Transiting in Jakarta

[emirates777]

Hi

Flights departing from Singapore back to Canberra are ridiculously expensive with either Qantas or Singapore Airlines on January 13th ($1500 odd). However I notice flights from Jakarta are much cheaper with Qantas ($1K). So the idea is to redeem points between Singapore and Jakarta and then book the leg home with Qantas.

Before I pull the trigger on booking flights, I face an issue

Singapore - Jakarta - Jetstar arrives at 3.55pm

Jakarta - Sydney - Qantas departs at 7pm

For those who have transited through Jakarta, is this enough time to clear immigration, collect bags and check in again?

Appreciate any advice on this?

Thanks in advance

 

[Archipelago]

From memory both are T3 at CGK so should be fine. Have not done your route, but know the terminal well
Assuming SIN-CGK is 3K203?

 

[emirates777]

Yup, 3K203 is correct. Thanks, that's reassuring.

 

[docjames]

I like the lateral thinking.

What’s the OTP like for the Jetstar flight? Any delay and it starts to look tight if separately ticketed.

How does it price as a multi-leg booking through qantas.com? At least you are then “protected” for the QF leg.

 

[emirates777]

I look at flightradar24 for the month of July and it's pretty good. In most cases it's early, on one instance it arrived 20mins late.

I tried looking on qantas.com and it came up with an error.

"We are unable to find recommendations for your search. (#7190-NFA) No fares can be found for your selected itinerary. Select new dates and/or destinations and search again'

 

[N860CR]

Is there airside transit in Jakarta? Australians will need a visa which can slow things down a bit (unless you’re on a Singaporean passport?)

 

[emirates777]

Is there airside transit in Jakarta? Australians will need a visa which can slow things down a bit (unless you’re on a Singaporean passport?)

No Australian passport. I thought we can just get a free visa on arrival?

 

[N860CR]

No Australian passport. I thought we can just get a free visa on arrival?

Visa on arrival, yes. Free, no. 500k. Covid recovery measures . Lines can vary a bit but it’s slower than it used to be as you’ll need to go to a separate desk prior to passport control.

If you don’t have checked bags there may be a way to checkin airside.

 

[dajop]

Save yourself the bother, if going separate tickets, just do BA from SIN-SYD ($876) then a separate ticket to CBR. One less connection. And no dealing with the random situation of whether you can do airside transit or not.

 

[emirates777]

Save yourself the bother, if going separate tickets, just do BA from SIN-SYD ($876) then a separate ticket to CBR. One less connection. And no dealing with the random situation of whether you can do airside transit or not.

Where do you see these flights for the 13 January 2023. I would book these in a heartbeat if this was the case!

 

[dajop]

Where do you see these flights for the 13 January 2023. I would book these in a heartbeat if this was the case!

Actually the BA website. I always start with checking Search Flights, Hotels & Rental Cars | KAYAK and Skyscanner | Find the cheapest flights fast: save time, save money!

Also note that expedia.com.sg is also selling SIN to CBR as one ticket (BA->QF) for $1144. Or $1197 via PER (SQ->QF)!

 

[emirates777]

Actually the BA website. I always start with checking Search Flights, Hotels & Rental Cars | KAYAK and Skyscanner | Find the cheapest flights fast: save time, save money!

Also note that expedia.com.sg is also selling SIN to CBR as one ticket (BA->QF) for $1144. Or $1197 via PER (SQ->QF)!

Booked! The British Airways site was cheaper than expedia. Thanks so much!

 

[AIRwin]

3K moving to Terminal 2F:

https://newsroom.jetstar.com/jetstar-asia-to-move-to-jakarta-airports-terminal-2f/

 

[Quickstatus]

Does international transiting at CGK require interaction with passport control/immigration?

edit: HLO. QF >> QF

 

[yachty]

Depends if you need to change terminals or not... there's no airside transfer between terminals as far as I know, so you need to go through immigration for that.

There is an international transit counter in T3 though which releases you back into the departures area. So you can transit there without going through immigration.

 

[Scarlett]

If with luggage and on separate tickets - yes.

HLO - don’t know.

 

[exLXCXFF]

If with luggage and on separate tickets - yes.

HLO - don’t know.

What connection is QF >> QF in Jakarta? Can you give us the flight numbers? If one is actually a Jetstar flight (say onwards to SIN), then you need to clear customs and immigration as QF and Jetstar use different terminals.

 

[Quickstatus]

What connection is QF >> QF in Jakarta?

There and back QF41 --QF 42
Have a friend who is adamant he needs to extra SC to retain Platinum even though in the many years he has never been able to redeem a CR

 

[SYD]

There and back QF41 --QF 42
Have a friend who is adamant he needs to extra SC to retain Platinum even though in the many years he has never been able to redeem a CR

Well, that's ironic. There's plenty of CR seat availability on QF41/42!

I've recently flown 2x J CR (return) and another booked for travel soon.

 

[Quickstatus]

There's plenty of CR seat availability on QF41/42!

Not if you want SC.

But fhe question is can he remain airside without interacting with immigration