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No point is more than 80 km from a RR station. boats and ships: Nor can you get more than 160 km from the sea. There are hundreds of ports on the north coast. Surabaya and Jakarta are the best ports from which to catch kapa/ motors and ships to the outer islands. buses: For the really out of the way places, take buses rather than trains. Always ask the guys in the white shirts in the bus station information office about which buses to where and when. Most helpful. Leave your gear safely with them so you can wander around town before catching your bus out. On Java the bus and taxi stations are often called by the old Dutch name: stanplatz. On some of the long-distance buses or bis ma/am (night bushes) meals, snacks, and drinks are included in the fare.