• Please be Aware our signage named : OLD BATAVIA - Capsule hotel
• ARRIVING FROM THE AIRPORT
• BUS - The cheapest way to get here is by using the Damri , the airport bus that operates between 04.30am - 23.30pm daily. Take the 'Soekarno Hatta - Gambir' route to Gambir train station. The ticket is IDR 40,000 per person. From Gambir, please refer to 'Arriving from Gambir station' below.
• TRAIN - The timely schedule to avoid traffic during busy/traffic time, service by RAILINK (railink.co.id) operates between 07:00 am - 23:30 pm return daily. Take from SHIA station from the airport to Sudirman Baru (BNI City) station. The ticket price is IDR 70,000 per person. From Sudirman Baru, please refer to 'Arriving from Sudirman Baru station' below.
• TAXI - Taxi to the hostel usually costs around IDR 170,000, however it costs more if there's more traffic. There is also an additional airport surcharge of IDR 15,000 and the highway toll of IDR 15,000 which should be paid by the passenger. An official taxi queue is located just outside the arrival hall of the airport. There are separate ranks for each taxi company. For tips on choosing a taxi, please see 'Choosing Taxi' below.
• ARRIVING FROM GAMBIR STATION
• BUS TRANSJAKARTA MEDIUM SIZE (recommended) -
• Only IDR 3,500 per ticket/person, the cheapest. You need to go out from the station, wait at the 'Galeri Nasional' small shelter across the street. Operational hours only until 5 AM - 9 PM everyday.
• TAXI - around IDR 25,000 per cab ride. As always, please make sure that the meter is started on the beginning or your trip. Please see the 'Choosing Taxi' below on further advice.
• BAJAJ (TUKTUK) - around IDR 25,000 per ride. Fits two people, or at the very maximum 3, with no baggage.
• OJEK (MOTORBIKE TAXI) - around IDR 25,000 per ride, one person per motorbike.
• ARRIVING FROM SUDIRMAN BARU STATION
• COMMUTER LINE TRAIN (cheapest)
• walk straight to Sudirman station, the other train station +/- 150 meter to the east side from where you are. The ticket card price is IDR 13,000, by the end of your trip IDR 10,000 is refundable. Stop at Cikini Station, before you must make a transfer at Manggarai Station. From there our hostel is on Jalan Cikini Raya +/- 800 meter away or 10 minutes walk.
• OJEK (Motorcycle taxis) : Gojek, Grab & UBER (application based)
• Use the free wi-fi from the station (if any) or buy SIM Card for data in one of the convenience store nearby, so you can easily get transport to the hostel. Usually it cost vary from IDR 7,000 - IDR 25,000 depending on the time & traffic. Or if you stop the drivers without application, make sure you don't pay more than IDR 30,000.
• TAXI
• This will be convenient by getting one from outside the station, approximately the metered taxi will cost around IDR 25,000 - IDR 40,000 (may vary during traffic times).
• CHOOSING A TAXI
• The most reputable taxi company is Blue Bird (), which you can recognize from their light blue color. They will turn the meter on when you enter the taxi. Note: If they refuse to turn on the meter, please write down the car number written on the door or window, as well as your route and time of travel, and we will help you to report to the company.
• You can also use the white-coloured Express Taxi (), or the yellow-coloured Taxiku (). Make sure they use the meter and not ask for a fixed price.
• DIRECTION TO THE HOSTEL
• The Capsule Hotel Jakarta - Old Batavia is located in the Cikini area in Central Jakarta. Once you get onto Cikini Raya street in Cikini, this is the direction to find our hostel:
• On Cikini Raya Street, pass the Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) complex on the left, keep on the right lane. After you see Senora Printing and Bank Mandiri on the right, look for the sign of ACA Sign or BJB Bank and enter the complex. Get to the alleyway beside the BJB Bank and you should be able to see the sign for our hostel.