are private fast-ferry services rather than part of ASDP's government ro-ro network, so the port name may simply not exist in ASDP's list. Could not obtain the literal port-name list to confirm.; batamnews.co.id returned HTTP 403 over default curl (HTTP/2) but 200 over --http1.1 with a desktop browser user-agent - matches the brief's general note about government/regional sites, worth remembering for future Riau Islands places.; Current fare and schedule for the Tanjung Balai-Tanjung Pinang (Arena), Tanjung Balai-Dumai and Tanjung Balai-Kukup routes could not be confirmed beyond the (undated in-page) Wikivoyage entry - ask at the Tanjung Balai terminal for current prices and times.; The Puteri Harbour (Malaysia) ferry's own booking page and the getting-here page linked from Wikivoyage are both gone; puteriharbour.com no longer lists a ferry link on its homepage. Whether this route still operates could not be confirmed one way or the other - ask at the Tanjung Balai terminal.; No source was found describing how Malacca Strait tides specifically affect the timing of small-boat or local crossings to Kundur or Moro; the brief's suggestion that tides shape scheduling could not be confirmed or ruled out and is not included as a claim.; Karimun's status as a shipyard and freight island (rather than a tourism destination) is well supported by Wikivoyage describing it as a Free Trade Zone with heavy commerce and by news coverage of port and shipping incidents, but no single source gives current shipyard employment or freight-traffic figures worth quoting.; Wikivoyage's Karimun page also describes a Pelni boat leaving Tanjung Balai every Wednesday at 8am for Jakarta (31 hours) and every Saturday at 7pm for Belawan, the port for Medan (17 hours), with economy and Class III Wisata fares but no year. pelni.co.id would not resolve or return a schedule page in this pass, so the service could not be confirmed as still running and is deliberately not written up as an option; ask the Pelni agent at the Tanjung Balai port, because if it does still sail it is the only long-haul sea link from the island..

The field note on Tanjung Balai Karimun reads this entry in full, one option at a time, with every source beside it.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.