Region · Indonesia
Where to stay in Papua
This guide covers 5 destinations in Papua, a first-level administrative division of Indonesia, with 19 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Jayapura, Jayapura and Biak Numfor. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Dortheys Hiyo Eluay International Airport (DJJ).
- Destinations in this guide
- 5
- Places to stay
- 19
- Main airport
- DJJDortheys Hiyo Eluay International Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jayapura
Destinations
Destinations in Papua
Every destination in this guide in Papua, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayapura | 413,283 | 17 | DJJ · 21 km |
| Biak Numfor | 152,400 | 2 | BIK · 21 km |
| Jayapura | 162,199 | DJJ · 79 km | |
| Yapen Islands | 106,827 | BIK · 69 km | |
| Keerom | 57,736 | DJJ · 42 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Papua
19 hotels in Papua recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Swiss-Belhotel Papua | Jayapura | 2003 |
| Asana Biak Papua | Biak Numfor | 1953 |
| Aston Jayapura Hotel & Convention Center | Jayapura | 2009 |
| Citihub Hotel @Abepura | Jayapura | |
| FOX Jayapura | Jayapura | |
| Front One Hotel Jayapura | Jayapura | |
| Grand Abe Hotel | Jayapura | |
| Horison Jayapura | Jayapura | |
| Horison Kotaraja | Jayapura | |
| Hotel Rasen | Jayapura | |
| Mercure Jayapura | Jayapura | 2015 |
| RedDoorz @ Abemoch Kampkey | Jayapura | |
| RedDoorz @ Kampkey Tanah Hitam | Jayapura | |
| RedDoorz @ Waena Jayapura | Jayapura | |
| RedDoorz near Mal Abepura | Jayapura | |
| RedDoorz near Sentani Airport Jayapura | Jayapura | |
| RedDoorz Syariah near Sentani City Square | Jayapura | |
| Sahid Papua | Jayapura | |
| Swiss-Belhotel Cendrawasih | Biak Numfor | 2021 |
When to go
Best time to visit Papua
From the climate of 5 destinations in Papua with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. No month is comfortable in any of them by this measure.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 5 | 31 °C | 272 mm |
| February | 0 of 5 | 31 °C | 254 mm |
| March | 0 of 5 | 31 °C | 289 mm |
| April | 0 of 5 | 31 °C | 239 mm |
| May | 0 of 5 | 31 °C | 211 mm |
| June | 0 of 5 | 31 °C | 215 mm |
| July | 0 of 5 | 30 °C | 173 mm |
| August | 0 of 5 | 30 °C | 142 mm |
| September | 0 of 5 | 31 °C | 159 mm |
| October | 0 of 5 | 31 °C | 193 mm |
| November | 0 of 5 | 31 °C | 198 mm |
| December | 0 of 5 | 31 °C | 210 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. 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
Airports serving Papua
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Papua name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
DJJ · Dortheys Hiyo Eluay International Airport
BIK · Frans Kaisiepo Airport
VAI · Vanimo Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Papua, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Indonesia
Nearby
Regions near Papua
Other regions of Indonesia with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.