KAI Reports Nearly 3.9 Million Nataru Ticket Sales

JAKARTA - PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) or KAI recorded ticket sales during the 2025 Christmas and New Year 2026 (Nataru) Transportation reached almost 3.9 million seats.

As of Thursday, January 1, 2026 at 08.00 WIB, ticket sales for the period from December 18, 2025 to January 4, 2026 have reached 3,873,241 tickets.

VP Corporate Communication KAI, Anne Purba said, of the total, the sale of long-distance train tickets was recorded as many as 3,181,654 tickets or 115.2 percent of the capacity of 2,761,048 seats.

"Meanwhile, the sale of local train tickets reached 691,587 tickets, equivalent to 92.8 percent of the total 745,056 seats provided," said Anne, Thursday, December 1.

He added that the occupancy rate of long-distance trains exceeding 100 percent was influenced by the dynamic travel pattern of passengers, namely one seat can be used by more than one customer in one travel sequence, along with the activity of passengers going up and down at various stations.

As of January 1, 2026, at 08.00 WIB, the number of customers who have purchased long-distance and local train tickets in the Java and Sumatra regions was recorded at 190,348 customers.

"This number is still potentially increasing as ticket sales continue until the end of the day," he said.

Cumulatively, during the period of 18-31 December 2025, KAI has served 3,206,898 customers on long-distance and local train services in various operational areas.

In the same period, KAI still applies a 30 percent discount on the commercial economy train which is valid from December 22, 2025 to January 10, 2026, with a total of 1,509,080 seats prepared. As of January 1, 2026 at 08.00 WIB, the discount tickets that have been sold reached 1,366,134 tickets or about 91 percent of the program capacity.

Based on departure data during the Nataru period, the ten favorite stations of long-distance train customers include Pasarsenen, Yogyakarta, Gambir, Surabaya Pasar Turi, Semarang Tawang, Bandung, Surabaya Gubeng, Purwokerto, Lempuyangan, and Semarang Poncol. Meanwhile, the ten favorite destination stations include Pasarsenen, Yogyakarta, Gambir, Bandung, Semarang Tawang, Surabaya Pasar Turi, Purwokerto, Surabaya Gubeng, Lempuyangan, and Bekasi.