Kalideres Terminal Passenger Numbers Rise by 20 Per Cent Ahead of Eid Exodus Peak
JAKARTA – The number of passengers departing from Kalideres Terminal, West Jakarta, has begun to rise ahead of the peak of the 2026 Eid exodus travel period.
The increase in passenger departures became evident from heightened terminal activity on Friday, 13 March 2026, coinciding with government predictions that the peak of the first wave of the exodus will occur over the weekend of 14–15 March 2026.
Kalideres Terminal Head Nur Prasetyo stated that various facilities and security measures had been prepared to anticipate the surge in passengers.
According to Prasetyo, signs of increased exodus traffic began to appear from the afternoon onwards. “We can already see it today. In the afternoon, schoolchildren start heading home, office workers are finishing their shifts, and tomorrow is the start of the weekend. People who have leave on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday are likely to depart on the 13th and 14th, starting from today,” he explained.
To date, journeys to the island of Sumatra continue to dominate passenger movements at Kalideres Terminal. One of the main destination cities for travellers is Padang.
To ensure the safety and comfort of exodus travellers, terminal management has been operating an integrated assistance post since Thursday, 12 March 2026. The post will remain operational until 29 March 2026, which is seven days after Eid.
In operating the assistance post, terminal management is collaborating with various government agencies, including the TNI-Police, Civil Service Police, the Regional Disaster Management Agency, district health centres, and the National Narcotics Agency for the province.
Prasetyo added that to date, 15 bus drivers and conductors have undergone urine testing, with all results coming back negative.
Additionally, Kalideres Terminal will conduct vehicle safety inspections on the bus fleet that will be despatched during the exodus peak period.
“Vehicle inspections will commence tomorrow (14 March) from 08:00 until 20:00 (Western Indonesian Time). We are targeting approximately 30 fleets per day,” Prasetyo said.
Terminal management has also coordinated with PT TransJakarta to provide night-time transport services for passengers arriving or departing during evening hours.
Ahead of the peak exodus period, Prasetyo urged the public not to board or disembark from buses at unofficial shadow terminals.
According to him, such practices risk exposing passengers to criminal activity and fraud that are difficult for officers to address. “Inside the official terminal, security is better maintained, and if any criminal activity does occur, it is easier to report and faster to respond to. This message has also been conveyed to the bus operators here,” he concluded.