Ministry of Transportation Records 147 Million People Movements During Eid 2026

The Ministry of Transportation has noted an increase in public mobility during the Eid al-Fitr homecoming period in 2026. Based on monitoring using Mobile Positioning Data (MPD) over 17 days, the total number of people movements reached 147.55 million. Transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi stated that this figure exceeded the initial projection calculated through surveys. “The number of people travelling is 147.55 million. This represents an increase of 2.53 percent from the survey result of 143.92 million people,” said Dudy at the closing event of the Eid Transportation Command Post at the Ministry of Transportation office in Jakarta on Monday, 30 March 2026. The increase in mobility is also reflected in the number of public transport users. During the Eid period, Dudy said, the total number of public transport passengers reached 23.54 million people, an increase of 10.87 percent compared to the same period the previous year. Broken down by mode, all types of transportation experienced an increase in passenger numbers. Dudy explained that road transport grew by 11.64 percent, sea transport rose by 9.86 percent, air transportation increased by 6.97 percent, and rail transport added 10.13 percent. The highest surge occurred in ferry services, reaching 15.36 percent. From the perspective of private vehicles, he said the outflow from the Jabodetabek region was dominated by movements towards the east of Java Island. Dudy continued that 50 percent of private vehicles leaving Jabodetabek moved towards Central Java and East Java. Meanwhile, vehicles heading west, such as to West Java, Banten, and Sumatra, accounted for 22 percent.