The city of Magelang is located in the middle lane of the island of Java, therefore it is a little difficult to find transportation that goes to the city of Magelang directly from Jakarta. If you use a train or plane, you must stop in the city of Jogja or Solo and continue your journey by bus or travel. The easiest way is of course to use a bus or travel.
There are not many buses serving the Jakarta to Magelang city route. Most of them are travel and night buses only. Moreover, the road from the city of Kendal to Magelang is not very wide, so night buses cannot pass continuously.
There are four bus operators that you can use, namely Purnama Travel, Sinar Jaya, Handoyo, Dharma Raya Safari, PO Santoso, PO. Sumber Alam , Agung Trans and Pahala Kencana . These four bus operators provide the best service compared to other bus operators.
Purnama Travel is a transportation company that serves various routes in Indonesia, including the Jakarta to Magelang bus route . The departure schedule is only two times, namely at 14.00 and 14.30 WIB. With a journey duration of around 10 hours, you will arrive in the city of Magelang at night. The Purnama Travel bus has complete facilities. Apart from that, there are not many passengers, so you will be more comfortable when traveling. Facilities include: comfortable chairs, air conditioning, LCD TV, dining and much more. For the departure point in Jakarta, you can board from Kampung Rambutan Terminal.
If you want to take the bus, you can use PO. Natural resource . P.O. Sumber Alam is a bus from Jakarta to Yogyakarta, but always passes through the city of Magelang. You can get off at Tidar Magelang Terminal before the bus continues its journey to Jogja. Departure times are more flexible, starting from 13.00 to 17.00. You can choose according to your wishes. If you leave in the afternoon, you will arrive in Magelang city around the morning the next day.
In Jakarta there are many PO agents. Natural sources that can be visited. In almost all terminals in Jakarta, there are PO agents. Sumber Alam , including at Kalideres Terminal, Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 9, Grogol Terminal, Lebak Bulus Terminal, Pasar Minggu Terminal, Pinang Ranti Terminal and many others. Adjust the departure place to your closest location in Jakarta.
Apart from Purnama Travel and PO. Sumber Alam , you can also use travel from Agung Trans. Agung Trans is a travel company that provides complete facilities. Comfortable seats, new fleet, friendly driver, LCD TV and many more. Agung Trans only departs once per day, namely at 19.00, but there are several fleets that depart at once at that time.
For departure, you can depart via the Agung Trans Jakarta agent in the Kebon Manggis Matraman area.
Pahala Kencana also provides a direct Jakarta-Magelang bus route. But not many fleets depart every day. Most of the fleet departed for the city of Jogja. The bus only leaves at 17.00, so you will arrive in Magelang city the next morning.
Pahala Kencana has complete facilities, such as LCD TV, music, chairs with footrests, blankets, pillows, toilets and much more. Depends on the class you choose.
The cheapest bus ticket price from Jakarta to Magelang is IDR. 170,000 up to Rp. 565,000. Bus ticket prices for Eid and holidays usually increase, so you have to order well in advance so you don't run out.
To make ordering easier, you can order bus tickets online via redBus. By ordering on redBus, you can compare the prices of each fleet from Jakarta to Magelang, and choose the bus ticket price, departure time and facilities according to your wishes, without having to go to an agent. It's easy, right?
