Bonjour à tous,
Nous nous rendons 3 semaines en Indonésie en septembre prochain et grâce à tous les conseils que vous avez donnés dans d'autres posts, nous avons pu finaliser notre itinéraire "type".
Nous aimerions donc arriver à Jogjakarta (point de départ de notre circuit), partir à l'est (Bromo / Ijen), visiter Bali et partir sur Lombok, avant de revenir en fin de circuit à Bali (Sud-Est). Nous aurions deux options pour les vols, mais ne connaissant pas très bien les dessertes locales nous aimerions avoir vos avis quant aux trois options :
Option 1
Un départ de Paris avec un arrivée à Jogjakarta
Un retour de Denpasar (Bali) avec une arrivée à Paris.
Option 2
Un départ de Paris, un samedi de septembre avec une arrivée à Djakarta le dimanche soir.
Un retour de Djakarta le vendredi à minuit, avec une arrivée à Paris le samedi. Dans cette option 2, nous sélectionnerions en plus les vols intérieurs Djakarta - Yogjakarta et Denpasar - Djakarta.
Option 3
Idem que 2 mais en passant par une autre ville : Kuala Lumpur, Singapour, Bangkok ...
Quelle est la meilleure option d'un point de vue optimisation/temps // prix ?
Enfin nous aurions trois questions :
1/ Un avion arrivant de France à Djakarta à 22h ou 23h (heure locale), nous permet-il de prendre nos visas à l'arrivée à l'aéroport de Djakarta ? Si le poste est fermé comment doit-on procéder ?
2/ Si nous devions arriver à Djakarta vers 22/23h (heure locale), et le vol vers Yogjakarta étant assez matinal (6h heure locale), l'aéroport de Djakarta reste-t-il ouvert la nuit pour nous permettre d'attendre ce vol intérieur ?
3/ Si notre vol retour est prévu à 00h10 (heure locale) à Djakarta, le samedi 22 septembre 2012. A quelle heure doit-on prévoir notre vol intérieur entre Denpasar et Djakarta (départ à 13h10>13h50 ou bien peut-on miser sur le vol de 22h30>23h10 sans risque de retard) ?
Par avance, merci pour vos réponses et vos commentaires
Bjour,
Si vous etes francais pas de souci de visa on arrival.
Ayant fait il y a qq annees ce type de circuit; j avais zappé jakarta (aucun interet interet si vous allé sur east java et bali), perso j avais choisi le vol A/R le moins cher que j avais trouve pr le S/E asiatique puis completer avec des low cost. Dans mon cas un vol paris KL puis j avais rejoint Solo depuis KL avec Air asia ( une trentaine km de Yogja mais des vols moins chers et pkus pratiques ds mon cas). Pr le retour j avais pris aussi un vol AA ente Bali et KL. De memoire ca avait du me couter 600 eur pr le vol paris KL et une centaine d EUR pr les 2 aller simple.
Quitte a devoir faire une etape ; choissez plutot que jakarta KL, Sin ou Bkk...c autrement plus sympa comme etape et vs economiserez sur vitre vol deouis paris de quoi passer une senaine de plus en Indonesie....
avec air asia il y a souvent du retard mon bali _jakarta a 13h10 a ete retarder de 1 heure, sur mes 10 vol en asie seul le phnom pen _ k lumpur etait a l heure exact,
perso suis arrivé a 1heure du matin à Jakarta le 2 avril, pour le visa aucun problème tant que l'aéroport est ouvert il y a un guichet à l'imigration penser a préparer à l'avance vos 25 dollars pour le visa. Dans mon cas vu l'arrivée tardive il n'y avait quasiment personne.la formalité n'a pas duré 2 minutes
Attention les vols intérieurs nécessitent un changement de terminal. Il y a bien un bus gratuit mais je ne sais pas si ils fonctionnent a cette heure si tardive. Dans mon cas j'ai pris un taxi et donné d'office 50.000 roupies au conducteur (en lui faisant croire que je connaissais les prix (je m'étais renseigné avant) devant ma mine déterminée il voulait me demander plus mais a hésité on en est resté la
attention aussi des amis m'ont dit qu'apres le dernier vol le terminal T1 (indonésie) est fermé ils ont passé le reste de la nuit devant un terminal fermé!!
