Jakarta CGK (Soekarno-Hatta)
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Jakarta airport info
Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK) is the main airport serving the greater Jakarta area on the island of Java, Indonesia. The airport is named after the first President of Indonesia, Soekarno, and the first vice-president, Mohammad Hatta and is often referred as Cengkareng, which originates from a subdistrict in the northwest of the city (the airport is located about 20 km from Jakarta center).
The airport has three terminals (connected by free shuttle bus):
Terminal 1, located on the southern side of the airport. It operates domestic flights except Garuda Indonesia and Merpati Nusantara Airlines. The gates in Terminal 1 has alphabet prefix of A, B and C.
Terminal 2, located on northern side of the airport. It operates international flights as well as domestic flights (Garuda Indonesia and Merpati Nusantara Airlines only). The gates in Terminal 2 has alphabet prefix of D, E and F.
Terminal 3. The first phase of terminal 3, comprising of the first of the planned 5 piers, was opened in April 15, 2009. It currently houses two low cost carriers, Mandala Airlines and Indonesia AirAsia for their domestic flights.
Soekarno–Hatta International Airport provides four first and business lounges at the Transit Lounge in the departure area, available for first and business class passengers of Cathay Pacific, Qantas, Lufthansa, Eva Air, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, KLM, Malaysia Airlines and China Airlines. The new Garuda Indonesia lounge is available for GA's business class passengers only, as well as GECC cardholder. The other lounges are supported by some company like PT Exelcomindo Pratama, PT Indosat, PT Mandara Jasindo Sena and PT Telkomsel. On the left side of the airport main gate there is a transit hotel that is supported by Sheraton Hotel.
Departure tax at Jakarta airport
When flying within Indonesia, everyone must pay a departure tax that may vary from airport to airport. At Jakarta the departure tax for domestic flights is Rp. 40,000. Make sure you have this amount in Rupiahs as the departure tax must be paid at the airport before you proceed to the departures area.
Transport to and from the airport
If you book a taxi from the counters right outside Customs, you will jump to the head of the queue and pay around Rp 175,000 for a trip to the Golden Triangle. If you head past the counters, you'll get to the ordinary taxi ranks, and encounter many touts, who you should ignore. Silver Bird is a very reliable operator with good drivers and plush Mercedes cabs, but pricier than the rest at around Rp 120,000 to the Golden Triangle. Other operators charges arouind Rp 70,000-90,000.
There are Damri and Primajasa airport buses for various destinations in Jakarta. The buses are air conditioned and provides about 40 seats, The fare is Rp. 20.000 to destinations in Jakarta, Rp. 30,000 (for Bekasi, Bogor, Cikarang, KHI and Serang destination), and Rp. 75,000 to Bandung. The buses depart in front of Terminal 3, and at the ground flour near the carpark at Terminal 1 and 2. Taxi and car rental are available - the airport is a 30 to 45 minute drive from downtown Jakarta.
Airports near Jakarta
The following airports are very close to Jakarta. As prices can differ remarkably you may want to check flights to these airports. Then, in case of finding a good fare, catch a bus, boat or train to your destination city.
- Bandung airport
- Batam airport
- Bengkulu airport
- Jambi airport
- Lampung airport
- Natuna airport
- Palembang airport
- Pangkal Pinang airport
- Pontianak airport
- Semarang airport
- Solo airport
- Tanjung Pandan airport
- Tanjung Pinang airport
- Yogyakarta airport
Airlines which serve Jakarta airport
Jakarta city info
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia, located on the northwest of the island of Java.
The port of Sunda Kelapa dates to the 12th century, and the first Europeans to arrive were the Portuguese, who were given the permission by the Hindu Kingdom of Pakuan Pajajaran to erect a godown in 1522. A few years later the city was conquered by Prince Fatahillah, a Muslim prince from Cirebon, who changed the name to Jayakarta. By the end of the 16th century, the Dutch had taken over the port city - under the name of Batavia, the new Dutch town became the capital of the Dutch East Indies. The name Jakarta was adopted as a short form of Jayakarta when the city was conquered by the Japanese in 1942. Since independence Jakarta's population has skyrocketed, thanks to migrants coming to the city in search of wealth. The entire Jabotabek (Jakarta-Bogor-Tangerang-Bekasi) metropolitan region is estimated to have 16-18 million people which is projected to double by 2016.
Jakarta's nickname - the Big Durian - compares the city to the fruit based on a shock (and smell) at first sight: a sweltering, steaming, heaving mass of some 10 million people packed into a vast urban sprawl, and an enjoyment at the second sight: it is also one of Asia's most exciting, most lively cities with many luxurious shopping centers, and one of the hippest nightlife scenes in Southeast Asia.
