Plan Your Trip
Makassar is the nearest international hub to Toraja. With international standard airport, Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport, Makassar serves major domestic and international airlines from main cities in Indonesia and South East Asia.
Let's Start Your Journey
Get A Flight
Book a ticket to Makassar
Take A Taxi
When you arrive at Sultan Hasanuddin Airport,
take a taxi to bus representative office located nearby
Find A Bus
The morning bus leaves daily from Makassar / Toraja at 08.30 AM and arrives at Toraja / Makassar in the afternoon.
8 Hours to Toraja
It takes 7-8-hour drive to reach Toraja from Makassar, but it won’t be a problem since convenient buses are available to take you there. Take the journey to the magnificent highlands in the morning or night.
Another Way From Makassar to Toraja
City of Toraja
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Makale is the entrance to Toraja. You can get off the bus either in Makale or Rantepao.
It usually depends on which area of hotel or accommodation you’ll be staying.Makale -
The capital tourism city for Toraja is Rantepao
that provides visitors with choices of hotels, restaurants and shops.Rantepao
Feel Free To Choose Your Transport
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Pete – pete / Bemo / Angkot is the inner city transportation and travel (intercity transportation between Makale and Rantepao vv.) are the easiest modes of public transportation. Operating from 06.30am till 18.00pm daily, sometimes stopping earlier and running less frequently in remoter area. There are 2 main bus terminal in Toraja; Makale for Tana Toraja and Pasar Bolu for Toraja Utara. The rate starts from US$ 1.00 per way per person.PETE-PETESee Available Rental Now
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Chartered vehicles such as minivan (called Kijang or Avanza) can be booked at hotels or from car rental services available in Makale and RantepaoMinivanSee Available Rental Now
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Toraja’s remoteness and beauties are usually hard to reach as the access can have narrow and extremely bumpy roads. Those craving for more adventure could rent a motorbike to explore the remote areas and villages of the highlands. Tourist offices, and some hotels usually serves rental motorbikes Rp 70,000 per day.MotorbikeSee Available Rental Now
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Let’s feel much less rushed to explore Toraja and put ourselves in close contact with the place and its people by cycling around Toraja.BicycleSee Available Rental Now
City of Toraja
Makale
Makale is the entrance to Toraja. You can get off the bus either in Makale or Rantepao. It usually depends on which area of hotel / accommodation you’ll be staying.
Rantepao
The capital tourism city for Toraja is Rantepao that provides visitors with choices of hotels, restaurants and shops.
Means of the
TRAVERSE
If you want to wander anyway, there are several options to take since the public transportation only runs on certain route of town.
Feel Free To Choose Your Transport
PETE - PETE
Pete – pete / Bemo / Angkot is the inner city transportation and travel (intercity transportation between Makale and Rantepao vv.) are the easiest modes of public transportation. Operating from 06.30am till 18.00pm daily, sometimes stopping earlier and running less frequently in remoter area. There are 2 main bus terminal in Toraja; Makale for Tana Toraja and Pasar Bolu for Toraja Utara. The rate starts from US$ 1.00 per way per person.
MINIVAN
Chartered vehicles such as minivan (called Kijang or Avanza) can be booked at hotels or from car rental services available in Makale and Rantepao
MOTORBIKE
Toraja’s remoteness and beauties are usually hard to reach as the access can have narrow and extremely bumpy roads. Those craving for more adventure could rent a motorbike to explore the remote areas and villages of the highlands. Tourist offices, and some hotels usually serves rental motorbikes Rp 70,000 per day.
