JAKARTA - PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) reported that ticket sales for the 2026 Lebaran Transportation continued to increase for the departure period from March 11 to April 1, 2026.
KAI's Vice President of Corporate Communication, Anne Purba, said that the trend showed that people were starting to plan their homecoming trips early.
Anne said that as of February 22, 2026 at 07.00 WIB, 1,621,413 tickets had been sold out of a total of 3,872,810 seats provided.
He added that the temporary occupancy rate reached 41.86 percent, so that there was still more than half the capacity for customers who had not booked tickets.
Meanwhile, the largest demand so far comes from long-distance relationships on Java and Sumatra. The ten routes with the highest number of customers include:
1. Gambir – Yogyakarta: 18,067 customers
2. Yogyakarta – Gambir: 16,391 customers
3. Gambir - Semarang Tawang: 13.811 pelanggan
4. Pasarsenen – Lempuyangan: 13.363 customers
5. Pasarsenen - Kutoarjo: 12.639 customers
6. Surabaya Pasar Turi – Pasarsenen: 12.562 customers
7. Lempuyangan – Pasarsenen: 12.398 customers
8. Gambir - Purwokerto: 11.765 customers
9. Pasarsenen - Surabaya Pasar Turi: 11.616 pelanggan
10. Gambir - Cirebon: 11.325 pelanggan
Based on the departure date, the highest sales were recorded on March 23, 2026 with 117,608 customers.
This was followed by March 24, 2026 with 114,784 customers, March 19, 2026 with 106,717 customers, and March 18, 2026 with 105,725 customers, although a number of favorite dates are starting to fill up, the schedule with adequate seat availability is still quite a lot.
Anne urged the public to immediately make travel plans so that they have more schedule options.
"The sooner it is planned, the greater the chance of getting the right schedule. If the favorite date starts to be crowded, customers can consider alternative dates or use travel patterns with connecting trains," Anne said in a statement, Sunday, February 22.
In addition, for the period from March 14 to 29, 2026, a tariff incentive of 30 percent from the government is available that customers can use to make travel more economical and flexible.
KAI also reminds that ticket purchases should be made through official channels, such as the Access by KAI application, the kai.id website, and official sales partners, to ensure transaction security and travel convenience.
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