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Batam Centre Ferry Terminal ferries

2 crossings run to and from Batam Centre Ferry Terminal.

Batam Centre Ferry Terminal, officially Batam Center International Ferry Terminal (BCIFT), sits in Teluk Tering in Batam Kota, and is the island's main gateway for international ferries to Singapore and Malaysia. As published on the terminal's own site in August 2026, it handles around 53 sailings a day to Singapore and 22 to Malaysia, though the actual number on any given day depends on operator schedules. It is a working immigration checkpoint as well as a ferry pier: arriving passengers clear Indonesian immigration here rather than beforehand. It shares Batam with several other terminals, so read the terminal name on your ticket. Sekupang is about 12km west and Harbour Bay about 8km southwest, and neither is a short taxi from Batam Centre.

City
Batam
Region
Riau Islands
Routes
2
Type
International passenger ferries

Routes

Crossings to and from Batam Centre Ferry Terminal

Singapore → Batam
about 60 min Details
Batam → Singapore
about 60 min Details

FAQs

Batam Centre Ferry Terminal ferry questions

Yes, both spellings refer to the same terminal. The terminal's own site uses "Batam Center", the American spelling, while much travel writing about the island uses "Batam Centre".
In Teluk Tering, part of the Batam Kota district. It is not the same terminal as Sekupang or Harbour Bay, which are elsewhere on the island, so check the terminal printed on your ticket before booking onward transport.
Arriving passengers clear Indonesian immigration on arrival at Batam Centre. It functions as a proper international checkpoint, not just a boat pier.

Sources

  • Official name is Batam Center International Ferry Terminal (BCIFT), serving routes to Singapore and Malaysia, published as approx 53 daily sailings to Singapore and 22 to Malaysia: BCIFT, checked 2026-09-26
  • Terminal location: amenity=ferry_terminal "Batam Centre", Teluk Tering, Batam Kota (1.1318, 104.0554): OpenStreetMap Nominatim, checked 2026-09-26
  • Terminal is in Teluk Tering, Batam, and mostly serves international routes to Singapore and Malaysia: Wikipedia, Batam Center Ferry Terminal, checked 2026-09-26
  • Batam Centre operates an immigration autogate system for arriving and departing passengers, run by the Batam Class I Special Immigration Office (Kantor Imigrasi Kelas I Khusus Batam), with 5 gates each for departure and arrival: Ombudsman Republik Indonesia, checked 2026-09-26