Serang
Serang is a city and the capital of Banten province and was formerly also the administrative center of Serang Regency in Indonesia.
Serang is a city and the capital of Banten province and was formerly also the administrative center of Serang Regency in Indonesia. The city is located towards the north of Banten province, on the island of Java; the north part of the city contains the coast zone facing onto Banten Bay, and includes the historical site of Old Banten, after which the province is named. Before Banten province was formed in 2000, Serang city was part of West Java province.
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Worth seeing in and around Serang
8 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.
- 01Great Mosque of Banten
Great Mosque of Banten is a historic mosque in Old Banten, 10 km north of Serang, Indonesia. The 16th-century mosque was one of the few surviving remnants of what used to be the port city of Banten, the most prosperous trading center in the Indonesian archipelago after the fall of Demak Sultanate in mid-16th century.
9.3 km · mosque in Indonesia · Wikipedia - 02Ats-Tsauroh Great Mosque of Serang
Ats-Tsauroh Great Mosque of Serang is a congregational mosque in the city of Serang, Banten, Indonesia. Founded in 1870, it is one of the oldest mosques in Banten province.
800 m · mosque in Indonesia · Wikipedia - 03Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University
Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University is the state university in the province of Banten, Indonesia. The main campus is in Serang Regency, the faculty of engineering is at Cilegon, and Faculty of Education most of it is located in Ciwaru Serang.
4.9 km · University in Banten · Wikipedia - 04Kasunyatan Mosque
Kasunyatan Mosque is a small mosque in the village of Kasunyatan, Banten, Indonesia. Established between 1570 and 1596, it is one of the oldest mosques in Indonesia.
7.7 km · mosque in Indonesia · Wikipedia - 05Al-Bantani Grand Mosque
Al-Bantani Grand Mosque is a congregational mosque in the city of Serang, Banten, Indonesia. With a capacity of 10,000 pilgrims, it is the second largest mosque in Banten province after the Al-Azhom Grand Mosque.
5.9 km · mosque in Serang, Banten, Indonesia · Wikipedia - 06University Primagraha
University Of Serang Raya, abbreviated UNSERA, is a private university in the Banten province area of Indonesia resulting from the merger of two colleges – STMIK Serang and STIE Serang. The main campus is located in the western city of Serang.
4.1 km · private university primagraha, Indonesia · Wikipedia - 07Maulana Jusuf Stadium
Maulana Yusuf Stadium is the name of a football stadium in the city of Serang, Banten, Indonesia. It was named after the third Sultan of Banten is used as the home venue for Perserang Serang of the Liga Indonesia.
7.3 km · stadium in Indonesia · Wikipedia - 08Banten International Stadium
Banten International Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium with a capacity of 30,000 seats in Pabuaran, Serang Regency, Banten, Indonesia, which was inaugurated on 9 May 2022. The stadium uses a unique design that features designs of Baduy, batik and bamboo motives.
9 km · stadium in Indonesia · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Rumah Hutan
It is located on private property, but the owner allows people to come for picnicking or camping during weekends and holidays.
- 02Museum Negeri Banten
Everything you wanted to know about Banten.
- 03Site Banten Girang Serang
Jalan Raya Pandeglang Blok Sempu Banten Girang No.2, Cipare (behind).
- 04Masjid Agung Serang
From Wikivoyage: Serang, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Where to eat
- 01Rumah Makan Bu Entin
Seafood and barbecue restaurant, also known for 'otak-otak' (grilled fish cake).
From Wikivoyage: Serang, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Getting to Serang
- Airports
- Soekarno-Hatta (CGK), 56 km · Halim Perdanakusuma (HLP), 83 km
- Stations
- Serang railway station, 1.3 km · Old Banten, 8.7 km
- Jakarta → Serang77 km · quickest by road, 1h 35m · Rp49,550–66,050
- Yogyakarta → Serang501 km · quickest by air, 7h 38m · Rp1,213,890–1,858,720
- Semarang → Serang481 km · quickest by air, 6h 23m · Rp1,076,070–1,654,750
- 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 Serang
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 Serang. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inIn addition, there are some buses and minibuses to other towns and cities in the province (such as Pandeglang, and buses to destinations further away such as Bandung and Central Java.
- Get aroundThere are various angkot (minibus) routes in and around Serang city.
- Get aroundAngkots follow a fixed route, but there is no fixed schedule and there are no fixed stops.
- Get aroundThe price of an angkot ride within the city is usually Rp4,000.
- Get aroundIt is best to ask a local which angkot route to take, and how to recognise the location you want to get off.
From Wikivoyage: Serang, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Serang
Serang is 16 km from Cilegon, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.