Jasa Marga Records 1.4 Million Vehicles Leaving Jabodetabek, Majority Heading for Mudik to Java and Bandung
PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk recorded 1,483,703 vehicles leaving the Jabodetabek region during the period from H-10 to H-3 of the Eid al-Fitr 1447 Hijriah holiday, or 11–18 March 2026. Of this number, the majority of vehicles are heading to the eastern region, particularly Trans Java and Bandung.
Jasa Marga’s President Director, Rivan A. Purwantono, stated that the figure represents the accumulated traffic flow from four main toll gates: Cikampek Utama, Kalihurip Utama, Cikupa, and Ciawi. This year’s outbound traffic volume from Jabodetabek has increased by 30.1% compared to normal conditions, which recorded 1,140,021 vehicles.
He added that the 1.4 million vehicles that have left Jabodetabek equate to 42% of the total projection. Jasa Marga estimates that 3.5 million vehicles will exit during the period from 11–31 March 2026.
Rivan explained that traffic distribution is dominated by the eastern direction, namely Trans Java and Bandung, totalling 788,710 vehicles or 53.1%. Then, 402,945 vehicles or 27.2% are heading west (Merak), and 292,048 vehicles or 19.7% are heading south (Puncak).
The traffic leaving Jabodetabek towards Trans Java via the Cikampek Utama toll gate on the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road amounted to 523,223 vehicles. This figure has increased by 132.4% from normal traffic.
Traffic leaving Jabodetabek towards Bandung via the Kalihurip Utama toll gate on the Cipularang Toll Road totalled 265,487 vehicles, up 6.8% from normal traffic. Thus, the total traffic leaving Jabodetabek towards Trans Java and Bandung through both toll gates is 788,710 vehicles, experiencing a 66.5% increase from regular days.
Meanwhile, traffic leaving Jabodetabek towards Merak via the Cikupa toll gate on the Tangerang-Merak Toll Road totalled 402,945 vehicles, or up 4.7% from normal traffic. The number of vehicles leaving Jabodetabek towards Puncak via the Ciawi toll gate on the Jagorawi Toll Road was 292,048 vehicles, or an increase of 3.8% from normal traffic.
Jasa Marga also recorded the peak mudik flow on H-3, or Wednesday, 18 March 2026, with a total of 270,315 vehicles leaving Jabodetabek. This figure jumped 98.3% compared to the normal daily traffic of 136,326 vehicles, and was even 4.62% higher than last year’s mudik peak.
In response to the surge, Rivan stated that the company, together with the police, has implemented traffic engineering in the form of a one-way system and contraflow to maintain smooth vehicle flow.