Transportation

Indonesia is a country with various transportation. In Surabaya, where Petra Christian University is located, there are several options of transportation. Surabaya people drives car and motorcycle as their daily transportation from place to place. In Surabaya, both car and motorcycle are deemed as private vehicle and many citizens own them. As for the local public transportation, the city of Surabaya has:

• Bus
• Bemo 
• Becak
• Taxi
• Online transportation / online taxi (Gojek or Grab)

 
The more convenient public transportation is online taxi because there is mobile application for you to order. However, do keep in mind that the drivers, mostly, cannot speak English or any other foreign languages besides our mother tongue whish is Indonesian language. Hence, brush up your Bahasa Indonesia or ask your local friend to order the vehicle for you.

If you want to go to another city outside of Surabaya, you can either take the intercity bus or train. In Surabaya, there are several recommended bus terminals.

1. Terminal Joyoboyo: Jl. Joyoboyo No. 1
2. Terminal Purabaya: Jl. Bungurasih Timur
3. Terminal Bratang: Jl Bratang Jaya

For train: Gubeng Surabaya Train Station (Stasiun Gubeng Surabaya) at Jl. Stasiun Gubeng is highly recommended.

In case you prefer to travel by car, contact us and we will arrange the car rent for you. Please note that:

• the car rent will include a driver because international students are prohibited from driving despite having an international driving license;
• the rent fee will depend on the duration, but usually it is IDR 550,000 for 6 hours; and
• the capacity is 4 passengers per car.