By plane
There are airports on Batam, Bintan and the remote Natuna Islands, where there are airstrips on Natuna and Matak. The main airline linking the various Riau islands is Riau Airlines. It also offers flights south to Singkep Island Dabo from Batam and that is a viable option rather than spending 3-6 hours on a ferry.
By ship
Boats are the only practical means of traveling through the archipelago. There are very frequent ferries between Batam and Bintan. Frequent ferry links the two islands with other islands in the province like Karimun, Singkep and Lingga. The remote Natuna and Anambas islands are linked by infrequent ferries and Pelni boats from Bintan. For more details, please see the pages for the individual islands.
Local Transport
In terms of land transport, local transport in the form of taxis, buses, vans angkut, bemo, and motorcycle taxis ojek are available on most islands. It cost a dollar or two, it depends how long the trip is. However, to enjoy the island even more try to rent your own motor bike "rental moto" It starts at 50'000 Rupias 3.2 â¬uro/day when there are space to bargain, but on smaller islands they know they can charge more, up to 100'000 Rupias/day.