Region · Indonesia
Where to stay in South Kalimantan
This guide covers 13 destinations in South Kalimantan, a first-level administrative division of Indonesia, with 81 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Banjarmasin, Banjar and Tanah Laut. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Syamsudin Noor International Airport (BDJ).
- Destinations in this guide
- 13
- Places to stay
- 81
- Main airport
- BDJSyamsudin Noor International Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Makassar
Destinations
Destinations in South Kalimantan
Every destination in this guide in South Kalimantan, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banjarmasin | 662,230 | 51 | BDJ · 23 km |
| Banjarbaru | 216,600 | 25 | BDJ · 8 km |
| Tanah Bumbu | 305,633 | 2 | BDJ · 132 km |
| Tanah Laut | 335,677 | 1 | BDJ · 40 km |
| Tabalong | 230,847 | 1 | TJG · 8 km |
| South Hulu Sungai | 205,830 | 1 | TJG · 66 km |
| Banjar | 531,708 | BDJ · 10 km | |
| Kotabaru | 314,598 | TJG · 107 km | |
| Barito Kuala | 303,193 | BDJ · 51 km | |
| Central Hulu Sungai | 246,222 | TJG · 41 km | |
| North Hulu Sungai | 216,466 | TJG · 30 km | |
| Tapin | 170,826 | BDJ · 72 km | |
| Balangan | 121,429 | TJG · 17 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in South Kalimantan
81 hotels in South Kalimantan recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
When to go
Best time to visit South Kalimantan
From the climate of 13 destinations in South Kalimantan 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 13 | 30 °C | 287 mm |
| February | 0 of 13 | 30 °C | 297 mm |
| March | 0 of 13 | 29 °C | 276 mm |
| April | 0 of 13 | 30 °C | 228 mm |
| May | 0 of 13 | 30 °C | 175 mm |
| June | 0 of 13 | 30 °C | 140 mm |
| July | 0 of 13 | 30 °C | 99 mm |
| August | 0 of 13 | 30 °C | 84 mm |
| September | 0 of 13 | 30 °C | 117 mm |
| October | 0 of 13 | 31 °C | 134 mm |
| November | 0 of 13 | 31 °C | 267 mm |
| December | 0 of 13 | 30 °C | 373 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 South Kalimantan
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in South Kalimantan 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.
BDJ · Syamsudin Noor International Airport
TJG · Warukin Airport
PKY · Tjilik Riwut Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in South Kalimantan, 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 South Kalimantan
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.