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🇮🇩 Indonesia

Weather +30°C
Exchange Rate 1 USD = 18,133 IDR

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When to goBest time: Apr–Sep
  1. Jan Fine, with caveats: rain
  2. Feb Fine, with caveats: rain
  3. Mar Fine, with caveats: rain
  4. Apr Good
  5. May Good
  6. Jun Good
  7. Jul Good: crowds and high prices
  8. Aug Good: crowds and high prices
  9. Sep Good
  10. Oct Fine, with caveats
  11. Nov Fine, with caveats: rain
  12. Dec Fine, with caveats: rain

Good Fine, with caveats Hard rain crowds and high prices

Cheaper and fewer tourists: Oct–Mar - the trade-off: rain

Peak season: Jul–Aug - prices are higher, book early

Country-wide average; mountains, coasts and the far north or south can differ.

Holidays that change a tripRamadan · February 8 - March 8, 2027
  • Ramadan - ≈ February 8 - March 8, 2027
    Many cafés and shops change their hours, some close in the daytime. Evenings are lively.
  • Eid al-Fitr - ≈ March 9 - 11, 2027
    Public holiday: offices and many shops are closed, transport and hotels are busy.
  • Eid al-Adha - ≈ May 16 - 19, 2027
    Public holiday: offices and many shops are closed, transport and hotels are busy.

≈ - the date follows the moon and can shift by a day

What to bring and knowC, F · 230 V
  • Sockets: type C, F · 230 V, 50 Hz
    Phone and laptop chargers usually work (100–240 V); you may need a plug adapter.
  • Traffic drives on the left
  • Drink bottled or boiled water, not from the tap
  • At temples, mosques and churches cover shoulders and knees and take off shoes where asked
  • Nov–Mar: a light raincoat or umbrella, a waterproof phone pouch
Medicines, bans and the law
  • Drug trafficking can carry the death penalty. Even small amounts of drugs bring long prison terms. source
  • Carry prescription medicines in their original packaging with a copy of the prescription.
Paying with a foreign card31 of 61 services in our catalogue accept one

Based on our checks of each service. Banks may add a fee for payments abroad.

Phone and internet

Checked: October 15

Useful phrasesIndonesian

Tap to hear it or to show it in large letters.

  • Hello Halo
  • Excuse me Permisi
  • I don’t understand Saya tidak mengerti
  • Do you speak English? Bisa bahasa Inggris?
  • Where is the toilet? Toiletnya di mana?
  • The bill, please Minta bonnya
  • Please take me to this address (show it on the map) Tolong antar saya ke alamat ini.
  • How much will it cost? Berapa ongkosnya?
  • Please turn on the meter Tolong pakai argo.
  • Stop here, please Berhenti di sini, ya.
  • Please wait a moment Tolong tunggu sebentar.
  • Thank you Terima kasih.
  • Please help me, I am a foreigner Tolong bantu saya, saya orang asing.
  • Please take me to a hospital Tolong antar saya ke rumah sakit.
  • I am allergic to… Saya alergi terhadap:
  • Where is the nearest pharmacy? Di mana apotek terdekat?
  • Please call the police Tolong panggil polisi.
  • I have lost my passport Paspor saya hilang.
  • Where is the nearest ATM? Di mana ATM terdekat?