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Serang
Capital city of Banten, Indonesia

Serang

Serang is a city and the capital of Banten province and was formerly also the administrative center of Serang Regency in Indonesia.

Plan a trip to Serang→From Jakarta

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.

Get in

Getting to Serang

Serang is along the major east-west toll road from Jakarta to Merak. The drive from Jakarta to Serang takes about 1 hour if there are no traffic jams, but usually it takes about 2 hours due to traffic congestion. There is also a trunk road to Serang from Pandeglang in the south. The main bus terminal in Serang is

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    Pakupatan
See

Worth seeing

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    Rumah Hutan

    It is located on private property, but the owner allows people to come for picnicking or camping during weekends and holidays.

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    Museum Negeri Banten

    Everything you wanted to know about Banten.

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    Site Banten Girang Serang

    Jalan Raya Pandeglang Blok Sempu Banten Girang No.2, Cipare (behind).

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    Masjid Agung Serang
Eat

Where to eat

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    Rumah Makan Bu Entin

    Seafood and barbecue restaurant, also known for 'otak-otak' (grilled fish cake).

How locals move

Getting around Serang the local way

  • 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. Last edited 2026-09.

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