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Arrivals into Jakarta International Airport

All international flights to and from Jakarta arrive and depart from Terminal 2 (D, E, & F) of Sukarno-Hatta International Airport located in Cengkareng, West Jakarta. Domestic flights by Garuda and Merpati also arrive and depart from Terminal 2 while other domestic flights arrive and depart from terminal 1 (A, B, & C).

For international flights: on exiting the aircraft follow the flow of passengers to the Immigration counters where your arrival documents will be processed and your passport stamped.

If you need to obtain a visa, stop by first at the “Visa on Arrival” counter. The cost of a seven day short-stay visa is US $10 and a 30 day visa is US $25. Payment must be made in US dollars cash.

Ensure you keep the “Disembarkation/Embarkation Card” with your passport for processing on departure from the country.

In the baggage claim area trolleys are available free of charge

If you wish, uniformed porters will help you with your luggage, and the normal fee is Rp 10,000 (+ USD1) per bag.

If you have no goods to declare to Customs, move towards the gates marked with a green arrow and hand your customs declaration form to the official. You may be able to pass straight through, but Customs may choose to X-ray your luggage or ask you to open it for inspection.

Many hawkers, touts, and illegal taxi drivers gather around the exit doors at the airport. Be polite in your refusals and keep moving. If you are being met by a person whom you do not know he/she will probably hold up a signboard with your name on it.

Never take transportation offered by brokers as this can be risky. Licensed transportation companies have counters inside the arrival terminals and their representatives wear uniforms with an ID. There are also taxi stands outside the terminals. Wait in the taxi queue for the next available taxi.

If you need to take a taxi it is recommended to go to the Silver Bird taxi reservation counters located inside the arrivals terminal. Silver Bird taxis are black limousines, which are well maintained and considered to be the safest and most reliable taxis. Blue Bird taxis are blue in color, smaller cars than the Silver Birds but operated by the same company. Blue Bird Group operates Silver Bird and Golden Bird limousine services from their counters in all the arrival terminals and also provides a greeting service. An airport surcharge plus toll road charges will be added to the metered fare. For transport to the central city area the total fare should cost approximately Rp. 100,000 to Rp. 150,000 and will take 45 minutes to 1 hour, depending on the traffic and road conditions.

Departures from Jakarta International Airport

When departing, allow at least an hour or more to travel from the city to Sukarno-Hatta International Airport.

An airport tax of Rp. 150,000 applies to all international departures and must be paid in cash at the check-in counter. The airport tax for domestic departures from Jakarta is Rp 40,000. Airport taxes from other airports range from Rp 20,000 to Rp 100,000/passenger depending on the airport you are flying from and whether or not your departure is domestic or international (March 2009).

Effective from 1 January 2011, Indonesian residents, including expatriates, will no longer be required to pay fiscal tax or produce their tax ID card to receive an exemption.

Wikipedia info on Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Cengkareng

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