Barelang Bridge, Batam Island, Batam Indonesia

The Barelang Bridge or Jembatan Barelang is various types of 6 bridges that connect the islands of Batam, Rempang, and Galang, Riau Archipelago in Indonesia. it is the iconic landmark of Batam island. Barelang is administratively part of the Batam municipality.

Here I am talking about the Barelang First Bridge. The first Barelang bridge name is Teuku Fisabillilah Bridge that connects Batam and Tonton Island and is the longest among 6 bridges, which spans for 642 meters. The architecture of this bridge like the Golden Gate in San Fransisco. This bridge is the nearby city that’s why very crowded during the afternoon. You can see the beautiful sunset from the bridge.

How to Get Barelang Bridge: The first bridge is 25-kilo meters from Nagoya city Batam Indonesia. You can get there by taxi and public transport. You can haired a taxi 100000 IDR. if you are a solo Traveler you can haired a Motorbike cost will be 50000IDR. Public Transporter is cheap.

Barelang Bridge Batam attraction: This is a beautiful place to visit, You can take the photo and selfie from the bridge, you will get here roasted corn at IDR10, 000 (USD0.64), fried mud crabs IDR50, 000 (USD3.18), coffee black ice at IDR5000 (USD0.32), sweet coconuts IDR15, 000 (USD0.95) enjoying the beautiful sea view, you can get a boat rides to start at IDR20, 000 (USD1.27) around the bridge and river. More crowded during weekends and less crowded during weekdays.