Tanjung Perak (Surabaya) Cruise Port
Surabaya, Indonesia · Asia
Cruise ships dock at Tanjung Perak Cruise Berth — Terminal Jamrud, Surabaya.
Plan my port daysSurabaya's cruise port — short ride to a working East Javan city of mosques, museums and Chinatown lanes.
At a glance
Port summary
Tanjung Perak is a vast working harbour with a passenger terminal at Terminal Jamrud. The cruise pier is 7 km from the Old Town and 9 km from Tunjungan — close by Indonesian standards. Grab and Bluebird both work; English coverage is thinner than Jakarta.
Cruise dock
Tanjung Perak Cruise Berth — Terminal Jamrud
Cruise berth at Terminal Jamrud on the south side of Pelabuhan Tanjung Perak. 7 km from Surabaya Old Town and 9 km from central Tunjungan; all transfers by road.
Latitude: -7.19641, Longitude: 112.733066
See dock on port map →Getting to Surabaya
From the cruise terminal to the city centre
Map & things to do
Money & payments
Mix of cards (malls, hotels) and small rupiah cash (warungs, markets, taxis). Withdraw IDR at a bank ATM at Pasar Atom or Tunjungan.
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Excursions compared
3 comparedSurabaya highlights city tour: Sampoerna, Submarine Monument and Heroes Monument
≈ 4.5 h · sold by 4 cruise lines
Cruise line
€65$73
Do it yourself
€21$24
Save ≈ €44Save ≈ $49 (68% off)
Tanjung Perak is a docked port (Jamrud / Gapura Surya passenger terminal), not a tender. Grab and Gojek both work reliably at the terminal gate and are very cheap — a car across town runs roughly IDR 30,000–50,000 (€2–3) per hop. House of Sampoerna is free (show ID); the Submarine Monument is about IDR 15,000 (€1) and the Tugu Pahlawan museum a few thousand rupiah. English signage is thinner than Jakarta but distances are short and traffic is manageable.
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Trowulan and the ruins of the Majapahit Empire
≈ 7 h · sold by 3 cruise lines
Cruise line
€90$101
Do it yourself
€39$44
Save ≈ €51Save ≈ $57 (57% off)
From Tanjung Perak the only sensible DIY option is a pre-arranged car-and-driver for the day; the Trowulan sites are spread over several km of countryside with no useful public transport between them. A full-day private car runs roughly IDR 800,000–1,000,000 (€50–60) for the vehicle, so ~€28 per person shared between two. Site entries are a few thousand rupiah each and the Trowulan Museum is about IDR 10,000 (€1). The drive is ~90 min each way on the Surabaya–Mojokerto toll road.
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Ready-made port days
11 plansKota Lama: Surabaya's European Quarter on Foot
The colonial heart the coaches rush past: Surabaya's freshly restored Old Town, where a Dutch merchant bank, the grand Internatio building and the blood-red bridge cluster within a few walkable blocks — an easy morning of faded grandeur near the port.
Heroes' City: The Monument, the Museum & a Submarine
Surabaya calls itself Kota Pahlawan — the City of Heroes — and this half day tells you why: the towering Heroes Monument and its underground museum, a real Cold War submarine you walk through end to end, and the hotel where the 1945 flag incident lit the fuse.
Ampel & the Ethnic Quarters: Mosques, a Temple & the Arab Bazaar
Surabaya's soul is its patchwork of peoples: the great Sunan Ampel pilgrimage mosque and its incense-and-dates Arab bazaar, the oldest Chinese temple in the city, and a mosque built like a Chinese pagoda — three faiths in one absorbing morning.
Markets & Street Food: Rawon, Rujak & a Spice Bazaar
Eat the city the way Surabayans do: a hawker floor stacked with East Java classics, a bowl of jet-black rawon beef soup, the fruit-and-shrimp-paste jolt of rujak cingur, and the spice-scented lanes of Surabaya's oldest market.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does my cruise ship dock in Surabaya?
- Your ship docks directly at the Surabaya cruise terminal in Indonesia.
- Can I walk from the cruise port into Surabaya?
- Walking into Surabaya from the cruise port isn't practical. Plan to use a shuttle, taxi, or public transport.
- How do I get from the cruise port to Surabaya centre?
- Typical options include Shuttle bus, Ride-hail (Uber/Bolt), Taxi, Other transport, On foot. Durations and costs are listed in the transport section above.
- How much time do I need in Surabaya?
- Plan for at least 5 hours ashore to see Surabaya independently and return to the ship with a safe buffer.
- What currency is used in Surabaya and are cards accepted?
- Surabaya uses the Indonesian Rupiah. Carry some cash for markets, taxis, and smaller vendors — cards aren't accepted everywhere.
- Is there Wi-Fi at the cruise port?
- Wi-Fi isn't reliably available at the Surabaya cruise terminal. Consider a local SIM or your cruise line's data package.
- When should I be back at the ship?
- Cruise lines usually require all passengers on board about 30 minutes before scheduled departure. Confirm the exact all-aboard time on your daily programme.
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