How to Book Borobudur and Magelang Tours

November 7, 2026

Step 1: Decide Between Climb and Grounds

Borobudur sells two products, and only one lets you onto the monument.

Climb ticket (naik struktur): foreign adult IDR 455,000, foreign child IDR 305,000; Indonesian adult IDR 150,000, Indonesian child IDR 100,000. A licensed local guide, upanat sandals and a sarong are included.
Grounds ticket (pelataran): park and courtyard only. Indonesians pay IDR 50,000 on weekdays and IDR 65,000 at weekends; the foreign version is reported at around IDR 400,000 or a little more, close enough to the climb price that most foreign visitors buy the climb.

Promotions occasionally discount the domestic climb, so compare on the day you book.

Step 2: Book a Session

Use the official InJourney ticket portal , choose Candi Borobudur, then the ticket type, date and session. You enter passport or KTP details, pay by card, QRIS or virtual account, and receive a QR e-ticket by email or WhatsApp. Sessions begin at 08:30 and run hourly; climbing has been offered every day, Mondays included, since July 2025. A daily quota applies, and weekends and school holidays fill first.

Step 3: On the Day

Arrive early to collect upanat and join your group. The guide leads you up through the relief galleries to the round stupa terraces; follow the route, keep off the stupas and do not touch carvings. During conservation work the guide may stop the group below the top level, as happened during spire repairs in October 2026, so ask at check-in which terraces are open.

Sunrise Options

On the monument. The Borobudur Sunrise programme admits 100 people a day at IDR 1,000,000 each, the same for foreign and Indonesian visitors. Report to the Borobudur unit office at Gate 7 for check-in at 04:00; the group reaches the top level for first light around 05:00. A torch, upanat, guide, souvenir and breakfast voucher for Bukit Dagi come with it. Bookings are taken on the portal or by WhatsApp on +62 857 2758 7800, and the programme is still being evaluated, so confirm details when you book.

From a hill. Punthuk Setumbu, in Dusun Kerahan, Karangrejo, is about 20 minutes’ drive from the temple and opens around 04:00. A 15-minute uphill walk leads to the lookout; foreign visitors pay about IDR 50,000. Most guesthouses near Borobudur can arrange a pre-dawn driver.

Private. Bukit Rhema arranges private sunrise visits by WhatsApp on +62 857 2577 9520.

Village and Countryside Tours

Andong (horse-cart) and bicycle rides start from tourism villages such as Candirejo, which has received visitors since 2003. VW 181 convertible tours with drivers are sold around Borobudur by the car, typically for an hour or two. At the upper end, Plataran Borobudur offers a Pottery Village Tour by Andong for IDR 950,000++ for two people.

Booking Checklist

Passport number ready for the climb and sunrise tickets.
Clothes covering shoulders and knees.
Cash for parking, the hill viewpoints and village rides.
A dry-season date (roughly April or May to October) if sunrise is the goal.

Packaged transfers are listed on GetYourGuide .