South Jakarta
South Jakarta abbreviated as Jaksel, is one of the five administrative cities which form the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia.
South Jakarta abbreviated as Jaksel, is one of the five administrative cities which form the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia. South Jakarta is not self-governed and does not have a city council, hence it is not classified as a proper municipality. It had a population of 2,062,232 at the 2010 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 2,323,644, and it is the third most populous among the five administrative cities of Jakarta, after East Jakarta and West Jakarta. The administrative centre is at Kebayoran Baru.
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Things to do
Beneath the high-rise office buildings and elite residences, South Jakarta is a wonderful place to play.
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Where to eat
= = Agneya Restaurant, Jalan Wijaya IX No.23, RT.2/RW.5, Melawai,. 11:30-00:00. Serving mostly Indonesian cuisines but with a different twist on the cooking process. Typically Rp200,000 per person (incl. food and drink). Koi Kemang, Jalan Kemang Raya No.72b, RT.7/RW.2, Mampang Prapatan,. 08:00-23:00.
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Getting to South Jakarta
- Airports
- Halim Perdanakusuma (HLP), 9 km · Soekarno-Hatta (CGK), 23 km
- Semarang → South Jakarta407 km · quickest by air, 4h 55m · Rp979,070–1,519,750
- Yogyakarta → South Jakarta428 km · quickest by air, 6h 10m · Rp1,116,890–1,723,720
- Surakarta → South Jakarta466 km · quickest by air, 4h 59m · Rp1,049,230–1,629,200
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for South Jakarta
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for South Jakarta. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThe terminal serves a lot of city buses, minibuses, and frequent intercity buses to destinations throughout Java island, and regular buses to Bali and Sumatra.
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Next door to South Jakarta
South Jakarta is 7 km from Jakarta, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.