The majority of Asian and Middle East carriers have regular services to Jakarta or Bali. Silk Air operates from Singapore. Within Indonesia tourists and business travellers use mainly Merpati. Recently new domestic carriers have been set up. Many destinations can also be reached by road.
Road travel can sometimes take a long time in Indonesia, particularly during the rainy season.
Travel by Train Several major cities are served by train from Jakarta. A very comfortable express train service used by business travellers runs between Jakarta and Bandung. The best way to get around is by taxi. Taxis are very cheap and fairly easily available. Jakarta Jakarta has a large number of taxi companies with very different level of service.