Yogyakarta Main Terminal Crowded with Return Flow to Jabodetabek

Yogyakarta Main Terminal, Giwangan Terminal, is crowded with returning migrants from the Eid holiday since Wednesday, 25 March 2026. One of them is the free return flow joined by more than 500 migrants from the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) who are heading back to the Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi (Jabodetabek) areas. They are using a total of 12 buses from the 2026 Eid Transportation Free Mudik Programme by the Ministry of Transportation, departed from Giwangan Type A Terminal, Yogyakarta City. “The fleet for this return flow uses big bus types with each having a capacity of 45 passengers,” said the Head of the Land Transportation Management Agency (BPTD) Class II D.I. Yogyakarta, Dody Arifianto. From Giwangan Terminal, the DIY migrants will be dropped off at four main destinations. Namely, Jatijajar Terminal in Depok, Poris Plawad in Tangerang, Kampung Rambutan in East Jakarta, and Pulogebang Cakung in East Jakarta. “This free return is primarily to reduce the use of motorcycles for long-distance journeys that have relatively high accident risks,” said Dody. He stated that nationally, the Ministry of Transportation provides 401 buses and 80 motorcycle transport trucks in 2026. A total of 19 motorcycles belonging to participants are transported using trucks to Jabodetabek. Assistant for General Administration of the Yogyakarta City Regional Secretariat, Kadri Renggono, stated that the free return programme using public transportation needs to increase its quota every year. “Because the enthusiasm of participants for this return flow is as high as the mudik flow, but the return quota is still very limited,” he said. Teguh Maulana, one of the participants who will get off in the Depok area, said he was lucky to register before the quota ran out on 6 March, even though the online registration was initially scheduled until 15 March. “I hope the number of fleets is increased next year so that more people can be accommodated.” Density of the return flow also occurred on the train transportation mode. The Public Relations Manager of KAI Daop 6 Yogyakarta, Feni Novida, said the peak return flow in her area occurred on Tuesday, 24 March, with a total of 32,000 tickets booked on that day. “We are operating 13 additional trains to anticipate it,” said Feni on Wednesday, 25 March 2026. Cumulative data shows departures of passengers from all areas of Daop 6 reaching more than 35,000 people. The details are that Yogyakarta Tugu Station serves more than 14,000 departures in a day to major cities such as Jakarta, Bandung, and Surabaya. Meanwhile, the DIY Regional Police Chief, Inspector General of Police Anggoro Sukartono, said during the 2026 Eid holiday, vehicles entering the area are estimated to reach 2.2 million vehicles until Tuesday, 24 March 2026. Most of those vehicles are private vehicles. “For the number of vehicles leaving DIY, around 1.2 million vehicles,” he said.