There Are 28 Free Homecoming Destinations For The Ministry Of Transportation, Here's The List

Eid homecoming illustration (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Transportation through the Directorate General of Land Transportation has again held a free Lebaran 2023 homecoming. There are 28 homecoming destinations and a total quota of 24,072 people provided.

Director of Road Transportation, Suharto conveyed that 28 cities for homecoming and return this year are spread across the provinces of West Java, Central Java, DI Yogyakarta, East Java, and Sumatra.

"Registration for free homecoming will be open from today March 13, 2023 to April 14, 2023 or when the quota has run out," he said in a virtual press conference, Monday, March 13.

In detail, Suharto mentioned 28 cities for homecoming and return. Three destination cities in West Java are Garut, Tasikmalaya, and Cirebon. Then in Central Java-DIY Province as many as 18 cities namely Solo, Tegal, Pekalongan, Semarang, Demak, Jepara, Pati, Blora, Boyolali, Klaten, Wonogiri, Purwokerto, Cilacap, Wonosobo, Kebumen, Magelang, Wonosari, and Yogyakarta.

Furthermore, five cities in East Java Province are Madiun, Surabaya, Tuban, Malang, and Tulungagung. And finally, the two cities of Sumatra are Lampung and Palembang.

Meanwhile, continued Suharto, for the city of departure or origin of the backflow, there are eight cities, namely Solo, Cirebon, Madiun, Surabaya, Semarang, Purwokerto, Wonogiri, Yogyakarta.

In addition to providing seats for passengers, Suharto said that his party also prepared 30 trucks to transport 900 motorbikes for travelers. In detail, 15 trucks to claim 450 units for homecoming flow and 15 trucks to be unemployed 450 units for the time of return flow.

"Meanwhile, the destination for going home and back for the transportation of motorbikes is five cities, namely Solo, Semarang, Purwokerto, Wonogiri, Yogyakarta," said Suharto.

The handover of motorbikes for homecoming flow activities will be carried out on Sunday, April 16, 2023 at Terminal Type A Pondok Cabe, South Tangerang and will depart on Monday, April 17, 2023.

"For passenger departures, the homecoming flow will depart from 5 terminals, namely Pulogebang Jakarta Terminal, Pondok Cabe Type A Terminal South Tangerang, and Jatijajar Terminal A Depok, on April 18, 2023. Meanwhile, the Kampung Rambutan Terminal Jakarta and Poris Plawad Type A Terminal on April 19, 2023," he said.