Semarang to Palembang runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €77.89, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 6h 33m over 851 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €77.89, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 7, 2026
€77.89
- 177%Moves across the booking window
177%When it runs, leaving Semarang
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
1
0%Departure times on this route
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €215.39Thu24
- about €223.64Fri25
- about €171.39Sat26
- about €179.09Sun27
- about €127.94Mon28
- about €137.84Tue29
- about €111.99Wed30
- about €151.04Thu1
- about €115.84Fri2
- about €112.54Sat3
- about €134.54Sun4
- about €109.24Mon5
- about €102.64Tue6
- about €77.89Wed7
- about €105.94Thu8
- about €104.84Fri9
- about €124.09Sat10
- about €85.04Sun11
- about €99.89Mon12
- about €81.74Tue13
- about €105.39Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Palembang. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Palembang for the night the train gets in
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When to book Semarang to Palembang
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €83.9490 days
- €91.0960 days
- €103.1945 days
- €91.6430 days
- €105.3921 days
- €77.8914 days
- €111.997 days
- €171.393 days
- €215.391 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 14 days ahead, at €77.89.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 177 percent. The most expensive point is €215.39, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 14 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Semarang to Palembang and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
851 km
775 km as the crow flies, 10% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
1,694,740 → 1,801,367
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 851 km against 775 km in a straight line, a detour of 10 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Jakarta. The gap between arriving and leaving is 47 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Palembang is large, and the road in from PLM can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
A car waiting when you land in Palembang
Settled in advance, so the ride into Palembang costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Kramasan railway station
Most of the points near Kramasan railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Semarang to Palembang
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Semarang to Palembang?
The fastest journey from Semarang to Palembang takes 6h 33m door to door, of which 4h 4m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 6h 48m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Semarang to Palembang?
The cheapest fare from Semarang to Palembang is €77.89, as of September 23, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €112.54. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Semarang to Palembang?
The cheapest way from Semarang to Palembang is by train, at €77.89 for one passenger on October 7, 2026. That journey takes 6h 48m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Semarang to Palembang?
Fares from Semarang to Palembang bottom out around 14 days before departure, at €77.89. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 177 percent, measured on September 23, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Semarang to Palembang?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Semarang to Palembang, at €102.64. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 23, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Semarang to Palembang?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Semarang to Palembang, at €69.64 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Semarang to Palembang?
2 operators sell services from Semarang to Palembang across 1 mode: Garuda Indonesia, KAI. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Semarang to Palembang?
0 percent of the services we sell from Semarang to Palembang are direct. The rest connect at Jakarta, with about 47 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Semarang to Palembang use?
Services from Semarang to Palembang by train leave from Semarang Gudang railway station and arrive at Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport PLM. Allow about 1h 57m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Semarang to Palembang?
1 of the 2 operators we sell from Semarang to Palembang allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Semarang to Palembang on September 23, 2026: 851 km of route against 775 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €77.89, and 6h 33m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Palembang a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Palembang and across Indonesia
Day trips that leave Palembang in the morning and cover a good part of Indonesia by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Semarang reaches 99 places in 4 countries on services we hold, over distances from 39 to 4,079 km. Palembang reaches 34 places in 4 countries, from 81 to 3,354 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Semarang
- 99Places you can leave for
- 4Countries
- 14Operators
4
14Arriving in Palembang
Leaving Palembang
- 34Places you can leave for
- 4Countries
- 8Operators