PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) has recorded high public mobility,\nmaking trains the primary choice for return journeys after the Lebaran\nholiday. As of 23 March 2026 at 09:00 WIB, 4,028,839 tickets have been\nsold, equivalent to 89.6% of the total 4,498,696 seats provided for\nlong-distance and local train services during the period from 11 March\nto 1 April 2026.<\/p>\n
With this achievement, 469,857 seats remain available for the public\nto utilise during the return flow.<\/p>\n
KAI Vice President of Corporate Communication, Anne Purba, stated\nthat this increase in sales demonstrates the strengthening public trust\nin trains as a Lebaran travel option.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe trend of train travel continues to rise since mid-March and is\nnow entering the return flow phase. The public opts for trains because\nthey are more comfortable and on schedule,\u201d she said in an official\nstatement on Monday (23\/3).<\/p>\n
For long-distance train services, ticket sales have reached 3,507,988\ntickets or 98.2% of the total 3,571,760 seats provided. This means\n63,772 seats are still available for booking by the public for return\njourneys.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, for local train services managed by KAI, ticket sales are\nrecorded at 520,851 tickets or 56.2% of the total 926,936 available\nseats. Thus, 406,085 seats remain available for customers.<\/p>\n
Sales of local train tickets are generally expected to continue\nincreasing closer to the departure date, as most services can only be\nbooked starting from H-7.<\/p>\n
During the 2026 Lebaran Transport Period, from 11 to 22 March 2026,\nKAI has served 2,131,656 long-distance train passengers and 387,852\nlocal train passengers in Java and Sumatra, totalling 2,519,508\npassengers. This achievement indicates steadily increasing public\nmobility day by day.<\/p>\n
In line with this increase, the daily passenger volume and occupancy\nrate for long-distance trains from 11\u201322 March 2026 show an upward\ntrend. The peak occurred on 22 March 2026 with 242,773 passengers or\n150.7% of the available seat capacity.<\/p>\n
This morning, passenger movements are still monitored to be very\nhigh, with 222,948 long-distance train passengers scheduled to depart\nand a temporary occupancy rate of 139.1%. This number still has the\npotential to grow as ticket sales continue.<\/p>\n
Anne explained that occupancy rates above 100% are possible due to\ndynamic travel patterns within a single train set. In one long-distance\ntrain journey, a single seat can be used by more than one passenger on\ndifferent routes.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis scheme allows the number of passengers served to be greater\nthan the number of seats available on a single route journey,\u201d she\nclarified.<\/p>\n
Amid this high demand, several trains with high booking rates during\nthe 2026 Lebaran Transport Period include KA Airlangga, KA\nJoglosemarkerto, KA Sri Tanjung, KA Bengawan, KA Kahuripan, KA Rajabasa,\nand KA Jayakarta.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, the public still has opportunities to obtain tickets,\nespecially for the return flow, through alternative routes, different\ndeparture schedules, or onward travel schemes.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/lebaran-return-flow-kai-train-tickets-nearly-sold-out-1774245078", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }