A Journey to Surabaya with Economic Train

Do you ever expected to travel alone? Or went everywhere only with your instuition and you are  ready to take risks? Don’t care about what happen with you in your journey? Yes, I ever dreamt about it and I made that dream come true last week! In the end of my holiday, I decided to go to Surabaya by my own self! I don’t know why I choosed Surabaya to be my travel destination. But in my mind, Surabaya was an amazing place to be visited and I tried to see the capital city of the East Java. When I talked to my friends about my plan, they just laught and said “Surabaya don’t have any tourism spot, it only has mall and some skyscrapper! What do you search in there?”. So what’s wrong? I still can explore many spot in the suburb and improve my sense of traveling, lol.

A Beautiful scenery from my train!

                I prepared my trip two weeks before. Remember that I only had a little cost, so choosed economic train as my transportation to took me there was a good choice. The first thing you should do are bought the ticket, I bought my online ticket on PT. Kereta Api Indonesia But if you wanna buy on the spot, you just go to the station and buy them on the ticket counter one or two hours before the train comes. I prefer to bought online because I was afraid the ticket finished.

                There are many train will bring you to Surabaya from Jogja. I choosed Logawa’s Train. The Logawa’s Train is a train which began their route from Purwakarta and stop at Jogja in Yogyakarta station and Lempuyangan station. So, I took Lempuyangan station to stared my Journey! Honestly, that was my first time I went to long away place with Train! And I’m really excited with that!  And yeah, I only spend Rp 74.000,- cost from Lempuyangan station to Surabaya Gubeng station.

Logawa's Train

                The train departed on 8.55 so I had to be in station one hours before. Oh don’t forget to changed your online ticket codes with boarding pass ticket! That was important! And brought your identity card (like KTP, SIM, Paspord, etc,). You needed them when you entered train. And it will be checked in the train during the way.

The route and schedule of Logawa's Train (got it from : http://jadwalkeretaapijakarta.blogspot.co.id/)

                Economic train not really bad for me. It had an AC and a clean toilet. The difference between Bussines and economic train probably in comfortable seat. In the economic classes, they provided a long horizontal seat, it can be used by one till three passenger. There are 106 seat/carriage. The seat consist of A B C D E category. And I sat at 2B’s seat. Beside your seat there are two electrical plug so you can charger your phone (that’s why I love travel with train). Oh yasss, the steward will offer you some food or drink. You won’t feel hungry in train!

Little Bit crowded but I still enjoyed!

                At 14.53 I had arrived in Surabaya Gubeng station. It took almost six hours trip inside train from Lempuyangan station, Yogyakarta to Surabaya Gubeng station. But, you should know that was an amazing journey for me!! Beside I used train for my transportation, this journey is my first time I did solo traveling! I do really sophisticated with the service of PT kereta api Indonesia. Of course, I’m not doubt to use train for my transportation!!

Salute,

FloraSakti