We arrive at Soekarno - Hatta International Airport (CGK) early in the morning and our first itinerary is to get to Gambir station where we book our ticket in advance going to Jogja (Yogyakarta) via train. Our train is going to leave at exactly 8 in the morning as Indonesian trains are Japanese. They are always on time. At least for the executive class. There are business and economy class too, which is cheaper. But I highly recommend the executive class.
It was already past 6 and we are still explaining to the guy in uniform that we are going to Gambir station and that we have to arrive one hour early as we still have to print our ticket. He was such a fan of Manny Pacquiao we ended up talking about Manny instead, sigh. We took a selfie and boarded on the wrong bus. Haha!
selfie taken with permission for posting online
How to: There are bus routes (Damri Bus) to Gambir from the airport just make sure to ask the dispatcher where you are headed. Gambir station houses Executive class while Business and Economy leaves from Pasar Senen Station.
Screenshot from google
I was so ecstatic counting my first million on our way I forgot we have few minutes left. As the sun slowly rises on the east side, revealing a group of towering skyscrapers, I started feeling anxious. We still did not see any sign of modern rail transit.
The bus plies the route that passes several attractions like Monas - an iconic symbol of the city, National History Museum, the Presidential Palace, and many more.
As the bus comes to a halt, we were greeted by a huge façade of boring structure probably three levels with scattered parking spaces and food stalls all over. We were in front of Gambir Train Station. I checked my phone and it was 30 minutes to eight, lined at the orange kiosk (self-service ticket printing), rushed to the nearest Mcdonald, bought some pappa roti (mocha bun) and walked upstairs like a scene in amazing race (I can’t remember if there was an escalator reaching the third level).
There were just four people waiting in the platform going to Jogja including us. It was ten past eight in the morning and the place was still empty with trains only coming from the opposite direction. My friend and I were looking around trying to convince ourselves that we did not miss our train.
I looked at my watch and it dawned on me that I have not adjusted the time yet so we were like too early. Talking about stupidity on a highest level. And finally our train arrived at exactly 8 o'clock. We boarded and took the front seat.
The train ride from Jakarta to Jogja is about 8 hours but the scenic view makes you want to stay longer. Have you tried travelling by train to Jogja? How was it?
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I tried travelling by train in Java, but we took it from Solo to Bandung. It was eight hours long! We were supposed to go from Jogja to Bandung, but we decided to take a van to Solo instead because it's the batik capital. 😊
Solo and Mt. Bromo is actually part of our itinerary but opted to cancel due to limited budget haha we are hoping nx time if ever..
Simple ra sa Solo, pero naay palace didtu nga museum na. Worth visitng. Ang highlight jud kay ang batik. Maka-in love ang designs. Wuy, plan pud bya namu mag Mt. Bromo puhun. This month na man gani unta if only nakalarga ku. Tips nya, ha, if ever maka-una ka'g saka. 😊
Sure, but the batik market in marlioboro in jogja is equally vibrant and there are plenty of shops to choose from
Train2x sa SM seaside rajud akoang nasakyan dae 😂😀 Nice ang kiks dae 😘😂❤️
Ok dae enjoy the ride 😄😄
have fun in Jogja do not forget to hang out at marlioboro street in the evening, if you are lucky you will see a lot of art performance on the street
Yea marlioboro .. and their batik market,
I would love to try the train ride like you say ☺️ definitely the good time to experience it. Wanted to try when the curfew is over in all places ☺️
Yep too many restrictions at the moment
Is it bad to laugh in this part? ahahhahahaha samoka ui. Saved by the bell jd mo!
Haha ok ra, mejo wa naminaw sa FA befor landing,
Hahahahaha. Best in listening di ka.
Sana all nag laag na sa Indonesia! Aw lagi ka chika ani mem 😍
MRT ra ako nasulayan haha 😂
haha manglaag daw ta nila sasha bali
Daghana na gud nato laagan hahah 😍
The more the merrier
I wanna go to Indonesia 🥺🥺
Planohon nato na with quenni and @prettyunicorn
Gora hehe
Drawing ni? Hahaha kuyug ko
Haahah dili
Yes dae dayonon tanan be puhon ❤️❤️❤️😘😘😘😍
Lahi ra jud atoang millionaire hahaha, excited to see more of your adventure in Indonesia. Hope to experience it too next time. 😊
Hahajaha planuhon nato nila sasha para maka tipid tang tanan
murag amohang nadunggan kay ilibre daw mi tanan sa the good b.i. pa indonesia ni @explorewithsasha hahahahaha 😂.
Hahahah chismis rana @thegoodbi 😂🤣
Salalamat po, ready na imo passport @prettyunicorn?
Yes dae ready najud hahahah
Sana all ready 😭😭
Hahahah amaw
Thank you for sharing to us a glimpse of your trip in Indonesia!! I have always been curious about the country and I would love to visit soon!!
Youre wecome miss era, thanks for reading
Better early than late to the train station I guess 🤣, hope you enjoy this trip. Are you traveling on holiday or there for business?
Yea you are right, this is for a holidays
Sus wa jod ko kasakay bisan kas-a ani. Sanaol
I pm ra ka namo nila sasha ig madayun mis bali hehe
I never travel via train in Indonesia , but i ll want to try it in future . :).
Wa pajod ko kasakay og train. Pasuwaya ko pls. Haha