Indonesia has good ferry connections with Malaysia and Singapore, and there are frequent cargo boats from the Philippines
From Malaysia and Singapore
A variety of ferries and speedboats depart from Penang
, on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia, to
Medan
and from Melaka
, south of Medan, in southern Malaysia, to
Dumai
. You can also take ferries from...
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From the Philippines
Every week or so a cargo boat leaves General Santos in the Philippines for Bitung in Northern
Sulawesi
. It's a rough ride shorn of any sort of comfort, but at around US$30 one-way, it's a lot cheaper than flying
.
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