Indonesia
Where to stay in Bengkulu
Bengkulu is a city in Indonesia, home to about 360,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- BKS12 km · Fatmawati Soekarno Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jakarta
- Language
- Indonesian
About
About Bengkulu
Bengkulu, formerly Bencoolen (Dutch: Benkoelen) is the capital of the Indonesian province of Bengkulu. The city is the second largest city on the west coast of Sumatra Island after Padang.
Several small chiefdoms ruled what is nowadays the Bengkulu area. These chiefdoms were under the loose suzerainty of the Inderapura Sultanate from southern West Sumatra. They didn’t flourish as much as the settlements in the eastern part of Sumatra that enjoyed the bustling traffic of Malacca Strait; they were far from major population centres, lacked natural harbours, and were swarmed with diseases. Inderapura became a vassal of the Banten Sultanate after its ruler married the daughter of Inderapura’s sultan circa 1560.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Bengkulu
See
- Fort Marlborough
- Thomas Parr Monument
- British Cemetery
- Bung Karno Seclusion House
- Fatmawati House
- Panjang Beach
- Jakat Beach
- Sungai Suci Beach
- Teluk Sepang Beach
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Where to stay
Hotels in Bengkulu
35 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Amaris Hotel Bengkulu | 1.8 km | |
| Grage Horizon Hotel | 1991 | 0.8 km |
| Guest House Rofal RedDoorz | 5.4 km | |
| Jodipati Hotel Bengkulu | 3.6 km | |
| Mercure Bengkulu | 2017 | 1.9 km |
| OYO 1335 Anie 71 Residence OYO Rooms | 2.3 km | |
| OYO 1669 Hotel Vista Syariah OYO Rooms | 0.8 km | |
| OYO 1678 Jati Exclusive Homestay OYO Rooms | 1.5 km | |
| OYO 1865 Hotel Ss Syariah OYO Rooms | 0.8 km | |
| OYO 1981 Unib Kostel OYO Rooms | 4.0 km | |
| OYO 2360 Hotel Rio OYO Rooms | 0.8 km | |
| OYO 2994 Hotel Wedika OYO Rooms | 4.0 km | |
| OYO 679 Hotel Niaga OYO Rooms | 0.8 km | |
| OYO 680 Grhadika Jodipati Syariah OYO Rooms | 2.9 km | |
| OYO 739 Guest House Si Kancil OYO Rooms | 11.2 km | |
| OYO 783 Grand Mentari Guest House OYO Rooms | 1.2 km | |
| OYO 859 Raffles City Hotel OYO Rooms | 2.7 km | |
| OYO 90263 Hotel Diva Golf OYO Rooms | 7.9 km | |
| OYO 90397 Kiapma Syariah Hotel OYO Rooms | 3.6 km | |
| OYO 90535 Cimanuk Pavilion OYO Rooms | 4.5 km | |
| OYO 90542 Hotel Dianti OYO Rooms | 6.0 km | |
| OYO 90555 Vina Pavilion OYO Rooms | 4.0 km | |
| RedDoorz @ Hotel Copacobana Bengkulu RedDoorz | 4.0 km | |
| RedDoorz near Jalan Soeprapto Bengkulu RedDoorz | 0.7 km | |
| RedDoorz near Pantai Panjang Bengkulu RedDoorz | 7.5 km | |
| RedDoorz near Pantai Panjang Bengkulu 2. RedDoorz | 1.0 km | |
| RedDoorz Syariah @ Hotel Putri Gading Bengkulu RedDoorz | 1.1 km | |
| RedDoorz Syariah @ Jalan Raflesia Nusa Indah Bengkulu RedDoorz | 2.4 km | |
| RedDoorz Syariah near Balai Kota Bengkulu. RedDoorz | 1.2 km | |
| Santika Hotel Bengkulu | 1.5 km | |
| Sinar Sport Hotel Bengkulu | 2015 | 0.7 km |
| SPOT ON 2647 Anissa Guest House OYO Rooms | 3.1 km | |
| SPOT ON 2758 Zayn Homestay Syariah OYO Rooms | 7.4 km | |
| SPOT ON 2842 Hotel Rindu OYO Rooms | 1.5 km | |
| Urbanview Hotel Syariah Seruni Bengkulu RedDoorz | 4.7 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Bengkulu
Bengkulu has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; November is the wettest, with about 330 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Bengkulu: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS), about 12 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting around
Minivan (angkot) acts as the city's sole public transport system. Riding the minivan will also give you insight into the daily life in the city, since its service covers most of Bengkulu, including traditional markets, business districts, and residential areas. There are neither fixed timetables nor proper stops. You can hail and alight from anywhere along the streets. State your destination before you board and pay when you alight. As of 2016, it costs Rp4.000 per trip regardless of distance. Operating hour is 06AM-06PM.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
BKS · Fatmawati Soekarno Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Bengkulu
Drink
Coconut water and sugarcane juice are the most common drinks sold by street vendors and carts. The vendors store coconut water in a refrigerated water jar (comes with coconut shaving), but they make sugarcane juice on order.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Questions
Bengkulu: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Bengkulu?
Bengkulu has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; November is the wettest, with about 330 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Bengkulu?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS), about 12 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Bengkulu?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near Bengkulu
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.