Surabaya Metropolitan Area

Surabaya Metropolitan Area is a region of East Java in Indonesia, known locally as Gerbangkertosusila (an acronym of Gresik-Bangkalan-Mojokerto-Surabaya-Sidoarjo-Lamongan). This travel guide covers this area with the exception of Bangkalan, which is in the article on Madura.

Regions

Surabaya City

Gresik Regency

Lamongan Regency

Mojokerto Regency

Cities

Surabaya 📍 — capital of the East Java province; Indonesia's second-largest city and a huge industrial sprawl
Gresik
Lamongan
Mojokerto
Sidoarjo

Other destinations

Bawean — an island with deers and white sand beach
Pacet — mountainous district
Trawas — mountainous district
Trowulan — the site of the capital city of the Majapahit Empire

Understand

The area with a population of more than 9 million people, the majority speak Surabaya Javanese and can understand Indonesian well but rarely understand English.

Get in

By plane

The Surabaya Metropolitan area is served by Juanda International Airport (IATA: SUB) in Sidoarjo. Daily international direct flights from Hongkong, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur.

Get around

There are several commuter train in the area. KA Komuter DMU train to Sidoarjo and KRD Jenggala to Mojokerto from Surabaya Kota Station in Surabaya. KA Komuter DMU train to Gresik and KA Lokal to Lamongan from Surabaya Pasar Turi Station in Surabaya.

Trans Jatim bus corridor 1 links Gresik, Surabaya, and Sidoarjo. Also Trans Semanggi Suroboyo and Suroboyo Bus serve some routes in Surabaya.

See

A lot of museums are in Surabaya. Also, the relics of the Majapahit Kingdom can be seen in Trowulan. The critically endangered Bawean deer conservation in Bawean Island is nicely to visit with natural atmosphere.

Pacet and Trawas can be visited to relish the mountainous scenery with waterfalls in the south of the area.

Do

Stop by in Lamongan to enjoy Wisata Bahari Lamongan (WBL), a theme park by the Java Sea.

Eat

Soto is a soup which is handy to find in the area. In addition, dishes made from lontong (rice cake) such as lontong balap and lontong kupang can also be tried as they are regional specialties.

Drink

Alcoholic drinks are very difficult to find in minimarkets, you can visit bars in Surabaya. You may try es sinom also in Surabaya, made from tamarind leaves, sugar, and turmeric, has a refreshingly sweet sour taste.