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It is also possible to ride the freight trains through central Java for free. Though police are loath to let a large number of tourists on - it generally being the reserve of the poorest of travelling Indonesians - it is possible in small numbers. Simply head to the train station and ask about 'krater barang barang' (luggage train). Particularly in smaller stations even the guards will be happy to help, through their information is often contradicted by each person you meet, asking every person you can is generally a good way to work out when a train might be coming through. There is generally one main train line that runs through Java for freight. It divides at each end (west and east), but if you're if hoping to head west, just get on the train going west and vice versa.
I've been hitchhiking Java the past week. Riding freight trains is not possible anymore. I tried at three different train stations in West and Central Java with the help of a local friend. Everytime we were told that the system changed about 5 years ago.
It's possible to get free ferry rides between Bali and Lombok, Lombok and Sumbawa, Sumbawa and Flores, hitchhiking with a car or a motorbike, since the price of the ticket is independent from the number of passengers.
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