I don't know why but many foreign traveller choose to go to Central or East Java through Senen train Station, I always find that the trains that go through Gambir station to be in better conditions instead.
Great video! There are some more infos about the train services here in Indonesia that might be beneficial for you guys PT Kereta Api Indonesia (abbreviated to KAI, I believe you saw the logos on the train) or Indonesian Railways Company (IRC) is the intercity train operator here. I will call them IRC for the rest of my "essay" here It's important to note that Java is the only island in Indonesia that has an extensive train network. Other island like Sumatera also has train network but not as extensive. 0:30 Large cities in Java usually have 2 big stations that serves intercity trains. In case of Jakarta, it's Gambir and Pasar Senen station. Gambir is located right in the heart of Jakarta right beside the Monas, while Pasar Senen located on the east part of the city. Pasar Senen actually serves economy, premium, business, executive, and even the "super executive" class trains. Gambir also serves those classes except economy, and it only serves the "elite" trains. Trains that departs from Gambir are usually faster but pricier in the price tag. Well, I guess that's justified with the convenience of departing from the city centre. 1:09 The coach that you got is actually quite old, but the company refurbished it and put those new seats. The amenities are the same across all of executive class coaches, but there are still few coaches that has no tables or footrests. The coach you got has no reading light on the baggage rack above you. You lose the table, reclining seat, and the foot rest in the economy class. 2:38 You can book the ticket in advance up to 30 days in some websites like Traveloka or Tiket.com (not sponsored). They accept international credit cards unlike IRC's official website or apps named "KAI Access". After you finish the payment you'll get email that has the booking code. Use that code to print your ticket from the boarding pass machine in the station. Spare some time for the ticket printing as the line for the machine can be quite long. 3:34 That footrest's height can be adjusted with that small lever on the left. However, yes it can't be folded to free the foot room. 4:12 Ookay here we go. Like some people have addressed in the comments, the toilets on Indonesian trains used to be horrible. No water, no sanitation system, the drainage system was simply throwing the waste onto the rail track. However, now most coaches has a proper sanitation system with septic tank under the floor just like the one in the video, but the floor drains are still a direct disposal like what you recorded up close there 5:19 All steward & stewardess on the train are capable of understanding simple English phrases even though they're required to be fluent in English, so yeah be patient, don't rush them :) 7:04 What's he doing up there? He is filling the water for the toilet ;) 7:28 To put it simply, there are 3 main train classes here: economy, business, and executive. There's "premium" which is an economy class with better seats, and the "super executive" one, there are few of them: Luxury Gen 1, Luxury Gen 2, Priority, & Imperial. You can search what's the interior like because each one is different from the other. On the these "super executive" class you get more amenities like one free meal, free flow of snacks and drinks, exclusive stewards/stewardess only for your car, entertainment screen (Luxury & Priority only), and lie flat seats (Luxury only). Is it worth it to take the super executive classes? Well IMHO, no. The main reason is the entertainment system which is basically useless. You can find review videos about it if you wanna check. 7:33 There are more trains actually. The other trains departs from Gambir station. 8:39 Yeah trains here usually don't have an enclosed gangway connector, so stepping from one car to the other can be quite scary. But recently IRC put those enclosed gangway connectors onto several "elite" trains 9:28 You can contact the conductor by the number if you need some assistance 9:59 Yes, that is the dining car. Every intercity trains here has that car. Usually they're located in the middle of the train 10:36 Yeaayy finally you meet the conductor on board! :D Oh yeah, one more thing. All trains in Indonesia have a name, so make sure you board the right train Hope you enjoyed the trip! There are other mode of transportation across Java like flying or intercity bus, but for foreign travelers like you guys the train is more convenient, reliable, and affordable in my opinion, so if you're planning to take another train journey here, go ahead! Thank you for reading my essay :D
Oh wow!!! This must be the best comment I have ever read. Thank you so much for this information we will certainly use it for our next train journey. I think you’ll help lots of people who read that too! Thank you!
Taking a train in Indonesia is more exciting through the Bandung station line, because along the way we are presented with a very beautiful view and the train line is on the top of the mountain
@@yourmatematt Yes, jakarta bandung or jakarta tasikmalaya, because at the cikampek station the railway line is divided into two, right towards Bandung and left towards Cirebon, if the right line later the railway line will be on top of the mountain which shows the beautiful scenery from the top of the mountain, while the left line later the railway line will only be on the mainland and the scenery is less memorable. 😄
Actually Pasar Senen used to serve economy class only, now they have executive. Gambir station only serves executive class. And Gambir is better station , i think.
Pariwisata Indonesia paling banyak pilihannya. Alat transportasi dan infrastruktur terus di perbarui supaya turis asing dan lokal lebih mudah ke tujuan ke daerah
In Yogyakarta you should visit Kotagede.. It's one of the most beautiful cities in Asia according to CNN. And actually although I was born n raised in Jakarta, but my grandparents hometown is from Magelang (about one hour by car from Yogyakarta, it's a district where Borobudur temple is located). Also I recommend Karangrejo village in Magelang. You gonna love it. Enjoy your trip!
@@yourmatematt go to Punthuk Setumbu. Search it on internet. That place is so stunning. That place was popularized by Indonesian vloggers. But I don't think many international vloggers have popularized it.
Yogyakarta is warmer than Jakarta, the weather in there is slightly boiling compare to Jakarta, for me as Indonesian who ever lived there for studying, I have to say that I prefer to live in Jakarta, that's city is good for holiday and studying only since it's full of culture and universities
While you are in Yogyakarta I suggest you not to come to Borobudur, there is a renovation going on and you can't go up and tickets for foreigners are quite expensive. Instead I suggest you to come to Prambanan or if you want to see a spectacular sunset come to Ratu Boko temple. And don't forget to come to Jalan Malioboro and in the night try to come to Alun Alun Kidul. its a street food heaven and also you can try the blindfold challenge to pass the twin banyan trees.
Legend says that those who make it through, their wish will come true. 🤞🏻 Enjoy your trip mate and stay safe
Kereta penumpang KAI khusus toilet yang lantainya ada lobang pembuangan air kelihatan langsung ke rel sebaiknya di berikan filter biar tidak terlihat langsung, keren banget 🙏
Next time when you take train from Gambir station you could have better carriage coz all carriage are executive class which stopping in a fewer stations...
maybe another time you must to try a taksaka, argo lawu or argo dwipangga train, because for me, thats is the real executive train, the train can go in 120 KM/H, and only take 6 hours from jakarta to yogyakarta, but the train was depart from gambir and the ticket price was little bit expensive😄
true! just got off from Amtrac train station from Portland to Seattle this weekend, our group can't believe the state of the US railways and stations all the way through our 5 hours journey. the smell, the confusion, the rabid passengers!
digital nomad go to manila, vietnam, malaysia thailand, bali to stay, i think better one to stay is in jogja, jakarta, surakarta, if nomad want to increase youtube channel, jakarta is the place and java island, 150 million people live here :D
imagine about 10 years ago the train in indonesia was so chaotic especialy during mudik/pulang kampung time, i ever just standing from senen station jakrtat to pasar turi surabaya with just space fit only for you to standing only for 16 hours after that my kness was swollen and i had lost my handphone in my pocket stole by pick pocket somewhere in brebes or tegal area thats the real karma btw hahaha, nice revolution since mr.ignatius johan being a ministry of transportation here in indonesia, btw so entertaining vlog as ussual, after yogyakarta straight to esat java go see sunrise in mount bromo national park is the most epic sunrise in my opinion and then go to tumpak sewu waterfall and mount ijen in banyuwangi to see the blue fire after that take a ferry back to bali it's only take about 50 minutes across from banyuwangi east java to bali, have a nice trip and be safe guys 😎👍👍👌
Maybe if you travel use train again, you must try Luxury Class on Train, but more expensive but with fully facility, and the sit is like Business class on plane
If u were to do this again, would u rather buy the food on train, or buy outside food and eat in the train? I’m riding this train in about a month. Thanks.
