Banjarmasin Metropolitan Area

Banjarmasin Metropolitan Area is an area in South Kalimantan. It is also known as Banjarbakula.

Cities

• 1 Banjarbaru – capital of South Kalimantan
• 2 Banjarmasin – the largest city in South Kalimantan, famous for its floating market
• 3 Marabahan – capital of Barito Kuala regency
• 4 Martapura – the diamond city
• 5 Pelaihari – capital of Tanah Laut regency

Get in

By plane

1 Syamsudin Noor International Airport (BDJ ^IATA)

Get around

By intercity-taxi

Intercity-taxi (Taksi antarkota) with orange color serve route Banjarmasin-Martapura via Banjarbaru, and vice versa. You can hail and stop it anywhere along the routes, just raise your hand and they will stop. When you're inside and want to stop, just say kiri (key-ree) or simply 'stop' out loud. The fare is based on how far you travel. Usually taksi antarkota drivers don't speak English.

Drink

• Since Islam is the religion of the majority of South Kalimantan, alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, spirits) are not widely available. But fruit juices are available pretty much everywhere.
• Bottled water is recommended, but if you can't find one, boil your own water.

Go next

• Makassar Metropolitan Area, a metropolitan area in Sulawesi island to the east, by plane.