Magetan Voyage Tips and guide

Magetan is a town in East Java.

7°39′2″S 111°19′46″E

Map of Magetan

Magetan Regency has a tropical monsoon climate with two seasons which are influenced by the monsoon winds. The dry season is influenced by the east monsoon wind which is dry and cold. The rainy season is influenced by the west monsoon wind which is wet and damp. The dry season takes place when the easterly monsoon blows, namely in the period May – October with the peak of the dry season being August. Meanwhile, the rainy season takes place when the westerly monsoon blows, namely in the November – April period with the peak of the rainy season being January.

• -7.562188111.4509371 Magetan Railway Station (Stasiun Magetan, Stasiun Barat), Karangsono, Barat. Follow train schedules. KA. Singasari from Jakarta and Yogyakarta, KA. Matarmaja and KA. Brantas from Malang and Semarang, KA. Jayakarta from Surabaya, KA. Kahuripan from Bandung.  (updated Oct 2022)

From Tawangmangu, take to the east and after passing the border between Central Java and East Java, you will be in Magetan.

Small buses by state-owned DAMRI, serve the route from downtown Magetan to Plaosan District.

It is more flexible to use a car or motorbike for going to tourist attractions.

Magetan is known for its leather crafts (for footwear and bags), woven bamboo, rengginan, and the production of pomelo (grapefruit), as well as its plate crackers made from rice.

• -7.653688111.3283121 Pasar Baru Magetan, Jl. Jend. Sudirman No.73, Dusun Kebonagung, Kebonagung. 08:00-17:00. Modern-look traditional market, the biggest market in Magetan.  (updated Oct 2022)

• Manisan kurmelo, a candied pomelo peel.
• Telur asin aneka rasa, salted eggs with many variants flavours such as strawberry, sirsak (soursop), nangka (jackfruit), apple, orange, and so on.

There are many specialty dishes made from mushrooms.

• -7.640562111.3560631 Mie Ayam Jamur Om Bum Bum, Jl. Raya Maospati - Magetan No.km. 4, Turus, Purwosari, ☏ +62 858 500 07191. 10:00-21:00. Serves mie ayam jamur (chicken noodles with oyster mushroom).  (updated Oct 2022)
• -7.627813111.3053122 Soto Jamur Bu Anik, Jl. Raya Panekan, Kendal, Desa, Cepoko, Panekan, ☏ +62 857 185 39853. 06:00-21:00. Serves soto jamur (oyster mushrooms soto).  (updated Oct 2022)

• -7.650813111.3305623 Warung Bubur Brongkos Kambing Bu Marsinah, Jl. Nangkulo No.33, Sukowinangun, ☏ +62 812 341 48668. 06:00-09:30. Local Magetan food, bubur brongkos kambing, a rice porridge mixed with goat meat soup and veggies. Rp8,000.  (updated Oct 2022)

• -7.657863111.3263281 Garasi House of Coffee, Jl. Imam Bonjol No.8. 08:00-02:00.  (updated Oct 2022)

• -7.648062111.3279381 RedDoorz Magetan, Jl. MT Haryono Permai IX No.11, Dusun Karanganyar, Kepolorejo. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 12:00. Free WiFi. From Rp143,192.  (updated Oct 2022)

The dialing code for Magetan is 0351.

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