Mataram City Government's Free Mudik Programme Officially Closed Due to Overwhelming Registration

The free mudik programme organised by the Mataram City Government (Pemkot) in preparation for Eid al-Fitr 2026 has been officially closed. The closure was implemented due to exceptionally high public enthusiasm for registration. Within hours of opening, the number of registrants had exceeded 300 people.

“More than 300 have registered, but our quota is 168 people. One bus has 42 seats,” said Zulkarwin, Head of the Mataram City Transportation Department (Dishub), on Tuesday (10 March 2026).

“The enthusiasm is very high. The evidence is that shortly after opening, there were already 300 people registered,” he added.

Zulkarwin explained that the over 300 registrants were predominantly students from Mataram and other regions. Currently, the Mataram City Transportation Department is conducting selection and verification to align the number of registrants with available quotas.

“Yes, it is being verified and filtered. From what I can see, there are many students because they need it most. Besides that, there are also workers,” he explained.

For this free mudik programme, Mataram’s Dishub has prepared four Damri bus fleets with various facilities, including full air conditioning, television, toilets, reclining seats, GPS tracking, luggage storage, and USB ports.

The four buses will transport 168 travellers with three destination routes: Mataram-Sumbawa, Mataram-Dompu, and Mataram-Bima.

Komala, a Mataram resident, admitted missing out on the free mudik programme registration as it had already closed.

“It’s already full; I registered late. I thought it was still open. It turns out the enthusiasm was very high. I am currently trying to register for the free mudik organised by the provincial government,” she said.

Unlike Komala, Putri managed to secure a seat for the free mudik next week. “Thank goodness I got one; queuing since morning was not in vain,” she said.

For reference, participants in this free mudik programme will depart on 16 March 2026. The bus fleet will depart from the Mataram Mayor’s Office on Jalan Pejanggik, Mataram, East Nusa Tenggara.