Giwangan bus station is a newest intercity and innercity bus station in yogyakarta, the old one is 2 km northern the new one.
The old one knows as Umbulharjo bus station, knowadays it replaced with art market that maintenance by county government.
Giwangan bus station designed like Blok M bus station Jakarta that have a market on the roof of the bus station. This market can absorpt many customer especially people who waiting for the bus or employment at the lunch time. It designed with 4m x 4m space rent and it no more space for rent.
Giwangan bus station has a vice versa situation even with same size for space area. It so quiet, because there are more than one way to go to bus emplacement. In the Southern gate you can get access way from upstair or ground floor.
Ground floor provide food court and food gift, in the middle of alley you can found small gate to go to bus emplacement but in the upstair you must walk more longer. Going upstairs, walking around and downstairs but you can find waiting chairs.
Few yours ago many food gift sellers rent space in the upper floor but one by one they releases their space because no much buyer bought from them.
There is a hidden gate that not everyone knows, its in the north of bus emplacement. This gate guard only with two men, there is no alley, no stair, just open field without roof and you can see the bus straight in your face. It faster the the other two gate above.
