Welcome to the Tanjung Priok – Jakarta cruise port guide. Tanjung Priok is the sea port that has served Jakarta for the last five centuries. Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia. It is situated on the largest of all 17.000 islands: Java. Jakarta is rowdy, busy and perhaps the most intense city of Asia. 11 million people make up the 13th most populous city in the world. It is the economic, cultural and political centre to the islands of Indonesia. A city that displays sheer contrasts. It is where the big business districts meet local poverty. Where Big malls stand next to the traditional Pasar markets of Indonesia. A city that never sleeps and where traffic is the challenge of the day. When you are planning your day ashore in Jakarta be sure to plan you are out of the city before 3 pm as traffic can become incredible chaotic after that. Rely on the opinion of your driver and tour guide when it comes to traffic and timing.

This is the industrial port of Tanjung Priok – Jakarta, where cruise ships will dock when calling into Jakarta. There are hardly any facilities on the dock. For this port we recommend to pre-arrange transportation.

Travel information Indonesia

Official currency – Indonesian Rupiah
Accepts Us dollars – yes
Creditcards – are not widely accepted

Drives on the – left
Timezone – UTC +7 – +9

About Indonesia

Inhabitants – 255 million
Official language – Indonesian
Capital city – Jakarta

Republic of Indonesia
Government – Unitary presidential constitutional republic

Indonesian language

Good day – Hari yang baik
How are you? – Apa kabar?
Thank you – Terima Kasih
Cruise ship – Kapal Pesiar
Port – Pelabuhan

Also visit the cruise port guides:

Singapore
Bali
Makassar
Semarang
Surabaya

Cruise Port Guide Jakarta – Indonesia — docked at Tanjung Priok

Tanjung Priok is the port to serve the city of Jakarta. Cruise ships can dock at several places in Tanjung Priok, but they are all close to each other. See map above for the different cruise docking options in Tanjung Priok. The city centre of Jakarta is about 13 km away from your cruise dock. When planning your day keep in mind there are 2 main areas you want to visit; Central Jakarta and Sunda Kelapa.

Find the following sights in the area of Central Jakarta (13 km south of the port)

National Monument (Monas)

National History Museum

National Mosque

Find the following sights int he area of Kota and Sunda Kelapa (8 km west of the port)

Sunda Kelapa

Pasar Ikan Museum

Bahari Batavia

Taman Fatahillah

Puppet Museum

South of the city of Jakarta you can also find Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, displaying the entire archipelagos architecture and history in 1 park.

Shuttle service Tanjung Priok

Most cruise liners will offer a shuttle service into port. Check with the front office on board what will be the case for your voyage and where the drop off location will be. Take into account the drop off point might not be in the city centre.

Official taxis

The official taxis of Jakarta are the blue bird taxis. These generally do not come to the pier, because they are not permitted to come into the port. However, there might be some official taxis at the exit of the port, which is about 20 minutes walk from the pier depending on where you dock. Sometimes, in the early morning, a few old employees of the cruise line are able to get into the port. They often offer their freelance taxi services for a day. Negotiate a price before you step into the taxi. Take into account it costs about 120 US dollar for the entire day.

Public transport

There is public transport available near the port, but this is still about 30 minutes walk from the dock. Outside the port you will find a bus service. This way of transportation doesn’t come recommended, since the system is complicated, especially to a foreigner.

The famous Jakarta traffic jam

Whatever you do in Jakarta, always be mindful of the traffic in the city. Take into account most of the city will become a traffic jam after 3 pm. Therefore plan your day ahead of what you would like to do to avoid not getting back on time. If you have a driver for the day rely on his experience and judgement with the traffic in town.