For >4 hrs trip, better not rely on train food. Sometimes after 4 hrs there's not much food left . If it less than 4 hrs, I usually just buy in the train.
Better buy some super large burger king, or carls, or KFC bucket. And JCO Donuts with their coffee, and two Litre of Aqua. Or just couple of Nasi Uduk, Nasi Padang (saying to the seller you need it "Lauk terpisah semua dari nasi")and 4 bottle of Sprite Lemonade and two Litre of Aqua.
If you are in big city like jakarta surabaya or bali... Better to take airplane. Cheaper and faster than train. The fare of Indonesian train... Well.. Nothing to say...
In the place where you are from, compartment joint doesn't look like that? You seem to so amused like you have never seen it before? And it's kind of weird because the train is unlikely to be late.
Hello.. no where I am from we have a rubber seal and then another floor on top so you can’t even see the metal part… and yes the train was late arrive by 30 mins - great seats though! Much more comfortable than my country ?
@@yourmatematt aku sering melihat turis dari india dan asia selatan sering membuka pintu kereta api ketika kereta api sedang berjalan hanya untuk membuat konten youtube. Padahal itu berbahaya.
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Terima kasih..telah berkunjung ke Yogyakarta..semoga kunjungan anda berkesan...selama di Jogja.
Yogyakarta is sooo beautiful! I miss it!
We loved it!!
bro im from yogyakarta, thanks for coming in my town, hopefully you enjoy and hope you can come again and we will waiting you 😊🤟👍
I don't know why but many foreign traveller choose to go to Central or East Java through Senen train Station, I always find that the trains that go through Gambir station to be in better conditions instead.
Me too, I think Gambir is better.
More affordable
Ngirit...
And faster. Executive train from gambir to jogya only took 6 hours
Maybe they are bule kere 😅
Great video! There are some more infos about the train services here in Indonesia that might be beneficial for you guys
PT Kereta Api Indonesia (abbreviated to KAI, I believe you saw the logos on the train) or Indonesian Railways Company (IRC) is the intercity train operator here. I will call them IRC for the rest of my "essay" here
It's important to note that Java is the only island in Indonesia that has an extensive train network. Other island like Sumatera also has train network but not as extensive.
0:30
Large cities in Java usually have 2 big stations that serves intercity trains. In case of Jakarta, it's Gambir and Pasar Senen station. Gambir is located right in the heart of Jakarta right beside the Monas, while Pasar Senen located on the east part of the city.
Pasar Senen actually serves economy, premium, business, executive, and even the "super executive" class trains. Gambir also serves those classes except economy, and it only serves the "elite" trains. Trains that departs from Gambir are usually faster but pricier in the price tag. Well, I guess that's justified with the convenience of departing from the city centre.
1:09
The coach that you got is actually quite old, but the company refurbished it and put those new seats. The amenities are the same across all of executive class coaches, but there are still few coaches that has no tables or footrests. The coach you got has no reading light on the baggage rack above you. You lose the table, reclining seat, and the foot rest in the economy class.
2:38
You can book the ticket in advance up to 30 days in some websites like Traveloka or Tiket.com (not sponsored). They accept international credit cards unlike IRC's official website or apps named "KAI Access". After you finish the payment you'll get email that has the booking code. Use that code to print your ticket from the boarding pass machine in the station. Spare some time for the ticket printing as the line for the machine can be quite long.
3:34
That footrest's height can be adjusted with that small lever on the left. However, yes it can't be folded to free the foot room.
