Southeast Asia
Java to Bali Overland
Volcanoes, temples and the ferry to Bali
21 days
Duration
$24
Daily budget
Moderate
Difficulty
May – Sep
Best months
Most people fly straight to Bali and miss Java entirely. Overland you get sunrise volcanoes, Borobudur, night trains that cost $8 and a Bali arrival you actually earned.
The route, stop by stop
🇮🇩 Jakarta · Indonesia
Land, eat, catch the night train out.
1 nights$24/day
🛕 Yogyakarta · Indonesia
Borobudur and Prambanan, plus the cheapest hostels in Java.
4 nights$20/day
🌋 Bromo · Indonesia
Sunrise over a caldera full of volcanoes.
2 nights$26/day
🔵 Ijen · Indonesia
Blue fire hike at 1am, turquoise crater lake at dawn.
2 nights$26/day
🌾 Ubud · Indonesia
Rice terraces, yoga, waterfalls on a scooter.
4 nights$24/day
🏄 Canggu · Indonesia
Surf, coworking hostels and sunset beach bars.
4 nights$28/day
🦈 Nusa Penida · Indonesia
Kelingking cliff and manta snorkelling.
2 nights$26/day
🐢 Gili Air · Indonesia
No cars, no scooters, just bikes and turtles.
2 nights$26/day
8 stops · 21 nights
≈ $520 total
Totals are estimates built from the per-night budgets above — your real spend will vary.
Getting around
- →KAI economy trains (book on Traveloka)
- →Perama shuttle buses
- →Ketapang–Gilimanuk ferry
- →Rented scooter
Don't forget
- ✓Warm layer for 3am volcano rims
- ✓Face mask for Ijen sulphur
- ✓Sarong for temples
- ✓Rain shell
Ready to walk it?
Save the stops as a trip, track your budget and find hostels along the way.
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