Travelling the express way to Ijen Plateau.

Ijen Plateau is one of Indonesia’s most scenic and amazing volcanoes.

With a one hour walk up a well-maintained trail, visitors are transported from a forest to a desolate moonscape. There is also an optional walk down the edge to the crater lake, although the stench from nearby sulphur flows can make this a less pleasant experience.

Or for a unique experience, the adventurous can go at night-time and see spectacular electric blue flames of burning sulphur.

In the past, Ijen’s difficult access and remote location (in East Java) have kept visitor numbers below neighbouring volcanoes, e.g. Mt Bromo. But with new air travel options, travelling to Ijen Plateau is faster and easier.

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There are now daily flights to Jember (left) and Banyuwangi (right), so visitors no longer need to take a day to travel to Ijen. Indeed, it could be done as a 24-hour trip, from Bali or Surabaya. Or it could be combined with a tour of East Java’s civet coffee plantations, made famous by the TV show “Don’t Tell My Mother”

FLIGHTS TO IJEN

Airline	From	Departs	To	Arrives	Days Of Operation
	Denpasar (Bali)	07:15	Banyuwangi	07:00*	Daily
	Surabaya	08:55	Jember	09:50	Daily
	Surabaya	11:40	Banyuwangi	12:40	Daily
	Surabaya	12:00	Banyuwangi	12:50	Daily

*Local time in Banyuwangi is one hour behind Bali.

FLIGHTS FROM IJEN

Airline	From	Departs	To	Arrives	Days Of Operation
	Bwanyuwangi	07:30	Surabaya	08:25	Daily
	Jember	10:20	Surabaya	11:10	Daily
	Banyuwangi	13:10	Denpasar (Bali)	14:50*	Daily
	Banyuwangi	13:15	Surabaya	14:05	Daily

*Local time in Denpasar is one hour ahead of Bali.
Ijen last erupted in 1936; you can check the current activity level here. At the time of writing, it was Level 1 of 4: normal.

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