Traveling to Indonesia
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What is your issue with connecting though Jakarta - did you have a bad experience?
I found the new terminal 3 to be really quite nice and I had zero issues connecting through there both ways from Singapore (Singapore Airlines) to Sorong (Garuda). Just a long layover on the inbound leg - but the directly connected Anara hotel is nice and inexpensive to crash in for the day.
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I am a foreigner living in Jakarta and the city is just like any other Asia cities having lived in Malaysia and Singapore growing up.
It is relatively safe country with lots of development going around. But of course every city has it's dark or shady side just don't venture there if you are unsure.
Terminal 3 is the newest airport and yes the design might be flawed but it is still a comfortable airport for transit. There is train service from Terminal 3 to Terminal 2 (vice versa) which is free and takes about 3 minutes or so. However there are no train transits between Terminal 3 and 2 to Terminal 1 but there is a shuttle bus service.
There is a hotel connected to Terminal 3 but not Terminal 2 and other options within a 5km radius of the airport area such as : Fairfield (by Marriott), FM7, Zest, and also SwissBel hotel if not mistaken. So if you need an overnight stay the above are the ones you can consider. I would not recommend staying in the city unless you have a layover of a couple days.
As for reliability, whenever we travel to Sorong from Jakarta we usually go with the national carrier which is Garuda Airlines. Not only they offer free sports equipment allocation they are comparatively more reliable than Batik Air or other airlines. But being said that, we have travel with Batik to Sorong from Jakarta and there were no major issues we encountered.
You can transit Bali, Makassar or Manado but timing and frequency may not be in your favour. It depends on your check in time to your LOB or pickup from Sorong harbour to your destination. Therefore the redeye flight is a good option if you do not wish to arrive Sorong earlier a day. My advise is that : transit Jakarta in any cases there are other options to get to Sorong from Jakarta compare to that if you are at a smaller city such as Makassar or Manado which may not have daily flights to Sorong.
Sorong is not a big city therefore you will not be expecting Four Seasons of the Ritz type of hotel. SwissBel seems to be the most preferred - clean and in the vicinity of eateries or shops. Last year when we were there, Aston Hotel was newly opened. That might be a good choice and when I checked the price it was cheaper than SwissBel perhaps it might be due to new opening prices. Other hotels like Vega or RedDoors are cheaper and may not be as comfy as the above mentioned hotels in Sorong.
Hope the information helps!
J
It is relatively safe country with lots of development going around. But of course every city has it's dark or shady side just don't venture there if you are unsure.
Terminal 3 is the newest airport and yes the design might be flawed but it is still a comfortable airport for transit. There is train service from Terminal 3 to Terminal 2 (vice versa) which is free and takes about 3 minutes or so. However there are no train transits between Terminal 3 and 2 to Terminal 1 but there is a shuttle bus service.
There is a hotel connected to Terminal 3 but not Terminal 2 and other options within a 5km radius of the airport area such as : Fairfield (by Marriott), FM7, Zest, and also SwissBel hotel if not mistaken. So if you need an overnight stay the above are the ones you can consider. I would not recommend staying in the city unless you have a layover of a couple days.
As for reliability, whenever we travel to Sorong from Jakarta we usually go with the national carrier which is Garuda Airlines. Not only they offer free sports equipment allocation they are comparatively more reliable than Batik Air or other airlines. But being said that, we have travel with Batik to Sorong from Jakarta and there were no major issues we encountered.
You can transit Bali, Makassar or Manado but timing and frequency may not be in your favour. It depends on your check in time to your LOB or pickup from Sorong harbour to your destination. Therefore the redeye flight is a good option if you do not wish to arrive Sorong earlier a day. My advise is that : transit Jakarta in any cases there are other options to get to Sorong from Jakarta compare to that if you are at a smaller city such as Makassar or Manado which may not have daily flights to Sorong.
Sorong is not a big city therefore you will not be expecting Four Seasons of the Ritz type of hotel. SwissBel seems to be the most preferred - clean and in the vicinity of eateries or shops. Last year when we were there, Aston Hotel was newly opened. That might be a good choice and when I checked the price it was cheaper than SwissBel perhaps it might be due to new opening prices. Other hotels like Vega or RedDoors are cheaper and may not be as comfy as the above mentioned hotels in Sorong.
Hope the information helps!
J
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Check this post, lots of good info about getting to Indonesia from the East Coast. Getting to Bali from the East Coast of the US
What US airport are you flying out of?
Such a great airport and city!!
I have probably been through Singapore well over 200+times and it still never gets old and don't even get me started on the food scene... all I can say is just wow!!!
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