Jakarta (ANTARA) - The latest data from PT Kereta Cepat\nIndonesia-China (KCIC) shows that as of August 2026, the Jakarta-Bandung\nhigh-speed rail, known as Whoosh, has served 403,600 journeys by\nMalaysian nationals, accounting for 42.8 per cent of the total 944,100\njourneys by non-Indonesian passengers. Malaysia thus remains the largest\nsource of foreign tourists travelling on Whoosh during this period.<\/p>\n
According to the data, Whoosh recorded 105,100 Malaysian passenger\njourneys between January and August 2026, equivalent to 40 per cent of\nall foreign passenger journeys. In September alone, Malaysians purchased\nan average of 1,150 Whoosh tickets per day.<\/p>\n
\u201cMalaysian tourists are the largest group of foreign nationals using\nWhoosh. The presence of Whoosh has made the Jakarta-Bandung journey\nfaster and more comfortable, allowing tourists to visit more\ndestinations within a limited time,\u201d said Eva.<\/p>\n
The growing interest among Malaysian tourists has been supported by\ncollaboration between travel agencies in Malaysia and those in Jakarta\nand Bandung. KCIC continues to open up partnership opportunities with\nvarious travel agencies to present tour packages that integrate Whoosh\nwith tourist destinations, accommodation and other travel support\nservices.<\/p>\n
As a concrete step to strengthen this market, KCIC travelled directly\nto Malaysia, taking part in the MATTA Fair in Kuala Lumpur and\nconducting a sales mission in Penang. Through these activities, KCIC\nintroduced Whoosh services, ticket purchasing methods, Jakarta-Bandung\nconnectivity, and opportunities to develop travel packages with\nMalaysian tourism industry players.<\/p>\n
A large number of Malaysian passengers have shared their experiences\nof using Whoosh on social media, praising the comfort of the service,\naffordable prices, and punctuality of the journeys.<\/p>\n
Based on interactions by the KCIC team during the activities in\nMalaysia, tourists interested in using Whoosh are predominantly solo\ntravellers, families and small groups. Others travel using tour\npackages. They generally spend two days in Jakarta and one day in\nBandung, or vice versa, on trips lasting around four days and three\nnights to five days and four nights.<\/p>\n
Malaysian tourists favour culinary tourism in Bandung, shopping and\nurban tourism in Jakarta, and visits to natural tourism areas in West\nJava such as Lembang and Ciwidey. Whoosh is not only used as a mode of\ntransport, but has also become one of the experiences they wish to try\nwhen visiting Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Some Malaysian tourists still choose to buy tickets directly, or \u2018go\nshow\u2019, due to concerns about possible flight delays and traffic\nconditions from the airport.<\/p>\n
KCIC continues to strengthen education on ticket purchasing methods\nand encourages tourists to plan their journeys through official\nchannels, namely the Whoosh application, the ticket.kcic.co.id website,\ncounters and Ticket Vending Machines at stations, Access by KAI, Livin\u2019\nby Mandiri, BRImo, wondr by BNI, Tiket.com, Traveloka, and Trip.com.<\/p>\n
KCIC Corporate Secretary General Manager Eva Chairunisa said the high\ninterest among Malaysian tourists shows that Whoosh has become part of\ntheir travel experience while in Indonesia. Whoosh makes it easier for\ntourists by combining itineraries in Jakarta, Bandung and various\ndestinations in West Java into a single journey.<\/p>\n
\u201cKCIC will continue to maintain service quality and strengthen\ncollaboration with tourism industry players in both Indonesia and\nMalaysia. We hope Whoosh can increasingly make it easier for tourists to\nenjoy integrated travel in Jakarta, Bandung and various tourist\ndestinations in West Java,\u201d Eva concluded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/malaysian-whoosh-passengers-reach-1-150-per-day-1789437226", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }