Pekalongan (city)

Pekalongan is a city on the north coast of Central Java.

Understand
The seat of the Pekalongan regency, today it is one of the most important port cities in Central Java, Indonesia. Pekalongan is known for its batik and is listed as one of the UNESCO Creative Cities in the category "Crafts and Folk Arts".

By car
Pekalongan is along the North Coast of Great Post Road or well-known as Jalur Pantura.

By train
is served by regular trains to the west (Tegal, Cirebon, and Jakarta) and to the east (Semarang and Surabaya). There is one daily train to Bandung.

By ride-hailing app
There are some online ride-hailing apps such as Gojek. You may choose to go by motorcycle or car.

Textile
Buy one of the famous batik in Indonesia, Batik Pekalongan.

Eat
There is a soto dish from Pekalongan called tauto.

Drink
Try some local drinks.

Connect
The telephone area code of Pekalongan is 0285.

East

 * Batang
 * Kendal

West

 * Pemalang
 * Tegal