Mudik, pulang kampung, or the great going home for the holiday

Fred

Indonesia Expert

Member since 02 August 2009

West Java

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Max Eastman

Fred

11 June 2018 04:12:27

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Fred

11 June 2018 04:12:27

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West Java

This is the first day the roads are getting busy for the great holiday return home, the toll roads out of Jakarta starting to run slowly.
It's still not too bad so, if you intend to get out of Jakarta, now would be a good time as leaving it too late will mean it's likely to take one or two days to get into Central Java.
I've suspended my jaunts into the area until after the holiday.
On the bright side, Jakarta's empty streets will be a motorists' playground for a few days either side of 'Hari Raya'.

Fred

Indonesia Expert

Member since 02 August 2009

West Java

A smile is the universal welcome.
Max Eastman

Fred

12 June 2018 02:59:07

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Fred

12 June 2018 02:59:07

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West Java

I've just been into Central Java, nice and steady but hardly a traffic jam to think about, the lack of trucks being a big help.
I dropped off my stuff and set off back to Tangsel within a couple of hours, the road into Jakarta being free and easy to navigate but, and here's the big but, the road into Java was very busy and there were plenty of notable jams to wait in.