Jakarta Ferry Service

Jakarta, capital city of Indonesia is punctuated by 13,000 islands boasting of a population of over 180 million. Constituting of diverse ethnic groups, Jakarta exhibits unity in diversity in its language, culture and tradition. The city is the center of commerce, industry and governance. An extensive network of transportation connects Jakarta with major places in Indonesia and abroad. Strategically positioned it serves as an ideal base to visit major places of the archipelago of Indonesia. Land, air and sea transport can be availed of from Jakarta to rest of the country and abroad. Jakarta offers excellent transportation facilities. Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport are two major international airports of Jakarta. The city is also served by a good network of trains, buses and taxis. Foreign tourists can avail of Jakarta ferry service to explore the city and the rest of the archipelago of Indonesia. The government is also thinking of introducing waterbus ferries as a cheaper means of transportation along the canals in Jakarta.

Pelni National Cruise line is the largest cruise ship of Indonesia. Domestic ports located here are high tech regional ports. Pelni National cruise is home to a container terminal, large warehouse area and commercial center. Exceptional ferry services operate from Batam Island to Singapore on the southern coastline of the Riau Kepulauan. Batam Island is a popular base to enter Singapore. Ferry services offer four daily cruises and daily cruises on weekends. Batam Island is recently growing as a major commercial, industrial, recreational and tourism center. It is an excellent shipping and cargo depot offering excellent port facilities.

Features of Jakarta Ferry Service:

  -   Pelni, the national ferry company run services to major places in the archipelago from Tanjung Priok port, situated in the city's northern part.

  -   Small speedboats leave from Ancol, located on Jakarta's north shore to Ancol.

  -   Tanjung Priok also called Tandjung Priok is a sub-district of North Jakarta in Indonesia. It is home to Jakarta's major harbor with the same name. The port is managed by national port company PT Pelindo.

  -   Tanjung Priok is the prime port of Jakarta running major ferry services to other parts of Indonesia.