4:12
Ookay here we go. Like some people have addressed in the comments, the toilets on Indonesian trains used to be horrible. No water, no sanitation system, the drainage system was simply throwing the waste onto the rail track. However, now most coaches has a proper sanitation system with septic tank under the floor just like the one in the video, but the floor drains are still a direct disposal like what you recorded up close there
5:19
All steward & stewardess on the train are capable of understanding simple English phrases even though they're required to be fluent in English, so yeah be patient, don't rush them :)
7:04
What's he doing up there? He is filling the water for the toilet ;)
7:28
To put it simply, there are 3 main train classes here: economy, business, and executive. There's "premium" which is an economy class with better seats, and the "super executive" one, there are few of them: Luxury Gen 1, Luxury Gen 2, Priority, & Imperial. You can search what's the interior like because each one is different from the other. On the these "super executive" class you get more amenities like one free meal, free flow of snacks and drinks, exclusive stewards/stewardess only for your car, entertainment screen (Luxury & Priority only), and lie flat seats (Luxury only). Is it worth it to take the super executive classes? Well IMHO, no. The main reason is the entertainment system which is basically useless. You can find review videos about it if you wanna check.
7:33
There are more trains actually. The other trains departs from Gambir station.
8:39
Yeah trains here usually don't have an enclosed gangway connector, so stepping from one car to the other can be quite scary. But recently IRC put those enclosed gangway connectors onto several "elite" trains
9:28
You can contact the conductor by the number if you need some assistance
9:59
Yes, that is the dining car. Every intercity trains here has that car. Usually they're located in the middle of the train
10:36
Yeaayy finally you meet the conductor on board! :D
Oh yeah, one more thing. All trains in Indonesia have a name, so make sure you board the right train
Hope you enjoyed the trip! There are other mode of transportation across Java like flying or intercity bus, but for foreign travelers like you guys the train is more convenient, reliable, and affordable in my opinion, so if you're planning to take another train journey here, go ahead!
Thank you for reading my essay :D
Oh wow!!! This must be the best comment I have ever read. Thank you so much for this information we will certainly use it for our next train journey. I think you’ll help lots of people who read that too! Thank you!
Taking a train in Indonesia is more exciting through the Bandung station line, because along the way we are presented with a very beautiful view and the train line is on the top of the mountain
Oh wow!! Jakarta - Bandung ?
@@yourmatematt Yes, jakarta bandung or jakarta tasikmalaya, because at the cikampek station the railway line is divided into two, right towards Bandung and left towards Cirebon, if the right line later the railway line will be on top of the mountain which shows the beautiful scenery from the top of the mountain, while the left line later the railway line will only be on the mainland and the scenery is less memorable. 😄
@@herliesroom141 oh great tip then - thanks !
@@yourmatematt you're welcome, Hopefully you are memorable because you have visited Indonesia 😁🙏
True..I always take my European group on train from Bandung.. different line/route. Not Jkt - Bdg, but Bdg - Yogyakarta
Mantap Cak Matt videonya
Thank you.. 4 visit my country indonesia... enjoy..
We love it here :)
That's the old model. Now that train's more stylish, clean, modern and comfortable.
Indonesia beautiful all
Actually Pasar Senen used to serve economy class only, now they have executive.
Gambir station only serves executive class. And Gambir is better station , i think.
Semangat matt
Pariwisata Indonesia paling banyak pilihannya. Alat transportasi dan infrastruktur terus di perbarui supaya turis asing dan lokal lebih mudah ke tujuan ke daerah
In Yogyakarta you should visit Kotagede.. It's one of the most beautiful cities in Asia according to CNN.
And actually although I was born n raised in Jakarta, but my grandparents hometown is from Magelang (about one hour by car from Yogyakarta, it's a district where Borobudur temple is located).
Also I recommend Karangrejo village in Magelang. You gonna love it.
Enjoy your trip!
Thanks so much !!!
@@yourmatematt go to Punthuk Setumbu. Search it on internet. That place is so stunning. That place was popularized by Indonesian vloggers. But I don't think many international vloggers have popularized it.
nice you both visit my city!.... greething from zurich swiss
Oh cool ! Swizz is awesome ?
welcome to indonesia
Thank you!
Nice trips, i hope you got a lot more subscribers.
