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The travelling will kill you, more so when you see the jams.
I strongly recommend moving to a place nearer your work if possible.

Agreed on Fred comment.

Hi, I'm also indian (but born in Indonesia). If you still wish to stay in Jakarta area, better to take train (commuter train) for your transport to Bogor area - free from T-jam and moreover the crowd will be less if you travel in the morning, because its a turn back (most of ppl in Bogor work in jkarta).

Thank you for the help.

I am not keen on staying in Bogur as i want to be in city centre.

Which are the nearest train station sin South Jakarta?
Is there a website where i can check the station names?

I have no idea about the public transport, i just know about blue bird and the motors

Input:  Gambir (Jakarta) Station to Bogor

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Input:  Gambir (Jakarta) Station to Bogor

I've just looked at the traffic on Google maps at the moment (6am Jakarta time) and it's pretty much clear so your trip from South Jakarta to Gambir, probably best by Transjakarta bus, should be pretty easy.
The trains are pretty cheap but the journey time is about an hour and a half so you're adding three hours in time to your working day, and that's before you consider the bus ride and getting from Bogor station to your office.
Basically, it'll be pointless living in Jakarta as you'll never see the place except from a bus or train window.

Another issue - rents are paid by the year here so you're stuck with that for twelve months unless you're willing to lose the cash when you see how bad your idea is.

As you'll have little time except on the weekends, I would strongly advise you live near work, then stay in a Jakarta hotel at weekends if you want to party.

If you are in south Jakarta then all trains south go to Bogor. Kalibata, Tebet, Cawang, Depok and more. You just need to go to the nearest one and get one the Bogor train. The train net work is really simple but very crowded.
All trains pass through Manggerai which is spelt wrong. No point going to Gambir as the Bogor trains don't stop there the nearest is station is Gondgdalia or something weird but it's in Menteng.

You can buy daily weekly or monthly tickets I believe and it's relatively hassle free except the volume of people and if you get used to that then it's fine.

However Bogor is a great place to live with lots of bars, restaurants and it's laid back. The traffic is the same as Jakarta but it is cooler and up in the mountains.

Thank you for the help.

The thing is my company’s bank, accountant are in South Jakarta.
Our warehouse is in sentul city.

I am talking to my company people and mostly I will have to go to bogur 2 times a week.

So I think 2 times a week should be fine.

I just checked google maps. Bogur main part is far, but the sentul City it is showing 45 mins from Rasuna area where I am planning to stay.

So I think if my job role wants me to travel to warehouse daily I will stay near the warehouse only, it is smarter option.
Let’s hope I don’t have to travel daily to warehouse.😇

Hi

If you still looking, kindly let me know. Cuz i have to go to Jakarta at least once in a week. And i live in Bogor. (It is not Bogur)

Fred wrote:

The travelling will kill you, more so when you see the jams.
I strongly recommend moving to a place nearer your work if possible.

To update this...

The elevated toll road work has been completed so, if you're using a vehicle less than 2.1 m tall, you can use the new road. Over that height and you're in with a load of truck drivers who know nothing about lane discipline or intelligence.

Hi

Actually from Jakarta to Sentul in the morning you will avoid traffic jams a bit.  Likewise if you go to Jakarta from Sentul in the afternoon.
BTW does your company not provide transportation?  I work in a foreign company, for employees who come from abroad a car is provided for official trips.  But actually not just for foreign employees. More precisely foreign employees get 1 driver with 1 car.  While we have to share the car with others.  I also see that most of my company's customers, which in fact are foreign companies in Jakarta, are also like that.  at least get the cost of accommodation.

Ryan_chaniago wrote:

BTW does your company not provide transportation?  .

Some companies with high end employees will provide a car and driver but the vast majority of expats don't get that bonus.

At the end of the day, Jakarta's traffic is generally terrible so it's always better to live wherever there's an easy route to work.