Smart Hotel Thamrin Jakarta used to be a building that I see behind a perpetual construction site on a road difficult to access from both the KRL and TransJakarta Busway, but that has changed ever since the MRT Jakarta construction has completed as it's currently the total opposite, on the new main road just outside … Continue reading Smart Hotel Thamrin Jakarta: Budget Hotel outside Dukuh Atas BNI MRT Station
Located about 2 minutes away by foot from Sudirman KRL Station, I opted to try out Clay Hotel Jakarta for my trip this time due to its easy access to both trains and buses to get around Jakarta easily. Clay Hotel easily stands out from the walk from Sudirman KRL Station with its unique modern … Continue reading Clay Hotel Jakarta: Budget Hotel near Sudirman KRL and Railink Station
From the Batu Ceper Railink Station confusion, I managed to get onto the Tangerang-bound platform of Batu Ceper KRL Station just in time to witness my KRL train for Duri arriving in front of my eyes. Will I make it? Since I was already in the paid area, as I approached the gates to exit … Continue reading KCI Tangerang Line & Loop Line: Batu Ceper to Sudirman by KRL Train
With the really early scheduled arrival of my Jetstar Asia 3K201 flight from Singapore, I was in no hurry to get to the city at all. As such, I opted to try a slower combination to get to Sudirman using the KRL as a backbone. While there are no local KRL services to Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta … Continue reading SHIA Railink: Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to Batu Ceper by Airport Train
I had visited the KAI EXPO held from 3 to 4 November at ICE BSD Tangerang during my trip to have a look at PT KAI's biggest PR event of the year with plenty of booths to learn more about trains as well as to see what were the attractive discounted prices by agents. I … Continue reading SHIA Railink: Sudirman Baru (BNI City) to Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport by Airport Train
The Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI) Cikarang Line is the collective term of the Bekasi Line and the 4-station extension from the former KRL terminus of Bekasi, offering through services from Jakarta Kota. Aside from this extension, the Bekasi Line and Cikarang Line has some trains running via Pasar Senen with the schedule change to relieve … Continue reading Kereta Commuter Indonesia Cikarang Line: Jakarta Kota to Cikarang via Pasar Senen by KRL Train
RedDoorz Plus @ Thamrin is, what I think, a new hotel near Sudirman KRL Station. By that, I mean that it did not show up on Google Maps when I made by booking, but instead, a hotel by the old name of Hotel Fiducia Blora showed up. Nevertheless, with the RedDoorz chain reasonably well-known around the South … Continue reading RedDoorz Plus @ Thamrin: Clean Budget Hotel near BNI City (Sudirman Baru) Railink Station
As I had a previous ridiculous 1 hour wait for the Railink train on my previous trip, I had wanted to revert to taking the DAMRI bus to Gambir Railway Station, but a quick search on Railink's website shows that services has been increased to a regular 30 minutes frequency. On top of that, Railink … Continue reading SHIA Railink: Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to Sudirman Baru (BNI City) by Airport Train
After 3 fulfilling days of non-stop train rides, it's time for the fun to end as quickly as it started. I decided to get the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Railink Services (ARS) from Sudirman Baru back to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (SHIA) despite the previous negative experience because, hey, it's a train. Sudirman station on the KRL Loop Line is … Continue reading Soekarno-Hatta Airport Railink Services (ARS): Sudirman Baru (BNI City) to Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport by Train
The Soekarno–Hatta Airport Railink Services (ARS) is Soekarno-Hatta International Airport's (SHIA) brand new dedicated airport railway line linking it with downtown Jakarta. The key purpose of this airport rail link is to cut travel time between the airport and downtown Jakarta, but in actual fact does the complete opposite. Tickets for the SHIA Railink can only be purchase … Continue reading Soekarno-Hatta Airport Railink Services (ARS): Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to Sudirman Baru (BNI City) by Train