Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Transportation has announced a free bus travel program for up to 3,090 citizens planning homecoming or vacation trips during the 2025 Christmas and 2026 New Year holiday period.
“We have prepared a free bus travel quota of 3,090 passengers, alongside transport for 60 units of motorbikes,” Director General of Land Transportation Aan Suhanan noted in a statement cited in Jakarta on Monday.
Highlighting the program as a routine transport initiative, he pointed out that registration is ongoing from December 12 to 21 and is accessible online via https://nusantara.kemenhub.go.id.
“The Directorate General of Land Transportation is providing free transport services with 75 buses for passengers and two trucks for motorcycles. This program is designed to facilitate residents in returning to their hometowns or reaching far destinations,” Suhanan said.
He further noted that while the registration period is valid until December 21, the ministry will cease it once the quota has been met. Participants will then proceed to re-registration at posts erected at the ministry’s headquarters and the Bulungan Sports Hall in Blok M, South Jakarta.
“Up-to-date information on the free travel program is accessible on the Mitra Darat app, the Nusantara Hub platform, and the Instagram account of our Land Transportation Directorate General,” he added.
Elaborating further, the official stated that this year’s free travel program offers trips from Jakarta to 10 regions in Java: Solo, Wonosobo, Semarang, Wonogiri, Cilacap, Purwokerto (Banyumas), Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Malang, and Madiun.
“The bus fleet will depart from the Pulogebang Terminal in Jakarta on December 23, while the motorbike-transporting trucks will leave for Solo and Yogyakarta the day before,” he explained.
For safety reasons, Suhanan discouraged citizens from making long trips on motorcycles, appealing to them to instead opt for free public transport services offered by the Ministry of Transportation and other institutions.
“We do not recommend homecoming travels on motorcycles due to higher risks of accidents,” he said.
