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Originally Posted by IluvSQ
(Post 35667402)
Blue Bird group ( includes Silver Bird - premium rate) is always considered the most reliable.
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Originally Posted by BuildingMyBento
(Post 35671537)
I stayed at the Raffles in mid-2019. Talk about a bunch of snobs (although at that time, I liked the women who were working at "The Writers Bar."
The room was dull, the food uninspired, and the art awful. Nor is it a walkable area, not to mention it's that much further from CGK. Yes, location is less walkable than Thamrin/Bundaran but concerning distance with CGK the differences is negligible in my opinion, hotel is also connected to the Ciputra World mall; just to talk about another not attractive location Four Season for instance is right in front of main city highway with most of the main city attractions at the opposite side. |
Make sure to budget enough time for exit immigration - it took about 30 minutes in the slowest moving line I ever saw. Seems like certain individuals would get held up for a long time if there were issues as the line next to me was blocked by some passengers having to use phones to translate with the officers. It would be nice if they had a side line or waiting area for passengers who have some sort of issue.
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Originally Posted by ElevatorEnthusiast
(Post 35681700)
Make sure to budget enough time for exit immigration - it took about 30 minutes in the slowest moving line I ever saw. Seems like certain individuals would get held up for a long time if there were issues as the line next to me was blocked by some passengers having to use phones to translate with the officers. It would be nice if they had a side line or waiting area for passengers who have some sort of issue.
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Originally Posted by ElevatorEnthusiast
(Post 35681700)
Make sure to budget enough time for exit immigration - it took about 30 minutes in the slowest moving line I ever saw. Seems like certain individuals would get held up for a long time if there were issues as the line next to me was blocked by some passengers having to use phones to translate with the officers. It would be nice if they had a side line or waiting area for passengers who have some sort of issue.
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(All of this is trying to leave Sorong and get to SIN in the same day instead of the overnight in Jakarta.)
We are thinking that our Sorong to CGK flight arrives at 10 AM (and it is usually on time) so we will have more than enough time to make the 14:10 SQ flight. The problem is on the other end: We are kind of worried about the SQ flight that arrives at SIN at 17:05 and how likely it is that we will make our connecting SQ flight at 19:50... The CGK-SIN flight (SQ 959) is often delayed but usually arrives around 17:30, but has been as late as 18:00-18:30. If we arrive at 18:30 for the 19:50 that seems like it's really pushing it... SQ says they can check our bags onto the next flight so that will save time, but they probably start boarding that SQ flight by 19:00 latest. |
Originally Posted by PaulDeee
(Post 35682997)
(All of this is trying to leave Sorong and get to SIN in the same day instead of the overnight in Jakarta.)
We are thinking that our Sorong to CGK flight arrives at 10 AM (and it is usually on time) so we will have more than enough time to make the 14:10 SQ flight. The problem is on the other end: We are kind of worried about the SQ flight that arrives at SIN at 17:05 and how likely it is that we will make our connecting SQ flight at 19:50... The CGK-SIN flight (SQ 959) is often delayed but usually arrives around 17:30, but has been as late as 18:00-18:30. If we arrive at 18:30 for the 19:50 that seems like it's really pushing it... SQ says they can check our bags onto the next flight so that will save time, but they probably start boarding that SQ flight by 19:00 latest. |
Originally Posted by IluvSQ
(Post 35682560)
Get an APEC card if you are eligible.
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Originally Posted by GenZ
(Post 35683947)
+1 APEC card is a god-send for skipping lines. Pays for itself too as you can avoid the $50 Visa on Arrival.
for Visa, VOA, or e-VOA even with the Apec card. |
Originally Posted by PaulDeee
(Post 35682997)
(All of this is trying to leave Sorong and get to SIN in the same day instead of the overnight in Jakarta.)
We are thinking that our Sorong to CGK flight arrives at 10 AM (and it is usually on time) so we will have more than enough time to make the 14:10 SQ flight. The problem is on the other end: We are kind of worried about the SQ flight that arrives at SIN at 17:05 and how likely it is that we will make our connecting SQ flight at 19:50... The CGK-SIN flight (SQ 959) is often delayed but usually arrives around 17:30, but has been as late as 18:00-18:30. If we arrive at 18:30 for the 19:50 that seems like it's really pushing it... SQ says they can check our bags onto the next flight so that will save time, but they probably start boarding that SQ flight by 19:00 latest. with a buggy. There is no immigration, and simply a security check at the gate of the next flight. You will collect your boarding pass for the onward flight when you check in at CGK. |
I was just on SQ 959 - it was delayed by 15 minutes, but it's SQ - everything is efficient, including de-boarding (I was in the last row - 62 - of a full flight).
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Originally Posted by IluvSQ
(Post 35684505)
Only the Asian members of ASEAN can avail themselves of visa-free entry, Canadians and Americans must still apply
for Visa, VOA, or e-VOA even with the Apec card. |
LONG layover - separate PNR at T3 CGK
We are looking at a very long layover next year, separate PNR adn wondering what the heck we can do at CGK prior to checking in for our onward flight
Itinerary: SOQ-CGK on Garuda arrives 10:10am Then separate flight JAL CGK-NRT at 9:25pm checkin listed at 6:30pm What the heck do we do (with luggage) for 8 hours? Is there anything at T3 to do in th eprecheckin area? UPDate - another question - is there any kind of vip transfer assist that you can book with facilities to use during that long layover airside? TIA |
Originally Posted by aj411
(Post 35864063)
We are looking at a very long layover next year, separate PNR adn wondering what the heck we can do at CGK prior to checking in for our onward flight
Itinerary: SOQ-CGK on Garuda arrives 10:10am Then separate flight JAL CGK-NRT at 9:25pm checkin listed at 6:30pm What the heck do we do (with luggage) for 8 hours? Is there anything at T3 to do in th eprecheckin area? TIA Alterrnatively take a taxi with your bags to a day-room at one of the hotels attached to the PIK Avenue mall. There's a Swissôtel and better-priced Mercure. There are other hotels even closer to the airport, but they don't offer the diversions of PIK. |
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