Whoosh High-Speed: Jakarta to Bandung

Whoosh opened in October 2023 and runs 142km from Halim in east Jakarta to Bandung at an operating speed of up to 350km/h. There are four stations: Halim, Karawang (opened December 2024, served by some trains), Padalarang on the western edge of Bandung, and the terminus at Tegalluar Summarecon to the east. Halim to Padalarang takes around 30 to 35 minutes and the full run to Tegalluar about 45 to 50, against roughly three hours on the conventional line.

How often: since 14 March 2026 KCIC has run 62 trips a day, roughly 31 in each direction. The first train leaves Halim at 06:25 and the last at 21:25.

It is a separate operator. Whoosh is run by KCIC, a joint venture, not by KAI. It has its own stations and its own ticketing at ticket.kcic.co.id and through the Whoosh app. It does not connect to the conventional network except by transfer.

Where to book. Tickets are sold through the Whoosh app and the KCIC website, and also through Access by KAI, which brings intercity, local, commuter, airport and Whoosh services together in a single app. Livin' by Mandiri, BRImo, wondr by BNI, tiket.com and Traveloka sell them too, and since February 2026 so has Trip.com, following a KCIC partnership aimed at international travellers booking in their own language. Fares are dynamic and vary by time of day and class (Premium Economy, Business and First).

The station problem. Neither end is central. Halim is in east Jakarta, well away from the city centre, though the LRT Jabodebek stops there. In Bandung, get off at Padalarang for the city centre: the KA Feeder runs on to Bandung station, timed to meet Whoosh arrivals, and since March 2026 it uses a new waiting area on the west side of Bandung station by the North Gate on Jalan Kebon Kawung. Tegalluar suits eastern Bandung but relies on road links that clog at weekends. Add transfer time at both ends and the headline figure becomes closer to ninety minutes door to door.

Extensions: proposals to continue the line to Surabaya, and further to Banyuwangi, have been discussed repeatedly. As of 2026 nothing has been committed; the government has said the operator's financing must be resolved before extension planning proceeds.

For the return trip, see Whoosh: Bandung to Jakarta. For the slower but far more scenic conventional line from Gambir, see Jakarta to Bandung.