Thank you )
Nice refreshing informative report! Keep up the good work👌
Thanks :)
Yogyakarta is warmer than Jakarta, the weather in there is slightly boiling compare to Jakarta, for me as Indonesian who ever lived there for studying, I have to say that I prefer to live in Jakarta, that's city is good for holiday and studying only since it's full of culture and universities
Beautiful nature
Stunning isn’t it - can’t wait to go back next month :)
Full executive is start from Gambir next try taksaka Argo Lawu
A train with quite complete facilities
Yes we were very happy
you have chose train class vvip type class bed sleeper very luxury class and price..not chose economy eksecutif class. so enjoy the moment
Amazing catch
New subscriber
Thanks so much :)))
Wow CC201 Locomotive
Nice trip... don't forget to culinary traditional.
Will do:)
Welcon to Indonesia shopping enjoi brothe.. 👍👍👍.
While you are in Yogyakarta I suggest you not to come to Borobudur, there is a renovation going on
and you can't go up and tickets for foreigners are quite expensive.
Instead I suggest you to come to Prambanan or if you want to see a spectacular sunset come to Ratu Boko temple.
And don't forget to come to Jalan Malioboro and in the night try to come to Alun Alun Kidul. its a street food heaven
and also you can try the blindfold challenge to pass the twin banyan trees.
Legend says that those who make it through, their wish will come true. 🤞🏻
Enjoy your trip mate and stay safe
good choice using train..
Kereta penumpang KAI khusus toilet yang lantainya ada lobang pembuangan air kelihatan langsung ke rel sebaiknya di berikan filter biar tidak terlihat langsung, keren banget 🙏
Sudah 10 tahun terakhir ini toilet KA tidak adalagi yg pembuangannya langsung ke rel.
1:27 😳😳
Next time when you take train from Gambir station you could have better carriage coz all carriage are executive class which stopping in a fewer stations...
Oh really?!!! Thanks!
Incredible journey❤️
was really cool
nice ride, you should try to ride the luxury ones to surabaya
It’s on our plan :)
hello bro. for next wow experience, lets try our PSO economy class train. feel the experience of "adu dengkul" seat. ✌️
Mantep baru 646suscribe udah dapat iklan👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Mantap brooo 👍😀
wow that is a nice view nice video too
You need to try the 90° chairs train
Which?
@@yourmatematt economy class, try this. You can feel the extraordinary military lesson on this trip by sit up straight all the way.
@@yusayanto7877 haha yes we’ll do too
try taksaka train 👍🏾
Nice..
Great videos!! But the foot rest is actually adjustable you can push the small pedal and adjust the high what you want👍🏻
OH REALLY?! Thank you for telling me!
@@yourmatematt The black pedal to the left mate! Step on it and the whole thing collapsed down 😁
@@AlexS-oj8qf haha oops!
maybe another time you must to try a taksaka, argo lawu or argo dwipangga train, because for me, thats is the real executive train, the train can go in 120 KM/H, and only take 6 hours from jakarta to yogyakarta, but the train was depart from gambir and the ticket price was little bit expensive😄
How do you book this train?
@@yourmatematt You can book it with KAI Access.
@@ikmalrazaq2580 ok cool - thanks
Hi sir
From jakarta Airport how i reach here to catch train to yogyrta
Nice wooow👍👍👍
Asik...nyaman..!!
station and train looks clean then here in USA
Haha yep and England!
Haha yep and England!
true! just got off from Amtrac train station from Portland to Seattle this weekend, our group can't believe the state of the US railways and stations all the way through our 5 hours journey. the smell, the confusion, the rabid passengers!
@@dianprasetyawati3814 haha
prior visiting Indonesia, what did you expect of the trains here in Indonesia?
Something like the ones in Thailand - old and a bit delayed
@@yourmatematt that would be Indonesian trains on mid 90's
waaaaaay more horrible, trust me.
