Exodus from Jakarta Begins, Japek-Trans Java Tolls Busy but Free-Flowing
The annual exodus from Jakarta is underway. Traffic on the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road through to the Trans Java toll route remained busy but flowing smoothly throughout Saturday.
The first wave of the exodus was predicted to commence on this day. detikcom conducted a journey from BSD, South Tangerang, on Saturday 14 March 2025 towards Semarang.
Departing at 04:22 WIB from BSD, traffic remained busy but free-flowing. Upon entering the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road, conditions remained similarly congested yet mobile.
Throughout the journey, the exodus traffic was clearly visible. Many vehicles were equipped with additional luggage mounted on their roofs.
After exiting the Japek Toll, upon entering the Cipali toll section, a truck accident occurred in which a vehicle went into a ditch. This incident did not cause significant congestion. Emergency personnel were observed managing the accident.
At the Palimanan toll at kilometre 180, another accident was recorded. Traffic leading to the accident location experienced temporary delays.
At 08:06 WIB, detikcom arrived at kilometre 228 of the Trans Java Toll on the Kanci-Pejagan section. This meant the journey from BSD to the kilometre 228 rest area took three hours and 44 minutes.
At the kilometre 228 rest area, exodus travellers were increasingly visible. Many exodus vehicles filled the rest area as people took breaks from driving.
285,000 Vehicles Leave Jakarta
The Chief Executive Officer of Jasa Marga, Rivan A. Purwantono, stated that 285,000 vehicles had left Jakarta by Friday 13 March. This volume could still be managed without requiring traffic engineering measures.
“And from Jasa Marga’s projections regarding vehicle numbers, currently 14 per cent have exited Jakarta. Of course this is still manageable without control measures, without traffic engineering,” said Rivan at the Jasa Marga Toll Road Command Centre (JMTC) office in Jatiasih, Bekasi, on Saturday 14 March.
The detailed figures show approximately 285,000 out of 3.5 million vehicles expected to leave Jakarta. The majority of these vehicles use the Trans Java route.
“285,000. So that 14 per cent is roughly 285,000 out of the total 3.5 million estimated. And the distribution pattern remains the same—traffic heading towards Trans Java is the most dominant,” he stated.