Flight advice Jakarta to Lembeh in November 2025

[Searcaigh]

I have frequently used Scoot also SIN-DPS, SIN-MND and SIN-MNL, (occasionally with @outofofficebrb ), and no issues with hand carry photography gear.

Pay for additional baggage ahead of time.

 

[tursiops]

I have frequently used Scoot also SIN-DPS, SIN-MND and SIN-MNL, (occasionally with @outofofficebrb ), and no issues with hand carry photography gear.

Pay for additional baggage ahead of time.

Yes, Scoot for the win.

 

[Lu Y]

We just did SG - Manado round trip on Scoot a few weeks ago, purchased 2 checked luggage in advance, an had a Peli + another carry on. It was extremely smooth and nobody weighted our carry ons.

The flights were also relatively on time. When I chatted with the hotel, they said only Scoot and Garuda are on time.

May I ask which guides you will have at Lembeh? We had Sandro as Opo was booked by another repeater guest.

 

[FreediverHI808]

I did overnight at the Anara 2 weeks ago. Taking a domestic Garuda flight (CGK-MDC) in the morning was a piece of cake, only 5 minutes walk turning left of the hotel entrance without any terminal change.

My opinion is that the rooms are more comfortable than the old Airport hotel, even though they show some "indonesian" wearyness (ie design faults, like shower doors unable to prevent spilling water on the bathroom floor) after not even 2 years operation.

Problem with their breakfast is that it's open all night, hence everything is cold. If room temperature scrambled eggs and cold chicken sausages are not your thing better rely on toasts and mediocre coffee, even the muffins are dry.

I wasn't referring to Garuda in Terminal 3 but the many other domestic carriers in terminal 1 or 2 by skystrain or shuttle-Lion, Batik, Wings, Super Air, TansNusa, AirAsia, etc.

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[Luko]

I wasn't referring to Garuda in Terminal 3 but the many other domestic carriers in terminal 1 or 2

Yet OP was referring to Garuda domestic flights and was questioning about the scenario where he would take a GA flight to Manado which precisely leaves from T3.