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Magelang · Indonesia

Car hire and driving in Magelang

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Indonesia traffic drives on the left. Picking up at YIA means 51 km (32 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.

Drives from Magelang

Car rental from Magelang: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Magelang to SalatigaIndonesia34 km (21 mi)about 31 min
Magelang to DepokIndonesia40 km (25 mi)about 37 min
Magelang to YogyakartaIndonesia40 km (25 mi)about 37 min
Magelang to UngaranIndonesia42 km (26 mi)about 39 min
Magelang to KlatenIndonesia50 km (31 mi)about 46 min
Magelang to SemarangIndonesia58 km (36 mi)about 53 min
Magelang to GrogolIndonesia68 km (42 mi)about 1 h 2 min
Magelang to SurakartaIndonesia68 km (42 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Magelang to KedungwuniIndonesia84 km (52 mi)about 1 h 17 min
Magelang to PurwodadiIndonesia88 km (55 mi)about 1 h 21 min
Magelang to PekalonganIndonesia88 km (55 mi)about 1 h 21 min
Magelang to PurwokertoIndonesia109 km (67 mi)about 1 h 39 min
Magelang to JakartaIndonesia398 km (247 mi)about 6 h 4 min
Magelang to SurabayaIndonesia280 km (174 mi)about 4 h 17 min
Magelang to BekasiIndonesia382 km (237 mi)about 5 h 49 min
Magelang to BandungIndonesia294 km (183 mi)about 4 h 29 min
Magelang to MedanIndonesia1,776 km (1,103 mi)about 27 h 5 min
Magelang to DepokIndonesia394 km (245 mi)about 6 h
Magelang to TangerangIndonesia421 km (262 mi)about 6 h 26 min
Magelang to PalembangIndonesia790 km (491 mi)about 12 h 2 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Magelang?

The left, as everywhere in Indonesia.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.