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Purwokerto · Indonesia

Car hire and driving in Purwokerto

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 CXP means 33 km (21 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.

Drives from Purwokerto

Car rental from Purwokerto: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Purwokerto to CilacapIndonesia42 km (26 mi)about 38 min
Purwokerto to AdiwernaIndonesia55 km (34 mi)about 50 min
Purwokerto to PemalangIndonesia61 km (38 mi)about 56 min
Purwokerto to TegalIndonesia62 km (39 mi)about 57 min
Purwokerto to KedungwuniIndonesia68 km (42 mi)about 1 h 2 min
Purwokerto to PekalonganIndonesia77 km (48 mi)about 1 h 10 min
Purwokerto to AstanajapuraIndonesia96 km (60 mi)about 1 h 28 min
Purwokerto to KuninganIndonesia97 km (60 mi)about 1 h 28 min
Purwokerto to CiamisIndonesia98 km (61 mi)about 1 h 29 min
Purwokerto to MagelangIndonesia109 km (67 mi)about 1 h 39 min
Purwokerto to CirebonIndonesia109 km (68 mi)about 1 h 40 min
Purwokerto to TasikmalayaIndonesia112 km (70 mi)about 1 h 43 min
Purwokerto to JakartaIndonesia296 km (184 mi)about 4 h 31 min
Purwokerto to SurabayaIndonesia388 km (241 mi)about 5 h 55 min
Purwokerto to BekasiIndonesia281 km (174 mi)about 4 h 17 min
Purwokerto to BandungIndonesia188 km (117 mi)about 2 h 52 min
Purwokerto to MedanIndonesia1,695 km (1,053 mi)about 25 h 51 min
Purwokerto to DepokIndonesia290 km (180 mi)about 4 h 25 min
Purwokerto to TangerangIndonesia319 km (198 mi)about 4 h 52 min
Purwokerto to PalembangIndonesia706 km (438 mi)about 10 h 46 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 Purwokerto?

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.