Jakarta (The Indonesian News) – Domestic travel in Indonesia continued to gain momentum in the third quarter of 2026, with the number of domestic tourist trips reaching 308.43 million, up 7.05 percent from 288.12 million in the same period last year, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported.
The increase in travel between July and September was driven by several factors, including the school holiday period through mid-July, national and international events, long weekends, and religious holidays that boosted public mobility.
BPS Chief Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti said the rise in domestic tourist trips was accompanied by an increase in passenger numbers across several modes of transportation.
“Domestic tourism performance remained strong. In the third quarter of 2026, domestic tourist trips reached 308.43 million, growing 7.05 percent from the same quarter last year. This increase was also accompanied by higher passenger departures across several modes of transportation, including rail, ferry services, and domestic sea transport,” Amalia said in Jakarta on Monday, November 2, 2026.
BPS reported that rail passenger numbers reached 148.99 million in the third quarter, up 5.88 percent from the same period in 2025.
Meanwhile, ferry passengers totaled 13.52 million, an increase of 10.36 percent. Domestic sea transport carried 8.35 million passengers, up 6.67 percent.
The strength of domestic tourism is also reflected in the cumulative figures for the year. By the end of September 2026, domestic tourist trips had reached 938.84 million, the highest total for the January–September period since 2019.
Source: Statistics Indonesia (BPS)
