Jakarta, here I come!
As a number one crowded city in Indonesia, Jakarta know citizen needs reasonable price of transportation and here we go, there are various kind of transportation in Jakarta such as medium buses or a large one, commuter line, busway and some 'angkot'. Or you can choose a private vechicle such as Bajaj or Ojek, the price is reasonable only if you can get deals with the driver.
I will share my own experience while staying in Jakarta and using public transportation as the main transportation everyday. Although it's cheap but you have to come to the main road nearby to find out the one you need.
For the first time I got confused, what should I pick for going to my destination and I ask someone (street seller) and he told me the number of the medium bus I should take. To you that will travel to Jakarta you better know some public transportation, its destination, its number and its color. There they are :
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Angkot
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The color of angkot depends on under what cooperative they are. You will find number and an alphabet at the top of this that indicate the route, you can look for the route at www.trasportumum.com/jakarta/ and click on mobil / angkot.
The fare depends on how far you reach your destination from you hopped in. The fare is Rp 3000 for the nearest and Rp 7000-8000 if you took from the starting until its ending place. It's better to pay Rp 5000 and you'll receive you change.
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Kopaja
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The color is green and you'll easily spotted them. You will find number plus an alphabet and starting and ending place stick on the front of this that indicate the route, you can look for the route at www.trasportumum.com/jakarta/ and click on Bus Sedang on the first line you will see kopaja and its route.
The fare is Rp 4000 for every destination you take whether is far or near. A guy will come to you and you have to pay the fare to him, if there is no one come you have to pay direct to the driver.
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Metromini
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The color are orange and dark blue and you'll easily spotted them. You will find number plus starting and ending place stick on the front of this that indicate the route, you can look for the route at www.trasportumum.com/jakarta/ and click on Bus Sedang on the second line you will see metromini and its route
The fare is Rp 4000 for every destination you take whether is far or near. A guy will come to you and you have to pay the fare to him, if there is no one come you have to pay direct to the driver.
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Busway or Transjakarta
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This one is my favourite! You have to come to the nearest shuttle and buy a card from the ticket counter for Rp 20000 and buy saldo for minimum payment Rp 20000, if you want to buy more than that it's okay. You can use the card for jumped on the busway and commuter line.
The fare is Rp 3500 for every stops you take, whether is far or near one. You can easily change your route by stop in the transit shuttle (in the map find a shuttle that has many color of lines) and change your route by looking at the color of the line, for example if you start from Jatinegara Station and want to go to Monas you can take Busway line 10, the brown one, and going to Cawang Uki Shuttle and change to line 9 (baby blue color) or line 9A (lime green color) then stop at Kuningan Barat Shuttle and you have to walk at the skywalker to Kuningan Timur shuttle then jumped on line 6A (pale green color), the fare is same Rp 3500! You can check www.trasportumum.com/jakarta/ and click Transjakarta Busway to know the route, it present to you as a map try to study it first or jus get lost happily.
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Woman Only - Busway
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If you're woman or girl that travel alone, it's better to line up at the first gate and going in the front area, this area is woman area and no man allowed to enter, or if you want to experience a safer one take a pink busway (rare) to your destination, this one is only for woman or girl and no man in bus but it's so rare, you're lucky if you find one!
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Brandnew Busway
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This one is the newest busway, new logo, new color and more comfy even have wifi on it!
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KRL - Commuter Line
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Commuter is the cheapest transport in Jakarta, just pay Rp 2000 and you can going to anywhere in Jakarta! But not every location have a station nearby, better you look at the commuter route at www.trasportumum.com/jakarta/ and click on kereta KRL Commuter Line Jabodetabek.
You can line up at the ticket machine on Jakarta Kota station or at the ticket counter on every Station and buy a ticket for Rp 12000 (Commuter fare is Rp 2000 but you have to pay passanger insurance for Rp 10000 and you can have your money back at the and of your destination by showing your card and exchange it with your money). Or you can use your card you buy at Busway shuttle, and make sure you have at least Rp 16000 on your saldo (there is a rule that every member of card that can use for commuter have at least Rp 11000 on its saldo and have another amount to pay the ticket fare)
Be sure you are in your way by looking at the commuter head and find a sign that indicate your destination or just simply ask a guy in dark blue uniform wearing white helmet the line you must take to reach your destination.
Again for the safer ride if you are woman or girl and travel alone its better to take the first railway coach or the last of it, that are woman area and no man allowed to enter.
Hope you find this helpful, see ya on the street or in the public transportation. Becareful of you bag maybe there are some thief nearby!
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