Kartasura
Kartasura is a district (kecamatan) in Sukoharjo Regency, Central Java, Indonesia.

Kartasura is a district (kecamatan) in Sukoharjo Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. Kartasura is considered Surakarta's satellite city and a junction of highways to Yogyakarta and Semarang. It can be reached within minutes southward of Surakarta's Adisoemarmo International Airport.
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Worth seeing in and around Kartasura
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Manahan Stadium
Manahan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. Manahan is the first stadium in Indonesia which hosts the biggest disabled sporting event in Southeast Asia, the 2011 ASEAN Para Games.
3.1 km · Multi-purpose stadium in Surakarta, Indonesia · Wikipedia - 02Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta
Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta is a private university in Indonesia and one of the country's leading higher education institutions. Established in 1958, the university is located in Kartasura District, Sukoharjo Regency.
2.3 km · University in Surakarta, located in Central Java · Wikipedia - 03Masjid Wustho Mangkunegaran
Al-Wustho Mangkunegaran Mosque is a historic mosque located in the Central Javanese city of Surakarta, to the west of the Mangkunegaran Palace. The mosque is one of the three oldest mosques of Surakarta.
4.1 km · mosque in Central Java · Wikipedia - 04Great Mosque of Surakarta
The Great Mosque of Surakarta is an 18th-century Javanese mosque in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. It is the royal mosque of the Surakarta Sunanate.
4.5 km · Mosque in Suakarta, Java, Indonesia · Wikipedia - 05National Press Monument
The National Press Monument is a monument and museum to the national Indonesian press. Formally established in 1978, more than 20 years after it was first proposed, the monument is located in Surakarta, Central Java, and operated by the Ministry of Communications and Informatics.
3.7 km · Monument and museum to press in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. A place where you can see a glimpse of the history of the development of the National press in Indonesia. · Wikipedia - 06Mangkunegaran Palace
The Pura Mangkunegaran is a palace complex in the city of Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. It is the official palace and residence of the Duke of Mangkunegara and his family.
4.2 km · palace in Indonesia. Royal residence since 1757, part of which is open to the public for touring historic displays. · Wikipedia - 07Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Surakarta
The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Solo is a mosque in Solo, Indonesia, which is a smaller replica of the grand mosque in Abu Dhabi, the U.A.E. Built at a cost of US$ 20 million, it is named in honour of the UAE's founder, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
5 km · mosque in Indonesia · Wikipedia - 08Radya Pustaka Museum
Radya Pustaka Museum is a museum in Surakarta, Indonesia. Established in 1890, it is the second oldest museum in Indonesia.
3.3 km · This museum was founded in the Kepatihan palace on October 28, 1890. The Radya Pustaka Museum has a collection consisting of various kinds of statues, traditional heirlooms, shadow puppets and ancient books. · Wikipedia - 09Laweyan Mosque
Laweyan Mosque is a historic mosque located in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. The mosque was constructed in the 16th century, during the reign of Joko Tingkir of the Sultanate of Pajang, prior to the construction of the Great Mosque of Surakarta.
800 m · Indonesian mosque · Wikipedia - 10Tien Kok Sie Temple
Tien Kok Sie Temple is a Chinese temple in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. Tien Kok Sie Temple is used by practitioners of three religions: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, though it is currently visited mostly by Buddhists.
5.1 km · temple in Surakarta, Indonesia · Wikipedia
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Getting to Kartasura
- Airports
- Adisoemarmo (SOC), 7 km · Jenderal Ahmad Yani (SRG), 81 km · Yogyakarta (YIA), 88 km
- Stations
- Solo Balapan railway station, 4.4 km · Purwosari railway station, 1.8 km · Gawok railway station, 4.8 km · Solo Kota railway station, 5.6 km
- Semarang → Kartasura71 km · quickest by road, 1h 51m · Rp51,850–69,100
- Yogyakarta → Kartasura50 km · quickest by road, 1h 7m · Rp32,850–43,800
- Surabaya → Kartasura225 km · quickest by road, 4h 20m · Rp157,000–210,000
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Kartasura
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Kartasura. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inYou will arrive at: From Jepara, multiple companies have minibus to Solo like Bejeu and Rimbaraya.
- Get inabout Rp 120,000, 5h duration, multiple times a day but if after ferry, only departure around 17:45.
- Get aroundThe ojek ride-sharing service, such as Go-jek and Grab, are available in Solo, with booking through an app.
- Go nextThe easiest is by car, or charter a taxi (approx.
From Wikivoyage: Solo, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Kartasura
Kartasura is 5 km from Surakarta, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Surakartacity in Central Java Province, Indonesia3.5 km
- Grogoldistrict in Sukoharjo Regency, Central Java Province, Indonesia5.5 km
- Pasar Kliwondistrict in Surakarta City, Central Java Province, Indonesia5.5 km
- Pasarkliwonsubdistrict in Surakarta City, Central Java, Indonesia5.2 km