Semarang Transportation

The train line was established since the Dutch colonized Indonesia, it was a mode of land transportation which were connected Semarang to the cities of Java island which located in along way distance, like Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Solo and Yogya.
The train is divided into a classes: Economy, Business and Executive class which define in according to their services and speed of a trip which also different in fare.

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Angkot is one of popular transportation, somekind of sharing taxi which load up to 10 passengers, cost about Rp 2,500 short or long distance in a certain line.
In this picture, angkot is a mini van with an orange color and peoples recognize the line number was written in front side and in door side of the car

For a comfortable bus ride between Yogyakarta and Semarang, you may opt for the Joglosemar bus.
As of July 2010 there is an hourly service in both directions from 5 am to 9 pm.
The fare of IDR 50,000 is higher than that of the regular PATAS (airconditioned) buses, but the seats are more comfortable and the price includes a snack and a bottle of water.
The bus will take in passengers at one of several pickup points, including a few major hotels.

Order your ticket at Joglosemar's town office, at one of the agents or through your hotel.
When ordering inquire about the most convenient pickup point and the time you should be ready there.

The town offices are:
Yogyakarta Town Office, Jalan Magelang km 5.6, phone: 0274-623700.
Semarang Town Office, Jalan Setia Budi Srondol (at Miranda restaurant), phone: 024 – 7477700.
Semarang Tourist Information Centre, Jalan Pemuda 147, phone 024-3586980.

For agents' adresses and phone numbers, as well as the latest schedules, see the website.

Starting March 1, 2010, the Indonesian railway company has revived the route Yogyakarta to Semarang via Solo. Since 1975 there had been no train connecting these two big cities of Central Java.

The new train is named Banyubiru (blue water), but it does not pass by the village of that name near Ambarawa. The train is a diesel-powered business class one. It has no AC, but it is new and hopefully it remains clean. The Semarang-Solo track partly leads through a less populated area with teak forests.

There are two trains daily in both directions, travel time is about 3 hours 15 minutes.
Departure from Semarang (Tawang station) 5:00 and 13:00, departure from Solo (Balpan station) 7:06 and 15:06.
Departure from Yogyakarta (Tugu station) 8:50 and 16:40, departure from Solo (Balapan station) 9:51 and 17:41.

For the first three months the promotion ticket price was less than the price of an AC bus: Yogyakarta-Semarang Rp 24,000; Yogyakarta-Solo Rp 8,000; Solo-Semarang Rp 16,000. I have not found out the regular price yet.