Jakarta (CGK) - the ultimate Q&A thread
Mar 15, 2018, 1:22 pm
#901
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: MSP
Programs: DL MM (thanks PMNW!), DL PM, UA PLT, just about every darn hotel program-generally GOLD type level
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Overnight stay in airport
Hi All!
I’m doing a MR on UA Metal. I have a <8 hour layover and am considering what to do. Is the Airport hotel worth it or should I simply tough it out in terminal? Is the hotel air or land side?
Thanks!
I’m doing a MR on UA Metal. I have a <8 hour layover and am considering what to do. Is the Airport hotel worth it or should I simply tough it out in terminal? Is the hotel air or land side?
Thanks!
Mar 16, 2018, 3:10 pm
#903
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: North Sentinel Island
Programs: UA Gold, BONVOY TIT
Posts: 777
I'm arriving to CGK at 4:05 AM on CX and looking to take a flight to DPS that morning. What is a safe connection time on a separate ticket on a LCC (Air Asia, Lion, etc.). I will have a checked bag. I was looking at 8 AM and 10 AM flights. I know 10 AM would be perfectly safe, but what about the 8 AM?
Mar 17, 2018, 2:47 am
#904
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: YVR, KUL
Programs: AC, MH, BA, AF-KL
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I'm arriving to CGK at 4:05 AM on CX and looking to take a flight to DPS that morning. What is a safe connection time on a separate ticket on a LCC (Air Asia, Lion, etc.). I will have a checked bag. I was looking at 8 AM and 10 AM flights. I know 10 AM would be perfectly safe, but what about the 8 AM?
Mar 19, 2018, 11:08 am
#905
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: North Sentinel Island
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Well as it turns out my friend who I am meeting has to work that day and we are going to take a 3:30 PM flight, so now I just need to find something to do / day hotel in the area. I'll be spending a couple days in Jakarta on the back end of the trip so I don't need to rush to see anything, just find a place to relax.
Mar 19, 2018, 11:59 pm
#906
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Well as it turns out my friend who I am meeting has to work that day and we are going to take a 3:30 PM flight, so now I just need to find something to do / day hotel in the area. I'll be spending a couple days in Jakarta on the back end of the trip so I don't need to rush to see anything, just find a place to relax.
Mar 22, 2018, 8:34 am
#907
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 192
That should be enough time.
If you are a citizen of a country in the list in below link. You don't even need a VOA.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa...Visa_exemption
By May all international flights should leave/depart from terminal 3 but keep in mind that projects like these often get postponed in Indonesia.
If you are a citizen of a country in the list in below link. You don't even need a VOA.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa...Visa_exemption
By May all international flights should leave/depart from terminal 3 but keep in mind that projects like these often get postponed in Indonesia.
Mar 23, 2018, 9:30 am
#908
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: BRU & CGK
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Apr 14, 2018, 2:10 pm
#909
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: KUL (MY), ICN (KR), ZRH (CH) or OTP (RO) - or somewhere in between
Programs: OZ, JL
Posts: 241
I will have a few hours in CGK mid-day on a Saturday (landing around 1:00 PM and departing around 9:00 PM). Let’s say I could leave the airport around 2:00 PM and I will need to reach back the airport at 7:00 PM, so just 5h in total. Can anyone suggest a hypermarket or a department store or a shopping mall relatively easily reachable from the airport where I can stock up on local groceries and get back to the airport in time for my 9:00 PM flight? Usually I am doing my Asian groceries shopping in Kuala Lumpur, as my work trips bring me to KL every 6 weeks or so but this time I am doing a mileage run to CGK - just could not help it 😬 - and I would really like to use my time in CGK to do some groceries shopping rather than just trying to kill time at the airport. Thanks a lot for any pointers!
Apr 15, 2018, 7:46 pm
#911
Join Date: Nov 2002
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Market City or The Food Hall in Pantai Indah Kapuk would be better options. They're closer to the airport and avoid needing to take the Outer Ring Road as well (which always seems to be jammed these days).There's also plenty of decent dining options in Pantai Indah Kapuk as well, so easy enough to grab a bite somewhere pleasant before or after filling up your shopping bags (it certainly beats the dining options available at the airport!).
Apr 15, 2018, 8:21 pm
#912
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: KUL (MY), ICN (KR), ZRH (CH) or OTP (RO) - or somewhere in between
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Market City or The Food Hall in Pantai Indah Kapuk would be better options. They're closer to the airport and avoid needing to take the Outer Ring Road as well (which always seems to be jammed these days).There's also plenty of decent dining options in Pantai Indah Kapuk as well, so easy enough to grab a bite somewhere pleasant before or after filling up your shopping bags (it certainly beats the dining options available at the airport!).
Apr 23, 2018, 4:46 am
#913
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Cambridge, MA
Posts: 22
Travelling on two separate tickets
First time travelling on two separate tickets, happened to purchase a business class QR tickets to BOS from CGK. However, I’m flying into CGK from SIN first so I have a few questions, how many hours should I leave for transiting between flights, because I read that CGK can be quite slow or may have delays. If it helps, my flight from CGK to DOH is QR957, departing around 5.50pm.
Another question is do i have to collect my luggage upon arrival and recheck in again? Or is there airline I should be taking so that I can check through (despite being two separate tickets?), would it help if I take SQ since I’m flying in from SIN?
Sorry for the lengthy post, thank you in advance!
Another question is do i have to collect my luggage upon arrival and recheck in again? Or is there airline I should be taking so that I can check through (despite being two separate tickets?), would it help if I take SQ since I’m flying in from SIN?
Sorry for the lengthy post, thank you in advance!
Apr 23, 2018, 7:24 am
#914
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: London
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Peeps - anyone have any recommendations for a 5* fairly central hotel with balcony? I can't remember seeing a hotel with one - apart from Dharmawangsa - but that blows budget this time - circa US$150 a night - can stretch if needbe?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Apr 24, 2018, 3:48 am
#915
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: SIN
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I think the Hermitage does have suite room with balcony (the second floor) if I recall correctly. It is in central and should suite your budget I think.