Eid travel: 123 millions Indonesians expected to travel home

Thursday, April 20, 2023

There are millions of Indonesians are gearing up for the annual Eid holiday, with this year’s mass exodus expected to be one of the busiest in years.

With COVID-19 restrictions lifted, more than 123 million Indonesians are estimated to make their way home for the festivities, according to the Transportation Ministry.

There are more people this year on the routes because this is after the pandemic, so people starting this year can now go home freely, said Ms Sudarni of Siliwangi Antar Nusa Transport Company. Nearly 18 million people are expected to travel from Jakarta and the Greater Jakarta areas alone.
 
The passengers have also started to throng train stations to complete their trek home. The train station in Central Jakarta, for instance, is seeing more than 20,000 passengers per day making the journey home. The number of passengers is expected to increase closer to Eid.

Airfares will come down from their peaks during the upcoming Eid Al Fitr holidays, say experts, as UAE airlines increase flight frequencies to major cities across many busy destinations.

For now, those above 18 years must receive three vaccines, those 13 to 17 years old must receive two vaccines, then for six- to 12-year-olds who have not been vaccinated, they can still use the train accompanied by adults who meet these requirements.

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