Section 13 · 9 guides
Budget Travel.
Seeing Jakarta cheaply: free attractions, meals under 50,000 IDR, hostels and the transit passes that keep your daily costs down.
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Jakarta on $25 a Day: Is It Possible? Here’s How
What 445,000 rupiah buys in Jakarta, the rules that keep you under $25, a full week costed with a running total, the private-room and two-person versions, and the single purchases that blow…
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3-Day Budget Jakarta Itinerary: See More, Spend Less
Three days in Jakarta hour by hour on public transport and free sights first: Kota Tua and Glodok,…
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Cheap Transportation Tips for Jakarta on a Budget
The free tourist buses and minibuses most visitors never find, the one card that does everything, which mode…
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Eating on a Budget in Jakarta: Best Cheap Food Spots
How cheap food works in Jakarta, from wartegs and kaki lima carts to angkringan and 24-hour noodle stalls,…
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Free Attractions in Jakarta: 20 Things That Won’t Cost a Rupiah
Twenty places in Jakarta with no ticket at all, grouped by area with opening hours, three free days…
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Best Budget Hostels & Guesthouses in Jakarta
The hostels worth booking, what capsule and pod hostels are really like, guesthouses and the booking networks, syariah…
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Jakarta Daily Budget: How Much Money Do You Need Per Day?
What a day in Jakarta really costs at four levels, with a full price list of everyday things,…
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Backpacking Jakarta: The Ultimate Budget Traveller’s Guide
Where the backpacker scene went, how to arrive and leave for less, crossing the city for 3,500, eating…
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Budget Travel in Jakarta: How to Explore on a Shoestring
Ask most travelers to name a cheap Southeast Asian city and they’ll reach for Bangkok or Hanoi long…