KAI Daop 1 Jakarta Records 480,000 Lebaran Mudik Tickets Sold, Favourite Dates Nearly Sold Out

PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) Daerah Operasi (Daop) 1 Jakarta is urging the public to plan their journeys and book tickets early, following high demand during the 2026 Lebaran mudik period that has left several favourite dates nearly fully occupied. Manager of Public Relations for KAI Daop 1 Jakarta, Franoto Wibowo, stated that the public still has opportunities to obtain tickets, particularly for the period after Lebaran, where availability is relatively more relaxed. “We invite the public to take advantage of ticket availability in the post-Lebaran period as well as ongoing promotions,” he said in Jakarta on Thursday. To support public mobility, KAI is offering a 30 per cent discount on fares for commercial economy class trains from 14 to 29 March 2026. Nationally, 1.2 million seats are available under this programme. In the Daop 1 Jakarta region, 329,000 economy class seats are available, with around 49,000 seats remaining. To date, approximately 280,000 passengers have utilised the discount programme. KAI records the period from 11 to 20 March 2026 as having the highest sales volume, with a total of 480,540 tickets sold. On favourite dates, the average remaining seats are fewer than 500 per day or approaching full capacity. The peak sales occurred on 14 March (51,128 tickets), 15 March (51,763 tickets), 16 March (52,819 tickets), 17 March (52,528 tickets), and 18 March (53,576 tickets). Nevertheless, for the period from 23 March to 1 April 2026, around 308,741 seats remain available. Overall, the remaining seats from 20 March to the end of the Lebaran transport period total 321,978 seats. On the same day, the departure volume of passengers from the Daop 1 Jakarta region reached 52,330 people, while the number of arriving passengers was recorded at 27,741 people. Departures were dominated by Pasar Senen Station with 18,852 passengers, followed by Gambir Station with 16,845 passengers, Bekasi Station with 8,976 passengers, and several other stations such as Cikarang, Jatinegara, Cikampek, and Karawang. For arrivals, Pasar Senen Station was also the busiest with 10,014 passengers, followed by Gambir Station with 7,634 passengers and Bekasi Station with 4,031 passengers. Overall, KAI Daop 1 Jakarta provides a capacity of 1,083,623 seats during the Lebaran transport period, with an average occupancy rate of 70 per cent for the period from 11 March to 1 April 2026.