Jakarta eSIM
In Jakarta you connect to Telkomsel or XL, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The typical speed across the country is 38 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Telkomsel and XL
- Typical speed in Indonesia
- 38 Mbps typical, 7 Mbps at busy times
- 5G
- partial, on the main islands and in the cities
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Jakarta
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $5.89 | $5.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $2.96 | $8.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $2.18 | $10.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $1.59 | $15.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $1.19 | $23.89 | |
| 50 GB | Never expires | $0.94 | $46.89 |
How Indonesia compares across Asia
- Regional typical speed
- 42.95 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 2, Telkomsel, XL
- 5G
- Partial, main islands and cities
- Next fastest nearby
- China, 41 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Uzbekistan, 37 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 4: Bali, Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Lombok
Landing at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)
- Airport
- CGK / WIII
- Distance
- 20 km from the centre of Jakarta
- Also serves
- Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport (HLP)
Getting into Jakarta
- Soekarno-Hatta Airport Rail Link (KAI Commuter) to BNI City and Manggarai (CGK), about 47 minutes
- LRT Jabodebek Bekasi Line via Halim station, reached by airport shuttle bus (HLP)
Underground and on the metro
Jakarta MRT runs 1 lines. It opened in 2019. The operator does not publish whether the tunnels carry a mobile signal, so we do not claim either way.
Worth knowing about Jakarta
- Jakarta has two airports and they are not interchangeable: Soekarno-Hatta (CGK) is about 20 km northwest of central Jakarta and is the country's main international gateway, while Halim (HLP) is about 12 km out and, despite the international designation, handles mostly domestic flights.
- The Soekarno-Hatta Airport Rail Link takes about 46 to 48 minutes between the airport and BNI City, runs every 30 minutes, and the last service from BNI City is at 21:51, so a late-evening arrival has to use the road instead.
- Jakarta MRT is a single North-South line of 13 stations, 6 of them underground (Bundaran HI, Dukuh Atas BNI, Setiabudi Astra, Bendungan Hilir, Istora Mandiri, Senayan Mastercard). It reaches neither airport, but interchanges with the Airport Rail Link at Dukuh Atas / BNI City.
- Jakarta is on Western Indonesia Time (WIB, UTC+7), one hour behind Bali, which uses WITA (UTC+8) - worth checking if you fly on to Bali or set data-usage alarms.
Sources for this page
Other cities in Indonesia we cover
- Yogyakarta
- 427 km from Jakarta, nearest airport JOG
- Bali
- 930 km from Jakarta, nearest airport DPS
- Lombok
- 1081 km from Jakarta, nearest airport LOP