Post-Lebaran Return Traffic on Cipali Toll Road Towards Jakarta Surges 161.5 Percent
Traffic on the Cikopo-Palimanan (Cipali) toll road in Cirebon, West Java, heading towards Jakarta rose significantly by 161.5 percent on Monday (23/3) morning after the 2026 Lebaran celebrations compared to the same period the previous day.
Sustainability Management & Corporate Communications Department Head of Astra Tol Cipali, Ardam Rafif Trisilo, stated that the increase on the toll road indicates the beginning of the Lebaran return flow.
“The increase in traffic volume towards Jakarta signals that the return flow has started,” said Ardam in his statement in Cirebon on Monday.
Based on the period from 00:00 to 09:00 WIB, he said, approximately 13,000 vehicles passed through Cikopo towards Jakarta.
“That number increased by 161.5 percent compared to the vehicle volume at the same time the previous day,” said Ardam.
He conveyed that for traffic from Cikopo towards Cirebon, around 12,000 vehicles were recorded in the same period. According to him, the accumulated vehicles passing showed a decrease of about 36.3 percent compared to the same period the previous day.
“Traffic towards Cirebon is observed to be levelling off compared to the previous day,” said Ardam.
He explained that overall, the traffic volume on the Cipali toll road increased by around 4.2 percent compared to the same period yesterday (Sunday 22/3).
The management assures that up to now, traffic conditions in both directions on the Cipali toll road are generally monitored as busy but smooth.
On the service side, the operators urge road users to rest at rest areas if they feel tired or drowsy.
If the rest area capacity is full, he said, road users can exit through the nearest toll gate to rest without any tariff change due to the closed transaction system.
“On the Cipali toll road, there are several rest areas, namely KM 86, KM 102, KM 130A, and KM 166 towards Cirebon, as well as KM 164, KM 130B, KM 101, and functional rest area KM 77 towards Jakarta,” he said.