The country’s Transportation Ministry announces the base fare for app-based ojek (motorcycle ride-hailing) for less than 5 kilometers

Amidst the different demands made by drivers and app providers, Indonesia’s Transportation Ministry has settled on the base fare for the motorcycle ride-hailing in the country for US$0.71 (IDR 10,000).

“The fare for less than 5 kilometers is Rp 10,000,” said the ministry’s land and road transportation director general, Budi Setiyadi, as told by The Jakarta Post.

According to Setiyadi, the base fare number had been agreed to by the drivers and app providers, but not the per kilometer it charges at.

The drivers and app providers initially demanded IDR 3,000 (US$0.21) per km, while providers IDR 2,400 (US$0.17) per km. The two parties previously proposed for the mentioned prices.

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The ride-hailing industry has been regulated by Indonesia’s government under Transportation Ministerial Regulation No. 12/2019. It was signed on March 11 by Minister Budi Karya Sumadi to prevent misconduct by motorcycles that are used as a means of public transportation.
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