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Salatiga · Indonesia

Car hire and driving in Salatiga

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 SOC means 36 km (22 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.

Drives from Salatiga

Car rental from Salatiga: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Salatiga to MagelangIndonesia34 km (21 mi)about 31 min
Salatiga to SemarangIndonesia39 km (24 mi)about 35 min
Salatiga to KlatenIndonesia43 km (27 mi)about 40 min
Salatiga to SurakartaIndonesia45 km (28 mi)about 41 min
Salatiga to GrogolIndonesia47 km (29 mi)about 43 min
Salatiga to DepokIndonesia48 km (30 mi)about 44 min
Salatiga to PurwodadiIndonesia54 km (34 mi)about 49 min
Salatiga to YogyakartaIndonesia54 km (34 mi)about 49 min
Salatiga to JeparaIndonesia85 km (53 mi)about 1 h 17 min
Salatiga to PatiIndonesia88 km (55 mi)about 1 h 20 min
Salatiga to BatangIndonesia97 km (60 mi)about 1 h 29 min
Salatiga to KedungwuniIndonesia102 km (63 mi)about 1 h 33 min
Salatiga to JakartaIndonesia421 km (262 mi)about 6 h 26 min
Salatiga to SurabayaIndonesia249 km (155 mi)about 3 h 48 min
Salatiga to BekasiIndonesia406 km (252 mi)about 6 h 11 min
Salatiga to BandungIndonesia322 km (200 mi)about 4 h 54 min
Salatiga to MedanIndonesia1,788 km (1,111 mi)about 27 h 16 min
Salatiga to DepokIndonesia419 km (260 mi)about 6 h 23 min
Salatiga to TangerangIndonesia445 km (277 mi)about 6 h 48 min
Salatiga to PalembangIndonesia804 km (499 mi)about 12 h 15 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 Salatiga?

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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.