Nice
digital nomad go to manila, vietnam, malaysia thailand, bali to stay, i think better one to stay is in jogja, jakarta, surakarta, if nomad want to increase youtube channel, jakarta is the place and java island, 150 million people live here :D
wow dude thanks for the tips
There is luxury train 'Gajayana'.. maybe if someone want to find comfortable train more.. 🤭
Nice trip🇺🇲
imagine about 10 years ago the train in indonesia was so chaotic especialy during mudik/pulang kampung time, i ever just standing from senen station jakrtat to pasar turi surabaya with just space fit only for you to standing only for 16 hours after that my kness was swollen and i had lost my handphone in my pocket stole by pick pocket somewhere in brebes or tegal area thats the real karma btw hahaha, nice revolution since mr.ignatius johan being a ministry of transportation here in indonesia, btw so entertaining vlog as ussual, after yogyakarta straight to esat java go see sunrise in mount bromo national park is the most epic sunrise in my opinion and then go to tumpak sewu waterfall and mount ijen in banyuwangi to see the blue fire after that take a ferry back to bali it's only take about 50 minutes across from banyuwangi east java to bali, have a nice trip and be safe guys 😎👍👍👌
Wow that’s really interesting :) thanks for sharing :))))
We have done the bromo trip - we hiked to the top of semeru - was AMAZING !
@@yourmatematt wow awesome, can't wait to see the video, already push notification bell 👌
Maybe if you travel use train again, you must try Luxury Class on Train, but more expensive but with fully facility, and the sit is like Business class on plane
But luxury only available on some routes, not all routes
Yes, Luxury Class is available between Jakarta and Yogya.
Definitely worth going the Luxury Class where available.
Orang Indonesia dikenal cerewet
Bangunkarta train
If u were to do this again, would u rather buy the food on train, or buy outside food and eat in the train? I’m riding this train in about a month. Thanks.
For >4 hrs trip, better not rely on train food. Sometimes after 4 hrs there's not much food left .
If it less than 4 hrs, I usually just buy in the train.
Better buy some super large burger king, or carls, or KFC bucket. And JCO Donuts with their coffee, and two Litre of Aqua.
Or just couple of Nasi Uduk, Nasi Padang (saying to the seller you need it "Lauk terpisah semua dari nasi")and 4 bottle of Sprite Lemonade and two Litre of Aqua.
@@katakukamu1902 we ended up just eating an early lunch at the station. But the food wasn’t good either. Anyway, thanks!
If you are in big city like jakarta surabaya or bali... Better to take airplane. Cheaper and faster than train. The fare of Indonesian train... Well.. Nothing to say...
😍
9:21 lmaooo we're not as broke as you might think.
In the place where you are from, compartment joint doesn't look like that? You seem to so amused like you have never seen it before? And it's kind of weird because the train is unlikely to be late.
Hello.. no where I am from we have a rubber seal and then another floor on top so you can’t even see the metal part… and yes the train was late arrive by 30 mins - great seats though! Much more comfortable than my country ?
@@yourmatematt ah so it looks like the one in Thailand. Looking at your accent, are you from the UK? My guess 😀
What train did you take bro?
I’m not sure ahhahaha oops
Is the train comfortable?
@@dimasg.p5961 it is comfortable but I wouldn’t want to go far far on it
04:50 🤣🤣🤣🤣....
😁
Aku ikut sedih trnyata...krna aku gabisa bahasa inggris
Halooooo. Maaf permisi tuan, apakah anda bisa memberi teranslet bahasa indonesia di dalam vidio anda kedepannya? Terimakasih
Presidency G20 Indonesia 2022. Recover Together Recover Stronger.
Yes !
Terimakasih banyak atas perhatiannya Om. Ingat G20 Presidency indonesia 2022. Jangan lupa bahagia Om🤩
Jakarta thethey train cc 201
Salah kalo naik kereta api eksekutif dengan kereta itu, ada yang lebih baik lagi
400k IDR such a not worthy things to ride just for STANDARD executive.
Parah dirut KAI mundur kalo gk becus
Dont open the train door dude!!! oh my god you act like someone from a third world country
Which door??
@@yourmatematt 0:02 and 0:17
@@yourmatematt aku sering melihat turis dari india dan asia selatan sering membuka pintu kereta api ketika kereta api sedang berjalan hanya untuk membuat konten youtube. Padahal itu berbahaya.
@@zahrachanel5319 it’s a window dude
@@zahrachanel5319 oh ya, kedengarannya berbahaya - jangan khawatir itu hanya jendela di kamar mandi :)