Indonesia recorded 12,005,400 foreign tourist visits in the first nine months of 2026, up 5.01% from a year earlier, according to data from the country’s Central Statistics Agency (BPS). Russian tourist traffic reached 178,231 trips, compared with 161,005 in the same period of 2025. That marked an increase of 10.7%, or 17,226 trips. Russia accounted for 1.48% of total inbound traffic and ranked fifth among European source markets, after the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the Netherlands.
The record was set in 2025, when Russians made 219,162 trips to Indonesia. The first nine months of 2026 remain 40,931 trips below that level. By comparison, Russian traffic alone amounted to 58,157 trips in the fourth quarter of last year.
Tour operators, citing their own sales data, expect the destination to set a new record by the end of 2026. In September, Indonesia registered 20,859 trips from Russia, up 58.06%, or 7,662 trips, year on year. It was the fifth consecutive month of growth for the Russian market.
Tour operators attribute the September surge to Aeroflot’s expanded direct flight program, stabilization of ticket prices after the summer peak and convenient connections via China and Middle Eastern countries. Ahead of the 2026–2027 winter season, tour operators report strong booking activity. Indonesia, and Bali in particular, is among the most popular Asian destinations for the winter season.
Demand patterns are changing. Travelers are increasingly going beyond traditional beach holidays, actively exploring new locations within the country and combining them. Popular coastal areas of Bali such as Kuta and Nusa Dua are often combined with Ubud in the center of the island, as well as with trips to neighboring Lombok, the Gili Islands, Java or Komodo to see the “dragons.”
Visits to Indonesia as part of combined tours with other Asian countries, such as Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, are also in demand.
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