Public Transportation
Taxi rides in Surakarta area have a starting rate of around Rp 5,500 and a distance rate of around Rp 5,000 per km. Many taxis park nearby Surakarta’s train and bus stations and inside Adi Sumarmo airport.
Online taxis such as Gojek and Grab services are available at the convenience of mobile apps and tariffs for car taxis start at Rp 10,000 and Rp 3,500 for each km. Motorcycle taxis (ojek) are cheaper and tariffs start at Rp 7,000 with around Rp 2500 for each km.
Taxi Hotlines:
- Taksi Kosti (+62 271 856300)
- PT Solo Central Taksi (+62 271 728728)
- Bengawan Taksi Solo (+62 271-743666)
- Gelora Taksi (+62 271 734247)
- Sakura Taksi (+62 271 – 851851)
- Angkasa Taksi (+62 271-781315)
- Mahkota Ratu Taksi (+62 271-655666)
Online Taxis:
Batik Solo Trans (BST) is the main public inner-city bus in Surakarta. Koridor 1 buses regularly stop by on the Jl. Jendral Ahmad Yani main road nearby Campus 1.
Local trains (short-distance trains) from Yogyakarta, Semarang, Madiun, and intercity trains (long-distance trains) from Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, etc stop by at either Solo Balapan or Solo Purwosari stations. It is then a 10-minute drive from Purwosari and a 20-minute drive from Solo Balapan to UMS. BST buses and taxis also serve the two stations.
Intercity train tickets are available on Traveloka or tiket.com or use the KAI Access app on Android or iOS devices.
Local train tickets are available on the KAI Access app.
Adi Sumarumo airport serves domestic flights from many Indonesian cities like Jakarta and also international flights to Kuala Lumpur. It takes a 20-minute drive to UMS or slightly longer if using public transportation. BST buses and taxis stand by at the main entrance.
UMS Campus Locations
Postgraduate School Office of UMS is located on 4th floor of Psychology Faculty building inside Campus 2. This is where you can enquire admission, financial and academic requests.
Campus 1 is located beside the UMS main entrance and close to Jl. Jendral Ahmad Yani road. The complex comprises of Law, Teacher Training and Education, Religion of Islam, Geography, and Communication Faculties as well as the UMS Bookstore and Academic Bureau.
Campus 2 is located just north of Campus 1 on the eastern side of the street. This campus contains the Engineering, Economy and Business, Communication and Informatics and Psychology Faculties. Additionally, the UMS library and Siti Walidah Chancellor Office are also inside Campus 2.
Campus 3 is positioned within the Surakarta city center in Penumping area nearby Solo Grand Mall. This campus is home to the Dentistry Faculty.
Campus 4 is situated approximately 1 km north of Campus 1 and 2. It is where the Medicine Faculty is located and home to many students who live in the Residential College of KH Mas Mansur (PESMA KH Mas Mansur).