Borobudur and Prambanan: 2026 tickets, sunrise, transport
Borobudur and Prambanan tickets, transport and planning. May 2026 prices are archival; check the official operator for current admission options and fares.
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Update, 18 October 2026: the admission and transport figures below come from knowledge-base research checked in May 2026. They are archival references, not a verified current tariff. Check today's price and availability in the official InJourney shop for your date and visitor category.
Choose the admission scope before arranging transport. Borobudur Temple Structure and Borobudur Sunrise are different products; a regular ticket does not mean dawn access. With limited time, compare our 2–3 day Yogyakarta itinerary and map and decide whether you want one temple or separate days for both.
Borobudur – archival May 2026 prices
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| foreigner, climbing the temple (guide, Upanat sandals and water included) | 455,000 IDR (~28 USD) |
| foreigner, grounds only, no entry to the structure | 412,500 IDR (~26 USD) |
| children 3–10 (standard ticket) | 227,500 IDR (~14 USD) |
| children under 3 | free |
| sunrise, adult | 1,000,000 IDR (~63 USD) |
| Indonesian / KITAS holder | 50,000 IDR |
For Temple Structure, the operator currently lists 08:30–17:00 and recommends arriving 30–45 minutes before your session. The offer includes Upanat sandals and a guide. Ticket scope and hours were checked on 18 October 2026; we do not revalidate the old daily caps or booking lead times here.
Check photography rules for the ticket you choose and follow staff instructions. We removed the earlier claim of a blanket ban on phone and camera photography: the operator information reviewed did not establish it. Permission for ordinary photographs does not imply drone permission.
There's little shade and the midday heat is brutal, so go in before 10:00 or after 15:00. The exit leads through a maze of stalls; add a quarter of an hour for that.
Sunrise: 1,000,000 IDR or a hill for 50,000
Sunrise on the temple itself went back on sale on 17 July 2025 and runs on its own rules: 1,000,000 IDR (~63 USD) per person, entry from 04:00–04:30, about 90 minutes before regular visitors, a cap of 100 a day, a guide mandatory. You buy through the Manohara hotel (manohara-borobudur.com) or ticket.borobudurpark.com; it sells out weeks ahead. Check the entry time on your ticket; a regular session does not provide access to the separate sunrise product.
Worth it? Depends what you came for. The classic shot, the temple's crown rising out of a sea of mist with Merapi behind it, isn't taken from Borobudur's terraces but from the hill next door. Punthuk Setumbu sits ~2 km from the temple and 44 km from Yogyakarta (about an hour's drive); the foreigner ticket is 50,000 IDR, and from the car park you walk 15–20 minutes uphill on a path that's slick with dew at dawn. Visibility is best from May to August, though fog can blank out the valley in any month. Buy the ticket at the gate, not from the driver.
If dawn is not your priority, choose an available regular session. Before buying a hotel excursion, check whether it includes temple admission, a viewpoint or only transport. The word “sunrise” does not describe the whole service.
Prambanan – archival prices and access to recheck
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| adult foreigner | 362,500–400,000 IDR (~25 USD at 400,000) |
| children 6–12 | 217,500 IDR (~15 USD) |
| Indonesian adult | 50,000 IDR |
| Prambanan + Ratu Boko combo | 675,000 IDR (~42 USD) |
The tourist price is pegged to the dollar, hence the range; the current rate is on prambanan.injourneydestination.id, where you buy online (Traveloka works too). The complex is open 07:00–17:00, ticket office from 6:30. Water is free with the foreign ticket, and an umbrella rents for 10,000 IDR, which is money well spent because there's almost no shade.
The older knowledge base describes Monday restrictions on entering the main temples. Check access to individual sections for your date in the current Prambanan offer; the old schedule has not been revalidated here.
It looks best at sunset. Arrive no earlier than 8:00 and leave before 11:00, or come back after 15:00; midday is the hottest stretch on shadeless stone. The main Shiva tower is 47 m, the Brahma and Vishnu temples about 33 m each, and some towers still stand in reconstruction after the 2006 earthquake. Don't skip Candi Sewu right next door: a fraction of the crowd walks it. The Ratu Boko combo includes the palace on the hill, open until 18:00, with a good sunset view. Drones are banned.
Getting there from Yogyakarta – archival fares
| Route | Transport | Price | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yogyakarta → Borobudur (~40 km) | Grab / taxi | 215,000–250,000 IDR one way | 1–1.5 h |
| Yogyakarta → Borobudur | public bus from the Jombor terminal | 30,000 IDR (~2 USD) | 1.5–2 h |
| Yogyakarta → Borobudur | rented motorbike | 70,000–100,000 IDR per day (~4–6 USD) | you keep the bike all day |
| Yogyakarta → Prambanan (~17 km) | Grab / GoCar | 50,000–80,000 IDR (~3–5 USD) | 30–45 min |
| Yogyakarta → Prambanan | TransJogja line 1A from Malioboro, change to 2B | 3,500 IDR per ride | 45–60 min |
| both temples and the area | private car with driver (8–10 h) | 600,000–800,000 IDR (~38–50 USD) | all day |
A note on the Grab to Borobudur: older guides quote 80,000–120,000 IDR one way, 2026 data says 215,000–250,000 IDR. Budget for the latter.
How long it takes and how to fit it in one day
Borobudur is 2–3 h on a regular ticket, 3–4 h with the sunrise. Prambanan: 2–3 h. You can do both in one day and plenty of people do: Borobudur in the morning, before 10:00 and before the stone heats up, back to town for lunch, Prambanan after 15:00 for sunset. If you have 3–4 nights in Yogyakarta, which is the sensible minimum for Borobudur, Prambanan, the Kraton and Malioboro, split the temples over two mornings; the 13:00 heat on shadeless stone kills the pleasure faster than tiredness does.
The rest of Yogyakarta
Where to sleep (not on Malioboro) and what to eat in Yogyakarta are in separate posts. The whole Java route day by day, with two versions of the Borobudur morning, the viewpoints around the temple and a budget in IDR and PLN, is in Volume 1: East Java (136 pages, 22 chapters, in English). If you're planning a first trip, start with the free 5-day Java plan in English.
Borobudur in November 2026
Visiting around the race? Borobudur Marathon takes place on 15 November 2026. Read the separate Borobudur Marathon dates, distances and arrival plan, including the rule against race-day pack collection. Organiser information checked on 15 October 2026; this addition does not revalidate the temple prices above.
Update scope, 18 October 2026: ticket types, regular Borobudur admission hours, removal of the unsupported blanket photography ban, and a link to the short itinerary. Archival prices and other old transport quotes need checking again before purchase.
FAQ
How much is the Borobudur ticket in 2026?
The 455,000 IDR figure in the table comes from research checked in May 2026, not a verified current tariff. Select your date, visitor category and admission type in the official InJourney shop, then check the total before payment.
Does a regular ticket include sunrise at Borobudur?
In the shop checked on 18 October 2026, Borobudur Sunrise is a separate product. Regular Temple Structure admission does not mean dawn entry; check the product name and session on your ticket.
Can I buy one ticket for Borobudur and Prambanan?
Do not assume one product covers 2 temples. Check which admissions are included in the current InJourney listing. An old package price does not establish that the offer is still available.
How should I fit Borobudur and Prambanan into my stay?
With 3 full days, spend one in the city and a separate day at each temple. With 2 days, choose one temple. Confirm admission time and transport in both directions before booking the transfer.