Region · Indonesia

Where to stay in West Kalimantan

This guide covers 16 destinations in West Kalimantan, a first-level administrative division of Indonesia, with 51 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Pontianak, Sambas and Kubu Raya. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Supadio International Airport (PNK).

Destinations in this guide
16
Places to stay
51
Main airport
PNKSupadio International Airport
Currency
IDRrupiah
Time zones
Asia/Jakarta, Asia/Pontianak

Destinations

Destinations in West Kalimantan

Every destination in this guide in West 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.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Pontianak680,88035PNK · 16 km
Singkawang230,37610PNK · 126 km
Ketapang77,7654KTG · 4 km
Kubu Raya596,6691PNK · 20 km
Sintang59,4101SQG · 13 km
Sambas626,995KCH · 114 km
Ketapang573,809KTG · 65 km
Sanggau477,764SQG · 98 km
Sintang398,562NPO · 48 km
Landak392,022PNK · 75 km
Mempawah298,383PNK · 52 km
Bengkayang280,364KCH · 90 km
Kapuas Hulu234,192PSU · 19 km
Melawi226,289NPO · 6 km
Sekadau205,866SQG · 57 km
North Kayong120,443KTG · 102 km

Where to stay

Hotels in West Kalimantan

51 hotels in West 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.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Aston Ketapang City HotelKetapanghotel
ASTON Pontianak Hotel and Convention CenterKubu Rayahotel
Best HomePontianakhotel
Bless HotelsSintanghotel
Capital O 988 Hotel Kapuas Dharma 2Pontianakhotel
Favehotel KetapangKetapanghotel
G Hotel PontianakPontianakhotel
Gajahmada Avara Boutique HotelPontianakhotel
Gardenia Resort and SpaPontianakhotel
Golden Tulip PontianakPontianakhotel
Grand Mahkota HotelPontianakhotel
Grand Makassar Inn RedPartnerSingkawangguest house
Grand Zuri KetapangKetapanghotel
HARRIS Hotel PontianakPontianakhotel
Homestay Verisha RedPartnerSingkawangguest house
Hotel 95Pontianakhotel
Hotel BorneoPontianakhotel
Hotel Harmony InPontianakhotel
Hotel MaestroPontianakhotel
Hotel Neo Gajah Mada Pontianak by ASTONPontianakhotel
Hotel Q Qubu ResortPontianakhotel
Hotel Santika PontianakPontianakhotel
ibis Pontianak City CenterPontianakhotel2016
Kapuas Palace HotelPontianakhotel
Maestro Hotel Kota BaruPontianakhotel
Mahkota Hotel SingkawangSingkawanghotel
Mercure Pontianak City CenterPontianakhotel2009
Merpati HotelPontianakhotel
Orchardz Hotel AyaniPontianakhotel
Orchardz Hotel GajahmadaPontianakhotel

When to go

Best time to visit West Kalimantan

From the climate of 16 destinations in West 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.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 1631 °C304 mm
February0 of 1632 °C275 mm
March0 of 1632 °C279 mm
April0 of 1632 °C330 mm
May0 of 1632 °C260 mm
June0 of 1632 °C221 mm
July0 of 1632 °C175 mm
August0 of 1632 °C225 mm
September0 of 1632 °C201 mm
October0 of 1632 °C312 mm
November0 of 1632 °C327 mm
December0 of 1631 °C392 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 West Kalimantan

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in West 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.

large airport · Pontianak

PNK · Supadio International Airport

Nearest for 5 destinationsNamed by 7 destinations16 km from the closest
medium airport · Sintang

SQG · Tebelian Airport

Nearest for 3 destinationsNamed by 5 destinations13 km from the closest
medium airport · Ketapang

KTG · Rahadi Osman Airport

Nearest for 3 destinationsNamed by 3 destinations4.3 km from the closest
medium airport · Nanga Pinoh-Borneo Island

NPO · Nanga Pinoh Airport

Nearest for 2 destinationsNamed by 5 destinations5.5 km from the closest
large airport · Kuching, Malaysia

KCH · Kuching International Airport

Nearest for 2 destinationsNamed by 3 destinations90 km from the closest
medium airport · Putussibau-Borneo Island

PSU · Pangsuma Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 2 destinations19 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in West Kalimantan, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Indonesia

1 Jan · New Year's Day16 Jan · Isra' and Mi'raj17 Feb · Lunar New Year19 Mar · Day of Silence21 Mar · Eid al-Fitr22 Mar · Eid al-Fitr Second Day3 Apr · Good Friday5 Apr · Easter Sunday1 May · International Labor Day14 May · Ascension Day27 May · Eid al-Adha31 May · Vesak Day1 Jun · Pancasila Day16 Jun · Islamic New Year17 Aug · Independence Day25 Aug · Prophet's Birthday25 Dec · Christmas Day

Nearby

Regions near West 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.

Indonesia travel guide · All regions of Indonesia

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.