Mudik 2026: Thousands of Buses Banned from Operating after Ramp Checks

Approaching the Lebaran homecoming season in 2026, the Directorate General of Land Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation has implemented various measures to reduce accidents and enhance safety. In addition to offering free Mudik transport, the ministry has also conducted safety inspections of buses that will operate during Lebaran 2026.

‘This year, 143.9 million people will undertake Mudik journeys, around 50 percent of the population. Therefore, a series of regulations and policies are required. Since 23 February 2026 ramp checks have been conducted, 13,584 buses have been inspected,’ said Director General of Land Transportation Aan Suhanan in an official statement on Thursday (5 March 2026).

Next, 1,645 units or 12.11 percent were prohibited from operating, and 415 units or around 3.06 percent received fines and were also prohibited from operating.

Aan said the safety inspections would continue until 29 March 2026 at Type A terminals, bus depots, rest areas, toll exits, and other accident-prone areas.

Next, for the free Mudik programme, the aim is to reduce the number of two-wheeled commuters by providing a quota of up to 110,112 people to be transported by bus, train, and sea vessels, and to transport 12,140 motorcycles by trucks and trains.

Furthermore, Aan explained that the government through the Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform also issued a Work From Anywhere (WFA) policy on 16 and 17 March during the Mudik period, and 25–27 March 2026 during the return period. The aim is to ease congestion in social movement during the Lebaran transport period.