Majority of Indonesian Citizens Will Travel by Private Car During Christmas and New Year 2025/2026

According to the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub), approximately 119.5 million people are expected to travel during the Christmas and New Year (Nataru) holidays in 2025/2026.

This number is equivalent to 42.01% of Indonesia's total population.

Kemenhub also estimates that, among those who will travel during the Nataru holidays, approximately 51.12 million people will use private cars.

"The high public interest in using private vehicles indicates the need for more intensive traffic management, especially on toll roads and access to transportation hubs," said Minister of Transportation Dudy Purwagandhi in a press release on Friday (5/12/2025).

Below is the complete list of projected modes of transportation that will be used by the Indonesian public during the Nataru 2025/2026 holidays:

• Private cars: 51.12 million people
• Motorcycles: 22 million people
• Buses: 9.76 million people
• Rental cars: 8.87 million people
• Travel cars (shared taxis/vans): 7.64 million people
• Airplanes: 4.27 million people
• Long-distance trains: 3.94 million people
• Ferry boats: 3.75 million people
• Sea vessels: 2.62 million people
• Commuter Line trains: 2.30 million people

Kemenhub made this projection based on a survey conducted jointly with the Central Statistics Agency, the Ministry of Communication and Digital, and academics.