Surakarta to Jambi City runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €96.58, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 6h over 1,112 km, on services run by 3 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €96.58, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 13, 2026
€96.58
- 211%Moves across the booking window
211%When it runs, leaving Surakarta
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 2Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
2
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 €276.44Thu24
- about €242.34Fri25
- about €162.59Sat26
- about €174.69Sun27
- about €130.69Mon28
- about €166.44Tue29
- about €111.99Wed30
- about €173.04Thu1
- about €143.89Fri2
- about €142.79Sat3
- about €155.44Sun4
- about €117.49Mon5
- about €111.43Tue6
- about €99.89Wed7
- about €107.58Thu8
- about €99.88Fri9
- about €125.19Sat10
- about €109.24Sun11
- about €103.73Mon12
- about €96.58Tue13
- about €106.49Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Jambi City. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Jambi City for the night the train gets in
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When to book Surakarta to Jambi City
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €94.9390 days
- €107.5860 days
- €114.7445 days
- €88.8830 days
- €106.4921 days
- €99.8914 days
- €111.997 days
- €162.593 days
- €276.441 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €88.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 211 percent. The most expensive point is €276.44, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 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 Surakarta to Jambi City 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
1,112 km
1,038 km as the crow flies, 7% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
526,870 → 635,101
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 1,112 km against 1,038 km in a straight line, a detour of 7 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Yogyakarta, Jakarta. The gap between arriving and leaving is 103 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 9 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.
The fare from DJB into Jambi City is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in Jambi City
Settled in advance, so the ride into Jambi City 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 Halte JPM Trona
Most of the points near Halte JPM Trona open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Surakarta to Jambi City
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 Surakarta to Jambi City?
The fastest journey from Surakarta to Jambi City takes 6h door to door, of which 2h 25m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 7h 14m, 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 Surakarta to Jambi City?
The cheapest fare from Surakarta to Jambi City is €96.58, as of September 23, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €140.32. 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 Surakarta to Jambi City?
The cheapest way from Surakarta to Jambi City is by train, at €96.58 for one passenger on October 13, 2026. That journey takes 6h 5m 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 Surakarta to Jambi City?
Fares from Surakarta to Jambi City bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €88.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 211 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 Surakarta to Jambi City?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Surakarta to Jambi City, at €106.49. 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 Surakarta to Jambi City?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Surakarta to Jambi City, at €70.18 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 Surakarta to Jambi City?
3 operators sell services from Surakarta to Jambi City across 1 mode: Garuda Indonesia, KAI, Super Air Jet. 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 Surakarta to Jambi City?
0 percent of the services we sell from Surakarta to Jambi City are direct. The rest connect at Yogyakarta, Jakarta, with about 103 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 Surakarta to Jambi City use?
Services from Surakarta to Jambi City by train leave from Gawok railway station and arrive at Sultan Thaha Airport DJB. 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 Surakarta to Jambi City?
1 of the 3 operators we sell from Surakarta to Jambi City 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 Surakarta to Jambi City on September 23, 2026: 1112 km of route against 1038 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €96.58, and 6h door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Jambi City is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Jambi City and across Indonesia
Day trips that leave Jambi City in the morning and cover a good part of Indonesia by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Surakarta reaches 59 places in 4 countries on services we hold, over distances from 43 to 4,156 km. Jambi City reaches 15 places in 2 countries, from 193 to 1,045 km.
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Leaving Surakarta
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9Arriving in Jambi City
Leaving Jambi City
- 15Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 6Operators