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Always book your tickets at 10 am the day you want to leave because both these trains are most always full. The cheap train to Surabaya is the Gaya Malam, leaving at 2 pm from Gambir Station, arriving at noon the next day so you'll be able to find a place to sleep. Gambir Station handles most trains for the south: Yogya and Solo (Central Java); the Jaya leaves for Yogya 4 times a day: 2 pm, arrival at 2 am; 4:45 pm, arrival at 4 am; 6:17 pm, arrival at 6 am; 7:30 am, arrival at 7pm; economy class,'Rp1700. From Kota Station, the Bima leaves at 2:30 pm, arrives in Surabaya at 7:30 the next morning; 1st class Rp 12,000, economy class Rp9000; takes 16 hours. Lousy food,dirty toilets.1st class has two berths while economy class has 3 berths to a cabin. for Bandung: Most people go by bus, but the fast train Parahiangan ('Abode of the gods') is also convenient, getting you there 3 hours faster than the 'express train'; it's well ventilated and there's no standing passengers; you can buy tickets only for Rp1700 seats. At least 6 trains a day for Bandung, leaving mostly from Kota station