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There are 2 ways to get from George Town to Jakarta by plane, bus, or ferry

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Fly
best
1. Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK)plane PEN - CGK
6h 25m
Rp 1,117,571–2,163,025
Bus, ferry
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Penang Komtar to Larkin Bus Terminalbus
2. Take the ferry from Berjaya Waterfront Ferry Terminal Johor Bahru to Batam Centreferry
3. Take the ferry from Batu Ampar to Port of Tanjung Priokferry
2d 4h
Rp 1,062,914–1,346,073

Penang International Airport (PEN) to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) flights

98Weekly Planes

3h 41mAverage Duration

Rp 673,032Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,507.1 km
Duration: 6h 25m

What companies run services between George Town, Malaysia and Jakarta, Indonesia?

AirAsia, Malindo Airways, and five other airlines fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) hourly.

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Jakarta(opens in a new window), Indonesia(opens in a new window)

Jakarta, officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (Indonesian: Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, DKI Jakarta) and formerly known as Batavia, is the capital (until 17 August 2024) and largest metropolis of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta is the largest metropole in Southeast Asia, and serves as the diplomatic capital of ASEAN. Jakarta is bordered by two provinces: West Java to the south and east; and, since 2000, Banten to the west. Its coastline faces the Java Sea to the north, and it shares a maritime border with Lampung to the west. Jakarta's metropolitan area is ASEAN's second largest economy after Singapore.

Things to do in Jakarta

National Museum of Indonesia(Opens in a new window)

The National Museum of Indonesia (Indonesian: Museum Nasional), is an archeological, historical, ethnological, and geographical museum located in Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat, Central Jakarta, right on the west side of Merdeka Square. Popularly known as the Elephant Building (Indonesian: Gedung Gajah) after the elephant statue in its forecourt. Its broad collections cover all of Indonesia's territory and almost all of its history. The museum has endeavoured to preserve Indonesia's heritage for two centuries.

Museum Bank Indonesia(Opens in a new window)

Bank Indonesia Museum (Indonesian Museum Bank Indonesia) is a bank museum located in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was founded by Bank Indonesia and opened on 21 July 2009. The museum is housed in a heritage building in Jakarta Old Town which had been the first headquarters of the Netherlands Indies gulden (De Javasche bank), the central bank of Dutch East Indies. The bank was nationalized as Bank Indonesia in 1953, after Indonesia gained its independence. The museum is closed on Mondays (including public holidays) and has entrance fee rp 5,000. It is located next to Bank Mandiri Museum.

Glodok(Opens in a new window)

Glodok is an administrative village of Taman Sari, West Jakarta, Indonesia. The area is also known as Pecinan or Chinatown since the Dutch colonial era, and is considered the biggest in Indonesia, as a majority of the traders in Glodok are of Chinese descent. The area dates back to colonial times when in November 1740, the East Indies Company (VOC) designated Glodok as a residential area for ethnic Chinese. Glodok covers three main areas, namely Gang Gloria (Gloria alley), Jl. Pancoran and Petak Sembilan.

National Monument(Opens in a new window)

The National Monument (Indonesian: Monumen Nasional, abbreviated Monas) is a 132 m (433 ft) tower in the centre of Merdeka Square, Central Jakarta, symbolizing the fight for Indonesia. It is the national monument of the Republic of Indonesia, built to commemorate the struggle for Indonesian independence.

Places to stay in Jakarta

Fraser Residence Sudirman Jakarta(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

Wyndham Casablanca Jakarta(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

Fraser Place Setiabudi Jakarta(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

DoubleTree by Hilton Jakarta - Diponegoro(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

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