From the farcical to the sublime

. Don’t take the Bluebird desk taxi manned by uniformed attendants. It’s a fixed fee . Cross the lane until you find the metered line up of Bluebird taxis. About IDR 220,000 (£10)into downtown Jakarta. Fixed price is treble that

Welcome back to Jakarta Lotus - @Lotus Eater

Monorail and train- Better, faster, and no queues

. Don’t take the Bluebird desk taxi manned by uniformed attendants. It’s a fixed fee . Cross the lane until you find the metered line up of Bluebird taxis. About IDR 220,000 (£10)into downtown Jakarta. Fixed price is treble that

Welcome back to Jakarta Lotus - @Lotus Eater
Monorail and train- Better, faster, and no queues
- @Fred

Really? No queues at the Bluebird taxi rank. Does the Monorail/train take you directly to your hotel Fred? Precisely 🙄

It's a train so generally it runs on tracks. That means it's less likely to drop you at the hotel lobby.

However, it does stop at the BNI station where you can grab a taxi that will take you to the hotel.

@Fred

I forgot to mention that I was carrying a bloody great suitcase.

Silly me for assuming you knew that.

@Fred
I forgot to mention that I was carrying a bloody great suitcase.
Silly me for assuming you knew that. - @Lotus Eater

I use backpacks.

However,  the monorail and trains have good luggage spaces,  and everything is designed to make life easy for travellers such as your good self.

Hardly any walking and big lifts . Also no long taxi queues.

You might like to try it next time.