Region · Indonesia
Where to stay in Southeast Sulawesi
This guide covers 12 destinations in Southeast Sulawesi, a first-level administrative division of Indonesia, with 21 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Kendari, South Konawe and Bau Bau. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Sangia Nibandera Airport (KXB).
- Destinations in this guide
- 12
- Places to stay
- 21
- Main airport
- KXBSangia Nibandera Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Makassar
Destinations
Destinations in Southeast Sulawesi
Every destination in this guide in Southeast Sulawesi, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kendari | 331,013 | 14 | KXB · 126 km |
| Bau Bau | 152,143 | 5 | WNI · 116 km |
| Wakatobi | 107,898 | 2 | WNI · 6 km |
| South Konawe | 302,989 | KXB · 117 km | |
| Bombana | 133,553 | KXB · 46 km | |
| North Kolaka | 131,623 | KXB · 123 km | |
| Central Buton | 112,045 | KXB · 141 km | |
| East Kolaka | 103,856 | KXB · 52 km | |
| South Buton | 92,664 | WNI · 108 km | |
| West Muna | 78,233 | KXB · 120 km | |
| North Konawe | 65,116 | KXB · 117 km | |
| North Buton | 58,753 | WNI · 84 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Southeast Sulawesi
21 hotels in Southeast Sulawesi recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
When to go
Best time to visit Southeast Sulawesi
From the climate of 12 destinations in Southeast Sulawesi 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 12 | 30 °C | 203 mm |
| February | 0 of 12 | 31 °C | 214 mm |
| March | 0 of 12 | 31 °C | 228 mm |
| April | 0 of 12 | 31 °C | 232 mm |
| May | 0 of 12 | 30 °C | 230 mm |
| June | 0 of 12 | 30 °C | 217 mm |
| July | 0 of 12 | 30 °C | 150 mm |
| August | 0 of 12 | 30 °C | 81 mm |
| September | 0 of 12 | 31 °C | 73 mm |
| October | 0 of 12 | 32 °C | 69 mm |
| November | 0 of 12 | 31 °C | 129 mm |
| December | 0 of 12 | 31 °C | 242 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 Southeast Sulawesi
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Southeast Sulawesi 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.
KXB · Sangia Nibandera Airport
WNI · Matahora Airport
TRT · Toraja Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Southeast Sulawesi, 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 Southeast Sulawesi
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.