Minitrans
Overview
OwnerProvincial Government of DKI Jakarta
Area servedGreater Jakarta
LocaleJakarta, Indonesia
Transit typeCity Bus
Websitehttps://transjakarta.co.id/layanan/angkutan-pengumpan
Operation
Began operation2017
CharacterAt-Grade

Minitrans is a bus service operated by Transjakarta from 2017 along with Metrotrans. Like Metrotrans, they were introduced to replace the ageing MetroMini and Kopaja busses.[1] They often inherit similar routes, which MetroMini and Kopaja busses once served, though using different numbering. Furthermore Minitrans busses are also used to serve cross corridor routes.[2] They along with the more smaller Mikrotrans, serve as both a feeder bus service to the main Transjakarta corridors, as well as an additional form of urban transportation in Jakarta.[3]

The busses bodies are often built by local carrosseries such as New Armada, Laksana Nucleus, Tri Sakti, Or Lie Ling, and use Mitsubishi Fuso, Isuzu or Hino chassis.[4][5] They are smaller than Metrotrans busses, allowing them to travel through narrower roads.

Routes and Fares

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A Minitrans Bus

Currently there are about 65 routes that are served by both Minitrans and Metrotrans busses.[2] The service covers nearly all of Jakarta, and runs daily from 05:00 - 22:00.[3] Nearly all routes are connected to a Transjakarta or a Mikrotrans corridor, where passengers could transfer. Furthermore they are also connected to Transportation Hubs like CSW-ASEAN, Blok-M Terminal and Dukuh Atas.[2]

The fair of a single trip on Minitrans Bus is Rp. 3,500, it can only be paid electronically using QRIS on your phone or by cards like e-money.[6] While it is an essential feeder service to Transjakarta, one still has to tap out of a Minitrans Bus and then tap in at a Transjakarta bus station, resulting in one having to pay double to transit.

Facilities

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Minitrans busses are high-floor medium-busses, that can carry 17 seated passengers and 15 standing passengers. There are also 2 priority seats on board, and space for one wheelchair.[7] Unfortunately due to the high-floor built, it can only drop off wheelchair users at Transjakarta bus stops, which is often the termini of Minitrans routes.

The busses themselves all include AC, and have stop buttons to indicate to the driver that they should stop at the next bus stop. It is however also common that bus drivers stop at every bus stop.[7]

Unlike the high-floor Transjakarta buses, Minitrans and Metrotrans do not have a designated Women's Area at the front, so male passengers are still allowed to sit in the front area.[8]

Fleet

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Operator Brand Model Fuel Coachbuilder Image
Jewa Dian Mitra JapanHino Motors GB150 Diesel Laksana
Minitrans bus operated by Jewa Dian Mitra
Metro Baru Transport
Minitrans bus operated by Metrobaru Transport
Pusaka Satria Utama JapanIsuzu NQR 71
Minitrans bus operated by Pusaka Satria Utama
PT. Bianglala Metropolitan Trisakti
Minitrans bus operated by PT. Bianglala Metropolitan
Koantas Bima (Korperasi

Angkut Lintas Bis Madya)

FB130
Minitrans bus operated by Koantas Bima using the Koantas bima livery
Sentra Glosia Indonesia NQR-B New Lie Lang
Minitrans bus operated by Sentra Glosia Indonesia
Trans Swadaya JapanMitsubishi Fuso FE 84G BC New Armada
Minitrans bus operated by Trans Swadaya
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kurniawan, Ruly. "Ini Pengganti Metromini di Jakarta". detikoto (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  2. ^ a b c KS, Dudung. "Transjakarta || Rute". transjakarta.co.id (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2025-09-14. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  3. ^ a b Anggoro, Chandra Dwi (2024-10-06). "Mikrotrans: The Game-Changer in Jakarta's Urban Mobility". Medium. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  4. ^ Rudi, Alsadad. "Spesifikasi Minitrans, Bus Kota Pengganti Metromini". KOMPAS.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-25. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  5. ^ "Bus Kota Minitrans Interior Aktraktif". www.mbtech.info (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  6. ^ "Metode Pembayaran Transportasi Publik Jakarta". www.jakarta.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  7. ^ a b "Mencoba Minitrans, Bus Pengganti Metromini dari TransJakarta". kumparan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  8. ^ "Coba Bus Metrotrans, Penumpang Transjakarta: Mewah Banget". Tempo (in Indonesian). 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2025-12-23.