Six Parking Areas Prepared for Peak Lunar New Year 2026 Celebration, Here Are the Locations

The peak celebration of Lunar New Year Nusantara 2026 will be held at Lapangan Banteng in Central Jakarta this afternoon. Police have prepared six parking areas for the event.

“We have prepared several parking areas, including at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office, the old Pertamina building, the Ministry of Religious Affairs office, the Postal Service office, and the AA Maramis building. VIP and invited VIP guest parking will be provided at the Borobudur Hotel car park,” said Kompol Robby Hefados, Head of Operations at the Traffic Directorate of Metro Jaya Police, to journalists on Saturday (28 February 2026).

Robby stated that the six parking areas can accommodate 1,000 vehicles. He indicated that the public can enter the event through the western and eastern gates of Lapangan Banteng.

“In total, the available parking areas can accommodate approximately one thousand vehicles, and public entry points have been prepared at the western and eastern gates of Lapangan Banteng,” he said.

Traffic Management for Lunar New Year Parade 2026

Below are the traffic management details in the Lapangan Banteng area during the Lunar New Year Nusantara 2026 Parade:

• Traffic from the west (Juanda) heading east (Gunung Sahari) can use Jalan Ir. H Juanda–Jalan Pos–Jalan Dr. Sutomo–Jalan Gunung Sahari or alternatively Jalan Ir. H. Juanda–Jalan Pos–turn right onto Jalan Gedung Kesenian–turn left onto Jalan Budi Utomo–Jalan Gunung Sahari.

• Traffic from the east (Gunung Sahari) heading west (Juanda) can use Jalan Gunung Sahari–Jalan Dr. Sutomo–turn left onto Jalan Gedung Kesenian–turn right onto Jalan Lapangan Banteng Utara–turn right onto Jalan Katedral–turn left onto Jalan Veteran.

• Traffic from the east (Gunung Sahari) heading west (Gambir) can use Jalan Gunung Sahari–Jalan Budi Utomo–Jalan Lapangan Banteng Utara–turn right onto Jalan Lapangan Banteng Barat–Jalan Taman Pejambon.

• Traffic from the west (Gambir) heading east (Gunung Sahari) can use Jalan Perwira–turn left onto Jalan Katedral–turn right onto Jalan Pos–Jalan Dr. Sutomo–Jalan Gunung Sahari or alternatively Jalan Perwira–turn right onto Jalan Lapangan Banteng Barat–turn left onto Jalan Lapangan Banteng Selatan–Jalan Dr. Wahidin Raya–Jalan Gunung Sahari.

Alternative Routes for Motorists

• Traffic from the north (Pasar Baru) heading south (Senen) can use Jalan Samanhudi–turn right onto Jalan Gunung Sahari–Jalan Pasar Senen, and so on.

• Traffic from the south (Kwitang) heading north (Pasar Baru) can use Jalan Kramat Kwitang–turn left onto Jalan Senen Raya–turn right onto Jalan Dr. Wahidin Raya–turn left onto Jalan Gunung Sahari–turn left onto Jalan H. Samanhudi, and so on.

• Traffic from the west (Gambir) heading east (Kemayoran) can use Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan–turn right onto Jalan M.I. Ridwan Rais–turn left onto Jalan Arief Rachman Hakim–Jalan Kramat Kwitang–turn left onto Jalan Senen Raya–turn right onto Jalan Dr. Wahidin Raya–turn left onto Jalan Gunung Sahari–turn right onto Jalan Angkasa, and so on.

• Traffic from the east (Kemayoran) heading west (Gambir) can use Jalan Angkasa–turn left onto Jalan Gunung Sahari–make a U-turn on Jalan Gunung Sahari–turn left onto Jalan H. Samanhudi–Jalan Sukarjo Wiryopranoto–turn left onto Jalan Hayam Wuruk–Jalan Majapahit–Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat–turn left onto Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan–turn left onto Jalan Medan Merdeka Timur, and so on.