26 Oct How to get to Mount Bromo from Yogyakarta
How to get to Mount Bromo from Yogyakarta –ย Yogyakarta is a special city in Central Java that visited by many tourists from around the world. So many people come to see the culture and the ancient temples that still stand as the best Indonesian heritage that some of them belong to UNESCO. Enjoying the traditional market, sacred performance and historical buildings are the way tourists spent time in Yogyakarta.
Mount Bromo sunrise tour, how to get to Mount Bromo from Yogyakarta
From Yogyakarta usually, there are people who want to visit Mount Bromo. Mount Bromo is located in East Java that is very close to Malang and Surabaya City, it means itโs very accessible to reach from Yogyakarta. Also, Mount Bromo is one of the best volcanoes to visit in Indonesia, so you must put this volcano onto your travel list.
Traveling to Mount Bromo from Yogyakarta is an adventurous trip that you can do. Located around 285 km from Yogyakarta, it makes you think a lot what is the best way to reach Mount Bromo from Yogyakarta. There are 3 ways to go to Mount Bromo, you can check read more on the information section below and also you must make sure when is the best time to go first.
Traveling to Mount Bromo is well spent for any type of travelers, from a solo traveler, couple, family, or seniorsโ travelers. There are actually 2 popular mountains in East Java that is very accessible from Yogyakarta, those areas Mount Bromo and Mount Ijen.
Mount Bromo is famous for its amazing landscapes and Mount Ijen is famous for the natural phenomenon of Blue Fire. Those volcanoes have magnificent and picturesque scenery. But Mount Bromo is easier to climb for anyone, itโs kind of easy to a moderate level and Mount Bromo is moderate to a high level. Thatโs why we recommend visiting Mount Bromo here from Yogyakarta.
Mount Bromo has many attractions to visit. Your day will be started from having a stunning sunrise view on the top of Penanjakan hill or Kingkong hill, then having Jeep ride to the sea of sand, trekking to the caldera, and enjoying the green hilly savannah. Mount Bromo has height 2,329 meters, that you just need 45 minutes on foot and 25 minutes by a horse which is easier.
THE BEST TIME TO GO MOUNT BROMO:
Before you have a plan to Mount Bromo, itโs better to check when is the best time visiting Mount Bromo.
- On dry season or summer, itโs good weather during the dry season to visit Mount Bromo because the sky will be looked so clear and blue, the sun will be raised beautifully. The trip will not be disturbed by the thin of the cloud or heavy rain. The fusion of mountains, sky, and the sea of sand will make harmony in the frame of your photo. Even though in summer the temperature usually is getting colder, windier and the road will be dustier. Sometimes, it has wind-dust that will make trouble to the view, normally it happened in the last month of the dry season.
- The best time to visit Mount Bromo is when the Kasodo/Kasada Ceremony is held. Kasodo/Kasada Ceremony is a ritual who is performed by Tenggerese Tribe in invoke abundant harvest and asking for safety from danger. The ceremony is ended by throwing offerings into the crater. Usually, this ceremony is held in the tenth month of the Javanese calendar. Being there on the sacred ceremony will give you spiritual experience. Especially, for you who love photography and capture human activities/interest.
- If you donโt like crowds, avoid coming on the weekend, big day or Indonesian long holiday. Weekdays are a better day to visit in Mount Bromo.
HOW TO GET MOUNT BROMO FROM YOGYAKARTA?
Mount Bromo is located between 4 towns; there are Pasuruan, Probolinggo, Malang, and Lumajang. The easy way from Yogyakarta is via Surabaya or Probolinggo. Actually you can choose Malang City for another option, but the trip is more tiring to get there and itโs not good if you donโt have enough time and plan to continue another destination after Mount Bromo such as Mount Ijen. ย So to help to plan your trip from Yogyakarta to Mount Bromo, we recommend you to know the best way that you can choose, whether by flight, take a train, or go on a long road trip.
1.Getting to Mount Bromo from Yogyakarta by flight:
There is a direct flight from Yogyakarta to Surabaya, Surabaya is the closest city with Mount Bromo that has several airlines that you can book from Yogyakarta to Surabaya, such as Garuda Indonesia, Wings Air, and Sriwijaya Air. The airport in Yogyakarta is Adisucipto International Airport and in Surabaya in Surabaya Juanda International Airport. If you are arriving in Surabaya Juanda Airport, we recommend to take a local agency that will take you to Mount Bromo, or you can contact us and we help you to visit Mount Bromo from Surabaya Juanda Airport.
2. Getting to Mount Bromo from Yogyakarta by train:
There are 2 stations in Yogyakarta that is going to East Java, those are Tugu station and Lempuyang station. For East Java, we recommend 3 options of the train station that you can choose from Yogyakarta, those areas Gubeng Train Station in Surabaya, Kota lama Train Station in Malang, or Probolinggo Train Station in Probolinggo city. But, the better train station that you can choose is Surabaya or Probolinggo where most travelers take.
How to get to Mount Bromo from Yogyakarta
For the guidance of your train ticket, you can check the detail of train schedules from Yogyakarta below :
YOGYAKARTA TUGU STATION โ SURABAYA GUBENG STATION
YOGYAKARTA LEMPUYANGAN TRAIN – PROBOLINGGO STATION
The information when you arrived in Surabaya / Probolinggo Train Station:
From Surabaya Train Station, you can rent a car with the driver or book a tour earlier via local travel agencies that offer a tour to Mount Bromo. They will able to escort you to Cemoro Lawang which is the last village before entering Mount Bromo area. There are a few hotels and homestay that you can choose that suitable for your budget. But we recommend the hotel staying instead of homestay because the facility is better. Most of the homestays are basic facilities and itโs better to book the hotels/homestay a week or earlier before arriving in Cemoro Lawang Village because this village has limited supply for the rooms especially the holiday season.
From Probolinggo Train Station, there only 1 option that you can take based on your arrival time. We recommend taking a shuttle car operated by local agencies to reach Cemoro Lawang Village or any hotel/homestay close to Mount Bromo.
3. Getting to Mount Bromo from Yogyakarta by Private Car:
If you like a road trip and do not like to change any transportation modes, we recommend taking a private transfer from Yogyakarta to Mount Bromo area. The Journey will take ยฑ 10 hours drive. You will pass some small towns, villages, farms, rice fields, markets and you can stop in some places that might be interested in you. But, the lack is the trip is tiring and so long. We recommend to start at 7 am from Yogyakarta and you can contact us for that, we have a tour from Yogyakarta to visit Mount Bromo, Mount Ijen and end up in Bali for 3 days. You can check the link below: https://bluefireijentour.com/tour-item/bromo-ijen-tour-from-yogyakarta-3d2n/
The conclusion from the information above:
From the information above, we recommend the option 2 and 3 for the budget option, but if you have short vacation in Indonesia and you want to enjoy the area in Mount Bromo such as villages, local people or watch a sunset in Metigen Hill/Seruni Hill, we recommend to take an option 1 (by flight). Anyway, if you need any assistance or any concern about the trip to Mount Bromo, you can leave us a message.
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