On the main street of Jalan Malioboro, you'll find countless shops, both local with souvenirs and batik fabrics, and Western with well-known brands.
As well as shopping, you can also eat here, either at local stalls or at the many restaurants around.
The best hotels around Malioboro
Malioboro is the center of all of Yogyakarta, and locals and tourists alike orient themselves by this street. As one of the few places in Yogyakarta, Malioboro is mainly for pedestrians with comfortable wide sidewalks, arcades, benches and trees.
Then, at the very beginning of Malioboro on the side near Keraton, you can often see becak drivers passing the time playing chess; if you're brave, they'll be happy to let you play with them.
What to see on Malioboro?
Right on Jalan Malioboro, there are several interesting things to see:
- Benteng Vredeburg - Fortress and now the Museum of the Struggle for Independence.
- Pasar Beringharjo - the largest market in the city
- Kraton Jogja - the Sultan's Palace, located at the very southern end of Malioboro
- Gedung Agung - the presidential palace
Along the entire street, tricycle drivers stand by to take you to other sights in the city, but at prices many times higher than the cost of a bus ticket.
You can also take a ride on a horse-drawn fiacre.
When to go to Malioboro?
Most shops and restaurants open around 8:00am and close around 10:00pm, some until after midnight.
Malioboro is definitely much more alive after dark, when locals and tourists alike take to the streets and cortege back and forth.
Hotels in the area
Accommodation in the city centre is definitely the most practical. You'll have all the city's sights close at hand, as well as transportation hubs.
At the northern end of Malioboro is the main railway station and at the southern end is the DAMRI minibus stop, which will take you to the beaches or Borobudur Temple.
While you will find a large number of cheap local hotels in the side streets, there are also larger hotels right on Malioboro. We would recommend these ones with good ratings, for example:
Transportation to Malioboro
There are several bus lines running right down the street.
Malioboro is a one-way street and can only be traveled in the north-south direction.
- Line 1A (circular) - direction Gembira Loka Zoo, Adisutjipto Terminal and Prambanan / from direction Tugu Monument
- Line 2A (circular) - towards Kotagede / from Tugu Monument, Jombor Terminal
- Line 3A (circular) - towards Tamansari, Giwangan Terminal / from Condogcatur Terminal
- Lines 6A + 6B (circular) - southwestern outskirts of the city and P+R Gamping
- Line 8 (circular) - Tamansari direction and from Tugu Monument, Jombor Terminal direction
- Line 10 - P+R Gamping
- Line 13 - western outskirts of the city (without tourist attractions)
- Line 15 - Tamansari and Palbapang Terminal
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