AIRLINES / TRAINS: convenient domestic air services connect Surabaya with many cities in Indonesia. Regular shuttles to and from Jakarta are available.  Denpasar - Bali and Mataram - Lombok is only  half an hour's flight away. Many flights heading for the northern and eastern islands stop over at Surabaya. Being an important commercial hub, there are also direct services to and from Singapore, Hong Kong, Brunei and Kuala Lumpur. A large number of express trains and buses from / to Surabaya connects to other major cities in Java.