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Holiday high: Passengers wait for the arrival of a train on Dec. 21, 2025, at the Tawang Station in Semarang, Central Java. State railway operator KAI’s Semarang Operational Area 4 is operating 31 regular train services and three additional trains with a total capacity of 321,442 seats, covering departures to Surabaya, Jakarta and Surakarta during the Christmas and New Year holiday travel period. (Antara/Aprillio Akbar)
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uthorities have warned of more potential extreme weather as the nation headed into another busy year-end holiday travel season over the weekend, with millions pouring in and out of Jakarta and other big cities nationwide amid muted celebrations in respect for those still reeling from the disaster in Sumatra.
The last weeks of the year have always posed great logistical challenges for travelers and government agencies alike, stress-testing increasingly busy road, rail, sea and air infrastructure as Indonesia prepares to ring in the New Year.
The capital Jakarta, much like Bali’s provincial center Denpasar, must still brace for a spike of inbound tourists despite a decision to limit mass gatherings and firework displays at the turn of the year.
State-owned toll road operator PT Jasa Marga recorded that more than 519,000 vehicles have left the Greater Jakarta area over the weekend for the holidays. It estimates that 2.9 million vehicles will leave Greater Jakarta from Dec. 18 to Jan. 4, while 2.8 million vehicles will enter the region during the holiday season.
The Commuter Line, meanwhile, estimates it will attract nearly 17 million passengers traveling across the Greater Jakarta area during the holidays, a 3 percent increase compared to last year
State-owned railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) has sold half of its 900,000 tickets en routes to Yogyakarta, Bandung and Surabaya from Jakarta by Saturday, while the Jakarta provincial administration provides more than 3,000 bus trips heading to other big cities across Java in anticipation of higher demand.
“Hopefully, the holiday travel using buses from Jakarta to various regions will go smoothly without heavy traffic congestion, allowing travelers to enjoy their journey,” Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung said on Friday when inspecting the Pulo Gebang bus station in East Jakarta, one of the busiest intercity bus interchanges.
