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By plane
Batam's Hang Nadim Airport (BTH) is the main airport in the province and fields flights from various Indonesian cities, and a handful of international flights from other Asian countries.
By ferry
Ferries are the main way to get to the Riau Islands. Check the individual island or city pages for details.
By boat
Boats are the only practical means of traveling through most of the archipelago. There are very frequent ferries between Batam and Bintan.
Local transport
In terms of land transport, local transport in the form of taxis, buses, vans (angkut, bemo), and motorcycle taxis (ojek) are available on most islands.
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Tanjung Pinang-Bintan Island · Regional · TNJ
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West of Batam, best known for its granite mine. The island also has a few beautiful beaches
The Lingga Islands form the southernmost part of the Riau Islands. The main islands are Lingga and Singkep.
The Anambas Archipelago is a collection of over 230 Indonesian islands in the South China Sea, about 150 km east of Tioman. It was home to a little over 47,000 people in 2020.
The northernmost tip of Indonesia
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