Moving to Jakarta

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11 years ago

Hi there, we are currently planning our move to Jakarta and looking for AIS as a school for the children. We are currently looking at accommodation areas, husband will be working near MONAS and I believe the commute can be tedious depending on where we live. May I ask for suggestions? A lot of forums point to Kemang being difficult to get out of. Would appreciate some ideas so I can start looking at suburbs. Thanks in advance.

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ochie Serial expat

234POSTS

11 years ago

Hmm how about menteng area? Its closer to monas

flounderz New member

5POSTS

11 years ago

Thank you Ochie, I will do a search. It's overwhelming and not being there makes it harder to gauge.

ochie Serial expat

234POSTS

11 years ago

Hmmm between ais and monas, could be kuningan (patra kuningan,mega kuningan,setiabudi,rasuna kuningan). Well menteng area could be too

ochie Serial expat

234POSTS

11 years ago

flounderz wrote:
Thank you Ochie, I will do a search. It's overwhelming and not being there makes it harder to gauge.

Your welcome :-)

flounderz New member

5POSTS

11 years ago

Ok, just out of curiosity, is there any area near Kemang in South Jakarta which might be slightly easier to get out of to the city?

ochie Serial expat

234POSTS

11 years ago

flounderz wrote:
Ok, just out of curiosity, is there any area near Kemang in South Jakarta which might be slightly easier to get out of to the city?

Kuningan area

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flounderz New member

5POSTS

11 years ago

Thanks Ochie. Would you have any idea on travelling time from Kuningan to Australian International School during peak hours?

middleborn Active member

32POSTS

11 years ago

flounderz wrote:
Thanks Ochie. Would you have any idea on travelling time from Kuningan to Australian International School during peak hours?

Since Kuningan is not a small area, it depends on your location and, of course, the traffic jam. For instance, it took me about an hour and a quarter with moderate to high traffic (based on experience) from Rasuna Said to East Kemang (AIS). Well, maybe I wasn't lucky enough that day.