YOGYAKARTA AIRPORT TAXIS HOTEL - DAY 1

Here the DAY 1 of our 2 week tour in Indonesia. The time spent on Indonesian soil is very short because we arrive at the end of the evening ...

Arrival at Yogyakarta airport and transfer by taxi

Arrival at 21:00 p.m. at theYogyakarta airport. Very tired, we collect our luggage and look for a taxi to drop us off at our Guest House in the city center.

Yogyakarta airport taxis

We had learned on the Internet that:

    • At the exit of the airport, official taxis are available to make the trip to the city center.
    • Before getting into a taxi, you have to go to a ticket office to get a 2 rupiah ticket, on the left when leaving the airport. The price of the ride from the airport to the city center varies between 40 and 000 rupiahs.
    • There are also regular taxis, the fare of which varies between 5 and 000 rupiah. The latter are installed on the other side of the road, because they are not authorized to park within the perimeter of the airport.
    • It takes about 30 minutes to travel from the airport to the city center.

Know that, as soon as you go through customs, you will be accosted by dozens of people who will offer you taxis. We "forced" the passage to choose one outside with whom we negotiated on the calculator (because he didn't speak English). In the end, the price of the race will be 10 Euros (van for 5 people + 5 backpacks).

2 important information about taxis in Indonesia :

The majority of taxis do not have GPS and the majority of the streets do not have a street name! And yes we are in Indonesia!

It is therefore essential to have an offline GPS on your mobile. I advise you to take the SYGIC application and download the map of Indonesia before your departure or to know the landmarks near the hotel to indicate them to the driver.

Where to stay cheap in Yogyakarta?

But our taxi (very nice) had some trouble finding our Guest House OMAH KONCO at the following address: Jalan Magagan kulon KT1 / 59 KRATON 55133 Yogyakarta.

After several stops, returns, re-stops and re-returns, we are dropped off right next to the KRATON PALACE (500 m) in a small quiet street. There was LABINA waiting for us to give us the best possible welcome.

She opens the rooms to us. They are simple but clean, spacious and with WIFI and air conditioning! Then, she offers us water, tea, coffee and smiles… She introduces herself and offers to give us advice on places to visit, restaurants, cafes…

Labina was our little fairy in Yogya and we will always associate her with the happiness we had in discovering this welcoming, calm and serene city.

The Guest House OMAH KONCO was a haven of peace in the city center. Its asset: a courtyard converted into an exotic garden with a pretty fountain that invites you to meditate ...

In short, OMAH KONCO is a great address (17 Euros per night with breakfast) that I highly recommend.

A small downside, because there is always one… There was no sheet in the beds (but we will see later that this is the case in the majority of Guest Houses in Indonesia).

To book Omah Konco

Lessons in the Guest House in the heart of the historic center of YOGYAKARTA

Guest House in the heart of the historic center after our arrival at YOGYAKARTA AIRPORT

 

Read more on my article DAY 2

DAY 2 DISCOVERY OF YOGYAKARTA

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