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Note: Travellers are advised against all recreational or non-essential travel to Indonesia, following the terrorist attacks on 12 October 2002 in which Western tourists were deliberately targeted. For further advice visitors should contact their local government travel advice department.
AIR: Indonesia’s national airlines are Garuda Indonesia (GA) and Merpati Nusantara Airlines (MZ). Other major airlines that serve Indonesia include Air France, KLM, Qantas, Lufthansa, Emirates, Japan Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Air India, Sinagapore Airlines, Gulf Air and Thai Airways International.
Approximate flight times: From London to Jakarta is 20 hours 20 minutes and to Bali is 22 hours 15 minutes (with a good connection in Jakarta). From Los Angeles to Jakarta is 24 hours 20 minutes. From New York to Jakarta is 30 hours via Europe or 31 hours via Los Angeles. From Singapore to Jakarta is 1 hour 35 minutes. From Sydney to Jakarta is 7 hours 55 minutes.
International airports: Jakarta (CGK) (Soekarno-Hatta) is 20km (12 miles) northwest of the city (travel time – 45 minutes). Airport facilities include banks/bureaux de change, a post office (open 0800-1400 in public area of zone B; 0800-1900 in zone D), duty-free shops, gift shops, restaurants (open 1 hour before and after flights), snack bars (available until 2100), car hire and 24-hour medical/vaccination facilities. A bus goes to the city every 30 minutes. Buses leave Jakarta from Gambir railway station and from Rawamangun and Blok M bus stations. Taxis are also available to the city centre at a cost of approximately Rp1500 plus Rp550 per km. A regular bus shuttle goes to Jakarta’s second airport, Halim Perdana Kusuma (HLP), 13km (8 miles) southeast of the city (travel time – 45 minutes).
Denpasar (DPS) (Ngurah Rai), 13km (8 miles) south of the city, is the main airport on Bali (travel time – 30 minutes). There are duty-free facilities at the airport. A bus goes to the city centre. Taxis are available to the city and to Kuta, Logian, Sanur and Nusadua.
Departure tax: Rp50,000 (infants under the age of two are exempt) if departing from Jakarta or Denpasar airports. Up to Rp100,000 from other airports.
Note: For a list of the air- and seaports which may be used to enter and exit Indonesia, see the Passport/Visa section.
SEA: International ports are listed at the end of the Passport/Visa section. High-speed ferries run between Sumatra and Malaysia. Routes are either Medan–Penang or Dumai–Melaka. There are also services between Mandalo (Sulawesi) and the Philippines. Cruise Lines: Cunard, Norwegian, Orient Lines, P&O, Radisson Seven Seas, Royal Caribbean and Crystal Cruises.
RAIL: There is a daily sea and rail service between Belawan and Penang (West Malaysia) operated by National Railroad of Indonesia.
ROAD: Indonesia’s international land borders are between Kalimantan and the Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah on the island of Borneo, and Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea. There are no road links with Sabah and the few (poorly maintained) roads to Sarawak are not recognised as gateways to Indonesia.
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