Transportation from City Center to Jakarta Airport
The distance between Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta Airport and Jakarta city center is 30 km. There are bus, taxi, car rental and shuttle options for transportation to the airport city center.
Buses are the most economical transportation method from the city center to the airport. A private company operates the buses, known as Damri. It is possible to reach the airport directly with these buses from different points in the city center.
Many hotels in the city have paid or free shuttle services. It is very easy to reach the airport from the city center with the shuttle services of the hotel you have booked or contracted companies.
You can also rent a car from rent a car offices located in different parts of the city or by online reservation. In addition to standard taxis, luxury vehicles are also used as taxis in the city, where there are taxi options suitable for every budget.
Transportation from Surabaya Juanda International Airport to the City Center
Surabaya Airport, Indonesia's second largest airport, is connected to the city center by a toll highway, and the 20 km long road can take over an hour when there is traffic.
You can buy a fixed-price taxi voucher from the taxi booths at the airport and take a taxi from Surabaya Airport to the city center. However, if you prefer to take the toll highway to save time, the toll fee is requested as an extra. Apart from these taxis, you can also take a metered taxi that comes to drop off passengers at the airport.
Indonesia also has two taxi apps that work very well. You can easily call reliable vehicles from these phone applications called Go-jek and Grab and go to the city center from Surabaya Airport.
Although it is not a preferred method, there are three buses from Surabaya Airport to the city. The buses operated by DAMRI are air-conditioned and very comfortable. It takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes to get to the city center of Surabaya by taking the number 2 bus in the direction of Tanjung Perak. You can get the ticket from the driver. Taking a bus from Surabaya Airport to the city center is a very economical option.
There are two bus stops in Terminal 1 and one bus stop in Terminal 2. The number 1 bus departing from the airport arrives at Purabaya Station after a 25-30 minute journey. It is possible to go to the city center by train from Stasiun Waru train station located at Purabaya Station, which is 11 km from the city center.
Surabaya city center has three main railway stations, Surabaya Gubeng, Surabaya Pasar Turi and Surabaya Kota.
Apart from bus and taxi, you can arrange a private transfer from Surabaya Airport to the city centre. You can purchase this service from reliable sites such as Viator or Klook and make a reservation in advance.