Arus Balik Lewat Pelabuhan Bakauheni Capai 60 Persen

Thousands of vehicles lined up at the executive pier parking lot, Bakauheni Port on Tuesday. ANTARA/Riadi Gunawan

JAKARTA - The return flow of the Sumatra-Java crossing through the Bakauheni Port, South Lampung, until H+5 Lebaran 2026 reached around 60 percent of the total movement of travelers.

Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Dudy Purwagandhi said the government continued to monitor the crossing flow so that all transportation service users could be served well.

"We want everything to be well served," said Dudy when reviewing the return flow at the Bakauheni Port, South Lampung, Friday.

Data from the Lebaran Post on Friday at 14.00 WIB, recorded the number of passengers who had returned to 543,440 people or about 60 percent of the total homecoming flow.

The number of vehicles that have returned also reached 144,039 units or about 60 percent of the total vehicles that crossed during the homecoming flow.

Meanwhile, there are still around 355,424 passengers or 40 percent who have not returned to Java Island.

Meanwhile, the vehicles that have not returned are recorded as 95,881 units or about 40 percent of the total homecoming flow.

During the visit, Dudy directly monitored the vehicle queue around the port area accompanied by the President Director of PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero) Heru Widodo.

He also held a dialogue with a number of crossing service users to find out the conditions on the ground as well as absorb input related to the return flow service.

In addition, the Minister of Transportation also provided social assistance to travelers and interacted with the public in the port area.

He said the arrangement of vehicle traffic was carried out by considering the conditions on both sides of the crossing, both in Bakauheni and Merak.

"So we can't see from one side only, we also think about the other side so that everything is served well," he said.

According to him, a balanced distribution of vehicles is the key to preventing congestion at the destination port.

He added that the government continues to evaluate the flow arrangements so as not to cause new congestion at the destination crossing point.

Furthermore, the government also appeals to the public to arrange travel time to avoid congestion at the peak of the return flow.

Previously, PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero) stated that it would continue to strengthen coordination with various parties to overcome the potential for vehicle accumulation, especially logistics trucks, at Bakauheni Port.

The strengthening of coordination is carried out through the arrangement of ship operation patterns, optimization of buffer zones, and vehicle traffic control so that the distribution of logistics and passenger traffic remains balanced during the return flow period.