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Bekasi
Largest city in West Java, Indonesia

Bekasi

Bekasi is the largest city in the province of West Java and the third-largest city in Indonesia.

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Located on the eastern border of Jakarta, it serves as a commuter city within the Jakarta metropolitan area. According to the 2020 Census by Statistics Indonesia (BPS), Bekasi had 2,543,676 inhabitants. The official estimate for mid 2025 was 2,648,272. The city is bordered by Bekasi Regency to the north and the east, Bogor Regency and Depok City to the south, and the city of East Jakarta to the west.

Get in

Getting to Bekasi

The nearest airport to Bekasi is Jakarta's Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP IATA), which is just across Bekasi's city border. Halim Airport is served by various domestic flights and international flights. The much larger Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK IATA), with a large number of domestic and international flights, is on the other side of Jakarta.

  1. 01
    Terminal DAMRI Kayuringin

    The travel time is on average 1 hr 30 min, but this depends on the traffic conditions.

  2. 02
    Bekasi
  3. 03
    Kranji
See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Pura Agung Tirta Bhuana

    Built around 1992, this is the only Hindu temple in Bekasi.

Do

Things to do

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    Situ Rawa Gede

    Jalan Kampung Bojong Menteng, Kecamatan Rawalumbu, Kelurahan Bojong Menteng, Bekasi City.

  2. 02
    Stadion Patriot Candrabhaga

    Opened in 2014, this soccer stadium is home to PCB Persipasi soccer team and has 30,000 seats.

Eat

Where to eat

There are lots of roadside restaurants and stalls scattered all over the city, with all kinds of Indonesian food. In all of the shopping malls there is a large selection of restaurants.

  1. 01
    Ruko Kemang Pratama

    Kemang Pratama Bekasi (From Bekasi Barat toll gate, turn right and follow the road until intersection.

  2. 02
    Ruko Galaxi
How locals move

Getting around Bekasi the local way

Share-taxi routes mapped nearby
  • Angkot K11B (Perumahan Narogong – Rawa Panjang)
  • Angkot K11A (Perumahan Rawalumbu – Rawa Panjang / Terminal Bekasi)
  • Angkot K43 (Cibitung - Bantar Gebang)
  • Angkot K39 (Kompas/SKU - Terminal Bekasi)
  • 02A Angkot K02A BM-Komsen malam
  • 02A Angkot K02A BM-Komsen normal
  • K02A Angkot K02A Komsen-BM malam
  • K02A Angkot K02A Komsen-BM normal

OpenStreetMap contributors.

  • Get aroundHiring a becak (cycle rickshaw') is a popular way to get around in Bekasi.
  • Get aroundFor a single traveller, hiring an ojek (motorcycle taxi) through an online ride-hailing app, e.g., Grab and Gojek, is also an effective form of transportation to use in Bekasi.
  • Get aroundThe cheapest way to get around in Bekasi is, as in the other major Indonesian cities, by minibus (angkot).
  • Get aroundAngkots follow a fixed route (there are various routes throughout the city), but there is no fixed schedule and there are no fixed stops.
  • Get aroundThe price of an angkot ride within the city is usually about Rp2,000 to 5,000.
  • 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: Bekasi, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2025-08.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see file page), Wikimedia Commons.