Planning budget
≈ €1,016(IDR 21,000,000 original)Rate snapshot 2026-08-26The shape here is one direction and one crossing. You travel east across Java by train, take the short ferry at the eastern tip and finish in Bali near the airport you fly home from, which saves the day that a return to Jakarta would cost you.
Bali gets two bases rather than one, because the island's traffic turns short map distances into long transfers and a single base means driving the same roads twice. Book the Borobudur ticket, the Bromo jeep and the Ijen guide ahead. Check the Nyepi date before you commit to flights, because for those twenty-four hours the airport closes and nobody travels at all.
The route
Day-by-day route
- Day 01
Arrive in Yogyakarta
Settle near the kraton quarter and keep the first evening short after the flight in.
Yogyakarta
- Day 02
Borobudur at opening
Climb the upper terraces on a timed ticket, then spend the afternoon among the batik workshops.
Yogyakarta
- Day 03
Prambanan and the city
Take the Hindu complex late in the day and give the morning to the palace and the food streets.
Yogyakarta
- Day 04
Train to Malang
Ride east through the rice country and arrive in time for a cool evening in the old centre.
Malang
- Day 05
Malang and an early night
Walk the Dutch-era streets and the market, then sleep in the afternoon before the midnight start.
Malang
- Day 06
Mount Bromo at sunrise
Leave around midnight for the viewpoint, cross the sand sea after dawn and rest for the remainder.
Malang
- Day 07
East to Banyuwangi
Continue by train to Java's tip and go to bed early ahead of the hardest start of the trip.
Banyuwangi
- Day 08
The Ijen crater
Climb before dawn to the sulphur workings and the acid lake, then take the afternoon gently.
Banyuwangi
- Day 09
Cross to Bali
Take the short ferry to Gilimanuk and drive on to a first base in the island's interior.
Bali
- Day 10
The Ubud interior
Walk a ridge or a rice-terrace path early, then spend the heat of the day out of the sun.
Bali
- Day 11
Temples and the east
Pair one water temple with a village workshop rather than crossing the island for a photo stop.
Bali
- Day 12
Move to the coast
Shift to a second base near the coast so the last days are not spent in Bali's traffic.
Bali
- Day 13
A slow coastal day
Swim, eat, and keep the day free for the one thing you decided you wanted on arrival.
Bali
- Day 14
Depart from Denpasar
Match the final morning to the flight and the transfer you arranged the night before.
Bali
Sources
- Indonesia destination guide, Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Indonesia, accessed
- KAI Commuter network and fares, PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia, accessed
- Ferizy ferry ticketing for ASDP routes, PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero), accessed