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Semarang · Indonesia

Car hire and driving in Semarang

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 SRG means 6 km (4 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.

Drives from Semarang

Car rental from Semarang: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Semarang to SalatigaIndonesia39 km (24 mi)about 35 min
Semarang to JeparaIndonesia52 km (33 mi)about 48 min
Semarang to PurwodadiIndonesia56 km (35 mi)about 51 min
Semarang to MagelangIndonesia58 km (36 mi)about 53 min
Semarang to BatangIndonesia65 km (40 mi)about 59 min
Semarang to PatiIndonesia73 km (45 mi)about 1 h 7 min
Semarang to SurakartaIndonesia77 km (48 mi)about 1 h 11 min
Semarang to GrogolIndonesia81 km (50 mi)about 1 h 14 min
Semarang to KlatenIndonesia82 km (51 mi)about 1 h 15 min
Semarang to PekalonganIndonesia83 km (52 mi)about 1 h 16 min
Semarang to KedungwuniIndonesia85 km (53 mi)about 1 h 18 min
Semarang to DepokIndonesia86 km (53 mi)about 1 h 18 min
Semarang to JakartaIndonesia404 km (251 mi)about 6 h 10 min
Semarang to SurabayaIndonesia259 km (161 mi)about 3 h 57 min
Semarang to BekasiIndonesia388 km (241 mi)about 5 h 55 min
Semarang to BandungIndonesia311 km (193 mi)about 4 h 44 min
Semarang to MedanIndonesia1,756 km (1,091 mi)about 26 h 47 min
Semarang to DepokIndonesia403 km (251 mi)about 6 h 9 min
Semarang to TangerangIndonesia428 km (266 mi)about 6 h 32 min
Semarang to PalembangIndonesia775 km (482 mi)about 11 h 49 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 Semarang?

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.