JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung officially released the departure of the free homecoming program organized by the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government for Eid 2026. Hundreds of buses carrying pilgrims departed from the National Monument (Monas) area this morning.
The number of participants this year was recorded to have increased compared to the previous year. Pramono said the DKI Provincial Government had increased the capacity of services to accommodate the high public interest in participating in the program.
"Today, the DKI Jakarta Government held the 2026 Eid Homecoming program, which has a total of approximately 34,000 travelers, an increase of 34 percent compared to last year. The number of buses departing today is 744 buses," said Pramono in the Monas area, Tuesday, March 17.
In addition to transporting passengers, the DKI Provincial Government also provides motorcycle transportation services using trucks. This scheme is aimed at reducing the use of motorcycles during long-distance travel.
"Why are we doing this? Brothers and sisters, once again to provide security, comfort for travelers who will go to their respective hometowns," he said.
On the other hand, the DKI Provincial Government has also prepared services for residents who do not travel home. This year, the government has raised the theme "Mudik to Jakarta" to continue to maintain community activities and mobility in the capital during the Lebaran holiday.
Pramono promises free public transportation services managed by the government during the Idulfitri celebration. "Transportation during Idulfitri, everything managed by the DKI Jakarta Government will be free of charge. Whether it's MRT, LRT, Transjakarta, Mikrotrans, JakLingko, and so on," said Pramono.
"Thus, if there are still residents of Jakarta who do not return to their hometowns, they can still meet with video calls and so on," he continued.
Meanwhile, the Head of the DKI Jakarta Transportation Service, Syafrin Liputo, explained that the free homecoming program was held with the aim of reducing traffic density during the peak of the homecoming flow, as well as reducing the number of traffic accidents during the 2026 Lebaran homecoming period.
The transportation of motorcycles was carried out first on March 16, 2026 from Pulo Gadung Terminal to five cities on the island of Java, namely Semarang, Kebumen, Solo, Yogyakarta, Wonogiri, and Sidoarjo.
Passenger departures are carried out to 20 destination cities spread across six provinces, namely South Sumatra, Lampung, West Java, Central Java, DI Yogyakarta, and East Java. This program also includes a free return flow scheduled for the end of March 2026.
"Furthermore, for free return, it will be carried out on Wednesday, March 25 for the departure of trucks from 5 cities to Pulo Gadung terminal. On Thursday, March 26, 2026, the departure of participants returning home for free to Pulo Gebang terminal from 20 cities in Indonesia," said Pramono.
Overall, the DKI Provincial Government has prepared 744 bus units, consisting of 660 buses sourced from the APBD and 83 CSR support buses, BUMD, and private. Of these, 400 buses are allocated for the homecoming flow with a capacity of 18,813 passengers, while 344 buses for the return flow with a capacity of 16,199 passengers.
"So the total number of passengers transported in the free homecoming and return program this year is 35,012 passengers," he said.
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