maintenant je vais vous raconter ma mésaventure
J'avais un vol de kuala lumpur le 1er avril départ 21H30 pour arriver a jakarta a 22h30.avec malaysian Je ne devais en aucun cas manquer mon vol jakarta ambon prévu à 01h30 le 2 avril car je prenais un bateau pour aller plonger au raja ampat ce qui implique un changement d'avion a ambon pour un dernier vol ambon sorong. Il n'y a qu'un vol par jour ambon sorong donc si je manque l'arrivée à ambon je manque mon bateau. le départ de jakarta étant prévu a 01h30 me laissait donc 3 heures ce que j'estimais suffisant. Le changement de terminal à jakarta nécessite un transit d'au minimum 1h30. J'avais donc prévu large meme tres large. Pour etre sur de mon coup je télphone le matin en fin de matinée à malaysian pour m'assurer que mon vol sera à l'heure on me répond ok pas de problème.
Entre temps selon malaysian à 14h00 les autorités indonéesiennes décident de fermer l'aéroport en raison de manifestation contre la hausse du prix de l'essence. J'arrive alors le soir a l'aéroport de kuala lumpur et on m'informe que mon vol est retardé de 3 heures !!! résultat une demi heure pour changer de terminal avec passage à l'immigration et changement de terminal autant dire que c'était impossible....
je discute avec malaysian pour qu'il me trouve la solution et au bout d'une demi heure j'ai bien compris que la compagnie n'avait trouve aucune solution. Autant dire que j'étais consterné !! je savais aussi qu'avec les asiatiques il ne faut jamais s'énerver donc je suis resté zen et je me suis organise pour réussir le changement de terminal et prendre mon avion.
j'ai demandé à malaysian une assistance à l'arrivée pour me guider à l'arrivée passer l'immigration et me mettre dans un taxi. je leur ai demandé de téléphoner à jakarta pour aviser et de m'aider auu maximum et j'ai demandé à pouvoir prendre tous mes bagages en cabine 4 pieces J'ai fais du change en roupie à kulala lumpur pour pouvoir payer le taxi et les taxes d'aéroport au départ de jakarta 40.000 roupies et mis mes 25 dollars dans le passeport pour payer le visa . Honnétement malaysian m'a prévenu qu'il ne pouvait pas me garantir que cela marcherait mais en définitve je n'avais pas d'autre solution alors... J'ai embarqué a kulala lumpur avec tous mes bagages (et plein de liquide dedant en dehors des normes admises (anti moustiques crèeme solaire) et le miracle c'est produit....sitot l'avion posé et la porte ouverte un gars m'attendais j'ai couru à l'imigration heureusement il n'y avais qu'une personne devant moi je lui ai expliqué la situation fais un grand sourire au douanier en lui expliquant la sitaution il m'a donné le visa en moins de 2 minutes nous avons alors courru jusqu'a la sortie et je me suis jeté dans le premier taxi . En 16 minutes j'ai réussi à me trouver dans le terminal au guichet pour prendre mon avion. heureusement à 1h15 du matin celui ci était désert il y avait 4 ou 5 comptoirs avec des mecs tous hilares qui me criait ambon ambon. J'ai alors compris que l'on mattendait. Une employee devant la situation connue m'a demandé ma carte de crédit et est partie au pas de course pour vérifier avec mon billet.électronique J'ai aussi eu la presence d'esprit de lui dire que je gardais tous mes bagages avec moi hors de questionde mettre en soute sous peine de me retrouver sans à l'arrivée . nouveau marathon avec un employé qui m'aide a franchir le terminal au pas de charge. Un vrai marathon... Je dégaine mes 40.000 roupies au guichet des taxes et la course reprend de plus belle passage de mes bagages (avec les liquides interditS) cool ca passe... meme que le mec qui m'accompagnait et bien plus jeune que moi me criait pas si vite pas si vite. J'arrive enfin à la porte d'embarquement dévale les escaliers 4 a 4 et monte dans l'avion résultat 22 imnutes après mon arrivée j'étais dans mon avion avec tous mes bagages !!! et cinq minutes apres l'avion est parti j'ai donc pu attraper mon bateau . J'en suis toujours pas revenu !!
je dois probablement avoir gagner le marathon du changement de terminal !!! et remercier le dieux garuda pour la chance que j'ai eue.
voila pourquoi je vous recommande plutot de passer via jakarta!!
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