Region · Indonesia
Where to stay in Central Java
This guide covers 36 destinations in Central Java, a first-level administrative division of Indonesia, with 688 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Cilacap, Banyumas and Kota Semarang. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Jenderal Ahmad Yani Airport (SRG).
- Destinations in this guide
- 36
- Places to stay
- 688
- Main airport
- SRGJenderal Ahmad Yani Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jakarta
Destinations
Destinations in Central Java
Every destination in this guide in Central Java, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semarang | 1,621,384 | 156 | SRG · 6 km |
| Surakarta | 552,118 | 150 | SOC · 9 km |
| Purwokerto | 233,865 | 40 | CXP · 34 km |
| Kota Magelang | 121,526 | 38 | JOG · 39 km |
| Kota Semarang | 1,653,524 | 35 | SRG · 7 km |
| Wonosobo | 845,760 | 30 | YIA · 62 km |
| Tegal | 275,789 | 27 | CXP · 87 km |
| Semarang | 988,708 | 21 | SRG · 33 km |
| Pekalongan | 298,386 | 18 | SRG · 78 km |
| Cilacap | 1,800,474 | 17 | CXP · 11 km |
| Banyumas | 1,707,474 | 15 | CXP · 33 km |
| Klaten | 1,273,881 | 15 | JOG · 24 km |
| Karanganyar | 861,240 | 15 | SOC · 23 km |
| Salatiga | 175,288 | 15 | SOC · 34 km |
| Kebumen | 124,589 | 15 | YIA · 50 km |
| Pati | 1,259,732 | 12 | SRG · 83 km |
| Jepara | 1,141,236 | 12 | SRG · 58 km |
| Kudus | 801,768 | 8 | SRG · 58 km |
| Kendal | 951,465 | 6 | SRG · 23 km |
| Blora | 868,524 | 6 | SOC · 85 km |
| Grobogan | 1,411,662 | 5 | SOC · 57 km |
| Purbalingga | 929,393 | 5 | CXP · 53 km |
| Magelang | 124,912 | 5 | JOG · 43 km |
| Banjarnegara | 983,682 | 4 | YIA · 66 km |
| Batang | 762,278 | 4 | SRG · 71 km |
| Sukoharjo | 885,200 | 3 | SOC · 20 km |
| Rembang | 612,334 | 3 | SOC · 110 km |
| Demak | 1,099,078 | 2 | SRG · 34 km |
| Brebes | 160,340 | 2 | CXP · 89 km |
| Wonogiri | 1,041,557 | 1 | SOC · 52 km |
| Sragen | 958,606 | 1 | SOC · 23 km |
| Temanggung | 754,141 | 1 | SRG · 43 km |
| Rawajaya | 114,869 | 1 | CXP · 19 km |
| Pemalang | 1,457,090 | CXP · 79 km | |
| Boyolali | 972,794 | SOC · 17 km | |
| Purworejo | 745,479 | YIA · 22 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Central Java
688 hotels in Central Java recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
When to go
Best time to visit Central Java
From the climate of 36 destinations in Central Java with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. No month is comfortable in any of them by this measure.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 36 | 30 °C | 432 mm |
| February | 0 of 36 | 31 °C | 421 mm |
| March | 0 of 36 | 31 °C | 330 mm |
| April | 0 of 36 | 32 °C | 236 mm |
| May | 0 of 36 | 31 °C | 138 mm |
| June | 0 of 36 | 31 °C | 84 mm |
| July | 0 of 36 | 31 °C | 45 mm |
| August | 0 of 36 | 31 °C | 41 mm |
| September | 0 of 36 | 32 °C | 48 mm |
| October | 0 of 36 | 32 °C | 156 mm |
| November | 0 of 36 | 32 °C | 265 mm |
| December | 0 of 36 | 31 °C | 340 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Central Java
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Central Java name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
SRG · Jenderal Ahmad Yani Airport
SOC · Adisoemarmo International Airport
CXP · Tunggul Wulung Airport
YIA · Yogyakarta International Airport
JOG · Adisutjipto International Airport
KJT · Kertajati International Airport
DHX · Dhoho International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Central Java, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Indonesia
Nearby
Regions near Central Java
Other regions of Indonesia with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.