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Jakarta To Bali

I have done that route by plane and local bus. Don't take the local bus, if you are taking a bus get the air-con luxury type. The train would be better in my opinion, as stated it goes Jakarta - Semarang - Surabaya. Then take a bus -boat- bus to Bali.

Keep your wallet close to you on these long trip with locals.

You can catch a ferry from Bali to Java as these islands are right next to each other. The ferries run 24 / 7. You can also catch ferries from Bali going to other places on Java - Pelni is the main shipping line for the whole of Indonesia but their website often won't give you the info!

To get around on Java depends where you are going - there are buses and trains .

To help you with finding some of the main trains, the main stations in Jakarta are Jakarta Kota, often written as 'Jakaratakota', closer to the old colonial city centre, and Jakarta Gambir, often just written as 'Gambir', closer to the centre of the modern city.

There are two main stations in Surabaya, Surabaya Gubeng and Surabaya Pasarturi. Gubeng is more central, Pasarturi is slightly to the north.

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