Conference Advisories

Jakarta Soekarno Hatta International Airport to Bandung by Bus

1. The most practical way to get to Bandung is by taking the bus, which takes around 4-5 hours. AMIC/UNPAD recommends this option.

2. Primajasa, a private bus company, offers direct services from the airport to Primajasa Bus Pool in Batununggal Area, Bandung. You can buy the bus ticket which costs Rp170,000 (USD11.38) at the Primajasa bus counter at the bus shelter of Terminal 1A (domestic flights), 2F, and 3 (Gate 3) of the airport. After you have bought the ticket, there will be an attendant who will take care of your luggage and direct you to the bus.

3. The bus operates from 7 AM to 2 AM. In total, there are 42 departures every day (See detailed information here). So, even if the plane landed at midnight, catching the bus is still possible. Passengers should book a seat 30 minutes before their preferred departure time. The bus departs every 30 minutes.

4. After arriving at Primajasa Bus Pool in Batununggal Area, Bandung, you can take a taxi to get to your hotel, by booking it through Grab, GoCar, or other online taxi applications. Occasionally, there are also taxis that can be flagged down in front of the parking area.

Jakarta Airport To Bandung By Shuttle or Travel Bus

1. Shuttle bus services such as The X-trans, CitiTrans, Sinar Shuttle, among others, are also available although a bit more expensive than the bus. Primajasa bus also provides shuttle bus services.

2. Shuttle buses load passengers from Terminals 2F and 3. Xtrans takes passengers from international arrival Terminal 2F only. The departing point from Terminal 2 is the bus shelter. While in Terminal 3, the shuttle bus will pick passengers up in the parking building.

3. The shuttle bus price ranges from Rp175.000 (USD11.72) to Rp200.000 (USD13.21) with the X-trans offering the cheapest at Rp175.000 (USD11.72)/person.

4. The Primajasa shuttle endpoint is the Batununggal area. The X-trans will stop at De Batara Hotel (Cihampelas Street) while the Citi Trans endpoint is in Dipati Ukur/Pasteur area. For more detailed information, see here.

Jakarta Soekarno Hatta International Airport to Bandung by Taxi/Grab Service

1. Participant/s can take taxi to Bandung. The estimated cost is USD 75.00 to 100.00

2. Local taxi service may not be readily available as taxis are no longer roaming or not ready to go out of town. Blue Bird taxis occasionally may still be available for within-the-city use at Terminal 1A, 1B, Terminal 2D, 2F, and Terminal 

3. Participants may also book taxi service via Grab, GoCar, or other online taxi applications.

Jakarta Airport to Bandung by Train

1. Travel from Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport by train is a bit cumbersome and complicated as it requires several transfers.

2. The first step to getting to Bandung from the airport via train is to get to the Gambir Train Station. There are two options from Soekarno Hatta Airport to Gambir Train Station, either use the Airport Train or DAMRI Bus.

3. If you use the airport train, passengers will have to ride two different trains to get to Bandung. The first train is the airport train, followed by the long-distance train from Gambir Jakarta to Bandung station. The airport train is Rp50,000 (USD3.35) which requires passengers to stop at the Sudirman BNI City station, from there it is another 4.5 km to Gambir station. Economy 3 class train to Bandung is Rp150,000 (USD9.91) while Executive class train to Bandung: Rp200,000 (USD13.21) to Rp510,000 (USD33.69).

4. DAMRI Bus is available in the arrival area, Terminals 1 to 3, in both domestic and international terminals. Normally with normal traffic, it takes 1 to 1.5 hours from the airport to Gambir Train Station. The bus fare is Rp80,000 (USD 5.29) and it departs every 30 minutes from the arrival area.

5. Besides buying the ticket on the spot. The long-distance train ticket can be booked online through the official Indonesian railway website (https://www.kai.id). By booking online, passengers will be sent the barcode and the booking code. Which later can be printed in the Gambir Train Station.

6. Ticket fare starts from Rp70,000 (USD4.69) to Rp150,000 (USD10.04) for the economy train. And Rp200,000 (USD13.21) to Rp510,000 (USD 33.69) for the executive class. The trip duration is 2 hours and 50 minutes. The facilities inside the train are including an air-conditioned wagon. The seating layout is 2-2. Each wagon has a TV and a toilet too.

7. You can also take a taxi to get to Gambir Station. From Gambir station, you can take the Argo Parahyangan line. But as mentioned earlier, taxi service may not be readily available as taxis are no longer roaming. Taxis may still be flagged down at the parking area of Bandung station (Northern exit). Participants may also book taxi service via Grab, GoCar, or other online taxi applications.

For queries, you may contact the following:

Ms. Ditha Prasanti (ditha.prasanti@unpad.ac.id)
Ms. Sarah Aisha (aisha@unpad.ac.id)
AMIC Secretariat (info@amic.asia)