[What To Do in Indonesia] Bandung Indonesia - Part 1

Bandung Indonesia

Where Is Bandung Indonesia

Bandung is the capital city of West Java, & the third largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta & Surabaya. Nicknamed Parijs truck Java (Paris of Java) by the Dutch for its resemblance to Paris & European atmosphere back at the colonial times. Bandung also earned another nickname as Kota Kembang, literally meaning the Flower City since Bandung used to have lots of flowers.

Lies only about two hours away by car from Jakarta, this is the place where people would love to go shopping and spend more time to eat good food at good places with much affordable price on the weekends.

Map Bandung

Located at the altitude of 768 m with the environment of lush & exquisite Parahyangan mountains makes the climate mild & pleasant. The city has been widely known for the universities, apparel products & a great place for gastronomic adventure. Nowadays, Bandung has become a popular weekend escape for commuters and people that live around Jakarta and Bogor.

How To Get To Bandung Indonesia

There are ways to get to Bandung Indonesia. If you're already staying in Jakarta, you can take the shuttle van to Bandung that will take you about two to three hours travel trip depends on the traffic. The price will be around USD $6-$8. Different travel operator will give you different price.

shuttle to Bandung

Bandung can also be easily reached from Kuala Lumpur since Air Asia Airways has already provide a direct flight from Kuala Lumpur to Bandung with good price that sometimes just too low to be missed.

If you happen to grab the flight to Jakarta and want to go straight directly to Bandung, you can also take direct shuttle from Soekarno-Hatta International airport to Bandung that will take you about 3 hours travel time.

Flight to Bandung

Another option to go to Bandung is by train. The executive train ticket can be purchased directly at Gambir train station.

Executive Train to Bandung

Book Hotel Bandung Indonesia

Choices for hotels are also a lot. When you want to book hotel Bandung you might want to make some searches first to make sure that the hotel is quite around the city area as sometimes taking public car (angkot) takes you longer time to arrive at the destination place. Bandung has smaller area than Jakarta with heavy traffic on the weekends therefore many roads usually modified to become one-way direction.

Budget Hotel Bandung

Budget hotels in Bandung area are on the range of USD $25-$50 per night. If you're looking for a lower price, you can try to find some home stays or hotels that are on the range a bit further than city spotlights and find better price they offer. Home stays are on the range of USD $8 - $15 per night.

Budget Hotel Bandung

Looking for a luxurious hotel in Bandung? No worries as there are also a lot of choices in the city starting from deluxe room, apartment and GH Universal Hotel. If you're coming to Bandung after weekend, ask for a discounted price or try to find a coupon or voucher for a better price they usually offer to stay on the hotel after sundays.

Luxury Hotel Bandung

Luxury Hotel Bandung

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