A total of 24,720 passengers have departed from Kalideres Terminal in West Jakarta from D-10 to D-1 of Eid al-Fitr 1446 Hijri.

"...because they were only able to take leave from work recently,"

Based on Beritajakarta’s observation on Sunday (3/30) afternoon, hundreds of passengers were still seen waiting for buses that would take them to their hometowns to celebrate Eid.

Kalideres Terminal Head, Revi Zulkarnaen, stated that 1,486 buses have carried tens of thousands of travelers to multiple cities and regencies in Sumatra and Java.

"Specifically, on D-1 of Eid, from morning until 2 PM today, 491 homebound travelers have already departed using 41 AKAP buses," he said, on Sunday (3/30).

He mentioned that the peak of this year’s Eid homecoming flow at Kalideres Terminal occurred on D-3 of Eid, with 6,115 passengers using 287 AKAP buses.

According to him, most of the homebound travelers who chose to leave on D-1 were headed to cities relatively close to Jakarta, so they would arrive by early morning. 

"There are also a few travelers who left today in the afternoon because they were only able to take leave from work recently," he added.

Meanwhile, a traveler from Glodok Village, Taman Sari, West Jakarta, Jafri (65), revealed that he had to leave for Padang Pariaman, West Sumatra, on D-1 of Eid because his two children only wrapping up their work on March 28, 2025.

"We're leaving for Padang today and expect to arrive by the morning of April 1, 2025. Even though we're still on our way, we'll enjoy the journey as we head home for Eid," he expressed.