Peak Mudik Exodus Predicted for Eid al-Fitr 2026

Travellers rested in their vehicles at rest areas along the Jakarta-Cikampek Tollway in Karawang, West Java, on Sunday (15 March 2026). Indonesia’s Ministry of Transport has predicted that the peak of the Eid al-Fitr 2026 exodus will occur simultaneously on 18 March 2026 via land, sea, and air transport modes.

Vehicles carrying mudik travellers passed through the Cikampek North Toll Gate in Karawang, West Java, on Sunday (15 March 2026). The Ministry of Transport forecasts the peak exodus will take place on 18 March 2026 across all transport modes.

Police personnel managed traffic flow for mudik vehicles entering the rest area at KM 429A Ungaran on the Trans Java Semarang-Solo Tollway in Semarang Regency, Central Java, on Sunday (15 March 2026). Six days before Eid, traffic from Jakarta and West Java using the Trans Java Semarang-Solo Tollway section at Ungaran in Semarang Regency heading towards various regions in Central Java, Yogyakarta, and East Java remained busy but flowing until Sunday (15 March) at 7:00 p.m. Western Indonesian Time.