Originally Posted by
Agent69
I'm looking at a QR flight into CGK, connecting with a Garuda flight to DPS. I believe that the 2 airlines have an interline agreement and both flights use terminal 3, so what will the transit procedure be for:
- My bags - can I get them checked through to DPS or will I have to collect them at CGK.
- Me - can I stay air side, or do I need to obtain a VOA, clear immigration and check back in again.
If I need to go through immigration on arrival, how long should I leave for the connection?
You will have to collect your bags and put them back into the system at the Garuda check-in desk, upstairs.
With or without bags, you'll need to enter Indonesia at CGK. You'll be a domestic passenger on the flight to Bali.
If you qualify for, and obtain, an e-visa, the immigration procedure through the e-gates can be very quick indeed. Occasionally they have a bad day, and you'll need to go through a manned desk. If everything is more or less on time, four hours would be a comfortable connection schedule. You could almost certainly do it in less, but the extra margin removes a measure of anxiety.
Flights can be delayed for all sorts of reasons, so I'm only comfortable with a very generous buffer or, if it's a late in the day long-haul arrival, an overnight connection.
Garuda has four or five flights a day to Bali, i think mostly bunched in the afternoon. If you opt for another carrier for schedule reasons, you should check the CGK terminal it departs from: switching terminals can be a pain. If you overnight in Jakarta, or close to CGK, the terminal for your departure to Bali is less important.