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Dukuh Pakis
District of Surabaya, Indonesia

Dukuh Pakis

Dukuh Pakis is an administrative district (kecamatan) of the city of Surabaya, in East Java Province of Indonesia.

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Located in southern Surabaya, it is divided into four urban villages (kelurahan). The name translates as "Fern District" or "Fern Hamlet" in Javanese. The district is mostly consists of residential areas, shopping malls and restaurants. Notable attractions include shopping malls like Ciputra World Surabaya, Fairway Nine and Lagoon Avenue, as well as two major golf ranges, Darmo Hills and Graha Famili. A major private research university, Wijaya Kusuma University, is also located in the district.

How locals move

Getting around Dukuh Pakis the local way

  • Get inPasar Turi serves executive air-conditioned trains from Jakarta, Semarang, and all of Java's northern coast; while Gubeng is the terminus station for mainly economy class trains and trains for southern and eastern Java, including Yogyakarta, Bandung, and Banyuwangi (tickets Rp 290,000) for the ferry to Bali.
  • Get inAngkutan Sungai Danau dan Penyeberangan (ASDP): Daily ferry service from Ujung Kamal and Madura.
  • Get inTo Denpasar in Bali, fair price is Rp 200,000-280,000 by eksekutif night bus, including the ferry trip between Banyuwangi and Gilimanuk, mineral water and a meal.
  • Get inAnother option is to go by minibus (known in Indonesia as travel).
  • Get inA number of companies run door-to-door minibus services from and to major destinations in Java, including Malang and Yogyakarta.
  • Get inSurabaya is reachable in 12 hours from the west end of the island at the Merak ferry crossing to Sumatra, 9 hours from Jakarta, 4 hours from Semarang, 3.5 hours from Solo, 2 hours from Ngawi and less than 1.5 hours from Malang.
  • Get aroundBecak (cycle rickshaw) are a traditional form of transportation in Surabaya.
  • Get aroundUse a motorbike (ojek) if you are traveling solo and in a hurry.

From Wikivoyage: Surabaya, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Pintuajaib (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.