Solo Getting there & around

Getting around

A taxi to/from Adi Sumarmo airport, 10km northwest of the city centre, costs 50, 000Rp, or you can take a bus to Kartosuro and then another to the airport. Around town, reliable, metered Kosti Solo taxis (856300) can be called or hailed on the street and cost 5000Rp for the first kilometre and 2500Rp per kilometre thereafter. Becak can be hired for 30, 000Rp to 35, 000Rp per hour, or will cost around 7000Rp from the train station or bus terminal into the centre; otherwise take the orange minibus 06 (2000Rp) to Jl Slamet Riyadi. Public buses run up and down Riyadi and cost 2000Rp.

Many homestays and travellers cafés can arrange bike hire for around 10, 000Rp to 15, 000Rp; a motorcycle – Solo is one of Java’s quietest cities traffic-wise – will cost around 60, 000Rp. Cars with drivers can be arranged for around 350, 000Rp per day, not including petrol.