NewsIndonesia’s August transport data show mixed passenger and freight trends
Domestic air passengers fell 3.43% month on month while international air passengers rose 7.25%. BPS also reported rail, sea and inland-water transport figures.
Event / data period: 2026-08
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IllustrationStatistics Indonesia’s August 2026 transport release shows divergent movements across modes. Domestic air passengers numbered 4.839 million, down 3.43% from July, while international air passengers reached 1.9 million, up 7.25%. Domestic sea passengers fell 15.19% to 2.7 million; river, lake and ferry passengers rose 0.84% to 4.7 million.
Rail carried 48.3 million passengers, 7.29% fewer than in July, while rail freight rose 3.38% to 6.7 million tonnes. Domestic sea freight was 46.9 million tonnes, up 1.27%. Passenger counts represent transport movements, not unique people, and the month-on-month comparisons should be kept separate from the cumulative January–August series.
Data
Passenger and freight transport activity
Indonesia’s passenger movements and freight volumes by transport mode in August 2026.
- Domestic air passengers
- 4.839 million people
- 2026-08 · Observed
- Domestic air passengers, month-on-month change
- -3.43 percent
- 2026-07 — 2026-08 · Observed
- International air passengers
- 1.9 million people
- 2026-08 · Observed
- Domestic sea passengers
- 2.7 million people
- 2026-08 · Observed
- Rail passengers
- 48.3 million people
- 2026-08 · Observed
- Rail freight
- 6.7 million tonnes
- 2026-08 · Observed
Methodology
Monthly totals and changes are reported by BPS. Passenger counts are movements, not unique persons; freight tonnage is kept separate by mode. The percent changes shown compare August with July 2026.
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