Suroboyo Bus, abbreviated SB, is a Transit bus system in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. Suroboyo Bus was launched on 7 April 2018 under the former mayor Tri Rismaharini.[1] Suroboyo Bus can be tracked live on the GOBIS app,[2] as well as the MitraDarat app by the Ministry of Transport.
Routes

Currently, Suroboyo Bus operates 4 routes:
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Fleet
- R1 uses 18 Laksana CityLine 2 buses built on Mercedes chassis (2018) and 8 Laksana CityLine 3 buses built on Scania chassis (2020).
- R2 uses 17 Tentrem New Velocity W5 Lowdeck buses built on Mercedes chassis (2021).
- R4 uses 1 Skywell electric bus (2024), 11 Laksana E-Nucleus 5 buses built on Hyundai chassis (2024), and 3 Laksana Nucleus 6 buses built on Mitsubishi Fuso chassis (2026).
- R5 uses 17 Laksana Nucleus 6 buses built on Mitsubishi Fuso chassis (2025).
Operating hours and Payment
Suroboyo Bus operating hours range from 05.30–21.30 WIB.
Currently, Suroboyo Bus accepts payment via QRIS, electronic payment cards, as well as via the GOBIS app. Payment via plastic bottles are still accepted, however plastic bottles must be exchanged at specific drop-off points, which can then be exchanged for points within the GOBIS app.
Incidents
During the August 2025 Indonesian protests, Suroboyo Bus R1 experienced interruptions in service patterns on 29 August, with service concluding prematurely at 20.35 WIB.[3] Interruptions continued into 30 August, where R1 bypassed stops affected by protests.[4]
See also
- City bus in Surabaya
- List of bus operator companies in Indonesia
- Transportation in Indonesia
- Transport in Jakarta
Footnotes
References
- ^ “Wali Kota Risma Soft Launching Bus Suroboyo Bersama Warga”. Kompas. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ “Surabaya develops GoBis application to monitor Suroboyo Bus”. The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ Gobis Notification, retrieved 2025-09-01
- ^ “Screenshot 20250830 153122 GOBIS Suroboyo : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming”. Internet Archive. Retrieved 2025-09-01.