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Sukabumi
City in West Java, Indonesia

Sukabumi

Sukabumi is a landlocked city surrounded by the regency of the same name in the southern foothills of Mount Gede, in West Java, Indonesia, about 100 km (62 mi) south of the national capital, Jakarta.

Plan a trip to Sukabumi→From Jakarta
Get in

Getting to Sukabumi

The nearest airports to Sukabumi City are in Jakarta (Soekarno-Hatta International Airport) and Bandung (Husein Sastranegara Airport). From both these cities, travelling to Sukabumi usually takes more than 3 hours. Sukabumi is along National Road 3, also known as the Southern Java Route, between Pelabuhan Ratu to the west and Cianjur to the east.

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    Sukabumi bus terminal serves a range

    There are frequent buses to and from various terminals in Jakarta, including Kampung Rambutan terminal in East Jakarta, or Kali Deres terminal in West Jakarta.

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    Sukabumi
See

Worth seeing

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    Pondok Halimun
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    Sawer Waterfall
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    Situ Gunung Suspension Bridge
Do

Things to do

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    Merdeka Square
Eat

Where to eat

Sukabumi culinary culture is not that different from other cities in West Java. It is mostly of a Sundanese style, but there are several typical traditional dishes in Sukabumi which are very famous, such as Mochi, Bangket, Pavinder cake, Martabak Bandung and nutmeg candy. Sukabumi Chinese food such as Mie goreng is also worth a taste.

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    Mochi Lampion

    Sukabumi-style 'mochi', Japanese rice cake.

How locals move

Getting around Sukabumi the local way

  • Get inIf you travel from Bogor, the most common and practical transport is a Colt (refer to a Mitsubishi L300/Colt minibus).
  • Get inThese minibuses exclusively serve the Bogor-Sukabumi route.
  • Get aroundA common way to get around in Sukabumi is by angkot (public minivan).
  • Get aroundAngkots follow a trayek or fixed route (there are various routes throughout the city and surrounding areas), but there is no fixed schedule and there are no fixed stops.
  • Get aroundThe price of an angkot ride within the city usually costs Rp4,000-7,000 to (Jan 2026).
  • Get aroundIt is best to ask a local which angkot route to take, and how to recognise the location you want to get off.
  • Get aroundOther options to get around include ojek (motorcycle taxi) and delman (horse carriage) mostly located around Merdeka Square.

From Wikivoyage: Sukabumi, 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.