Originally Posted by jpatokal

G'day,

Not quite sure if this qualifies as a trip report or destination info, but starting off here...

So I was in Jakarta last week for the first time in a long while, and wrote up my experience testing out the shiny new MRT and the almost as new Airport Rail Link & Skytrain services while I was at it:

Both are very welcome additions to Jakarta's sorely lacking public transport network and a potential shortcut to its notorious traffic jams, but there are quite a few glitches you should be aware of.