From Jakarta to Yogyakarta
Luxurious train ride
Jakarta to Yogyakarta (Yogia) by train
Booking
We look for the ticket on Google. There’s a few company that does the trips but they all
have a different schedule and class. We ended up booking directly from the Tiket.com
Different class and train
Normal
It’s the free for all, you have a ticket but you may end up standing. It’s the less
expensive option and it would have cost us between 10-15$ for the same trip. Those
ticket are of course limited. Therefore, plan the trip in advance. You will be seated in
a bench style seat. So you may have some knee action with your neighbor…
Business
You have a ticket with assigned seat but from what we heard seating arrangement are more
or less respected.. The seat are more like a big bus style type of seat so no knee
action in that class.
Executive
You have more comfort but the seat look like a good big bus ride. there not a lot of
difference with the business seat expect the price and maybe the A.C. Those ticket are
sold slower, so if you book late it may be the cheapest option.
Luxury
That’s what we booked our trip. Not all train ride have a luxury wagon. The luxury seat
are like a first class plane seat. You can lean over as much as you want and you won’t
end up on the person behind you laps. There’s a screen with movies and game in front of
you. You have a tablet that you can move to eat or write with some wall outlets.
Getting on board
First thing you need to do before getting on board is printing your ticket. You don’t need to print them in advance. Once you arrive at the station you need to find the check-in area. There are computers where you will enter your reservation number or scan the QR code on your phone. Once you approved that the ticket they are displaying are yours, it will printed them. Even if you have printed the reservation email, you will need to do the check-in part… So don’t print save trees!
Once that’s done, you will pass the first checkpoint and then be directed (ishhh directed, read the board or ask if you want to be sure on which platform your train will arrive) Before boarding or sometime once you have boarded they will check your ticket again. The agent on the platform will direct you to the proper wagon according to your class. Class are also written on the side of the wagon with numbers. all of those information are also on your ticket. So, if you travel on Executive A , seat A 13; You will need to board the wagon Executive A and your seat will be A 13.
Amenities on the train
There’s of course toilet’s on the train with toilet paper but it’s like a plane toilet a bit more bumpy… There’s also a food wagon if you are hungry and sometime there’s street vendor that hop on during stop to sell you stuff. (They are not allowed in certain class) In luxury, you have 2 snask, water bottles, a juice and 1 meal. They make you chose at the beginning of the trip if you prefer to have a breakfast or a lunch. Since we left at 8:00 AM and arrived at 5:00 PM, you need to choose you cannot have both.
