Flight
If you are coming from abroad, we recommend flying directly into Soekarno-Hatta International airport (CGK). Should direct flights not be available, Singapore (SIN) and Kuala Lumpur (KUL) airports are close by Jakarta and only a two-hour flight away. Bali's airport is called Ngurah Rai International (DPS). There are numerous flights available to/from Bali at low fares. Make sure to plan in enough time between before any long-haul flight as low-cost airlines in Asia are often delayed and missed flights won't be reimbursed.
Rental Car
You can use the free airport WiFi to call a driver from Uber, GoJek, or Grab. Remember the type of vehicle and license plate, and walk past the first set of lanes for taxis . You will find a second road for passenger pickup, where you can wave down the driver to pick you up. Using one of these online services will generally provide the cheapest fare and save you the hassle of negotiating since the price is automatically calculated and displayed in the app when you request the car. Fares can be paid in cash if your credit card has not already been set up in the app.
Rental Car
If you head past the counters, you'll get to the ordinary taxi ranks — and encounter many taxi touts and baggage carriers, these individuals would likely scam visitors and should be ignored and will probably need waving off (just wave your hand and shake your head). There are several reliable taxi operators such as Silver Bird, Blue Bird, and Express taxi having their own taxi rank spot in the terminal, the customers must queue in line to be served as numbers of taxis came along in several minutes to about 15 minutes intervals (depends on availability and traffic). Silver Bird is a premium taxi company and it is very reliable operator with good drivers and plush Mercedes cabs, but pricier than the rest at around Rp 120,000 to the Golden Triangle (City Center). Blue Bird Taxi and Express Taxi are two most reliable taxi service in Jakarta. It has smaller but still nice air-conditioned Toyota Vios/Limo cars, and would cost you around Rp 90,000 to Central Jakarta/Golden Triangle.
Hotel
The whole wedding will take care in the ballrooms of the Ritz Carlton Pacific Place. It's probably best to stay in the same hotel or a hotel close by the Pacific Place mall given Jakarta's infamous traffic jams. Be aware that there are 3 different Ritz Carlton Hotels in Jakarta; two in Pacific Place one of which is a Residences (aka services apartments) with multiple bedrooms which is great for a group of friends to share. The third one is further away in Mega Kuningan. We will soon publish our discounted hotel booking code for family and friends, in the meantime, you can search with Facebook's corporate code "FSF". Hotel options close-by: - The Gunawarman, 4.5-star, $50/pax - Century Park Hotel, 4-star, $40/pax - HARRIS Suites fX Sudirman, 3.5-star, $40/pax - RedDoorz Plus @ SCBD, 2.5-star, $10/pax Please reach out to us if you need more hotel recommendations but generally, as mentioned above, it would make sense to optimize for the closest distance.
Discount Code - FSF
House Or Rental
We are about to finalize the accommodation in Bali once we have a better sense of how many people can make it. As detailed in the FAQ section, after the more formal celebrations in Jakarta finish, we want to use the opportunity to bring a small group of friends from Indonesia, Germany, Ireland and the US together. In light of that, we are planning to book 1-2 big villas for around 25-40 people with a big pool, garden BBQ, etc. Generally everyone should fit, but we will stay in touch with you once the final guest count and the private villa(s) are confirmed. There may be the chance that we won't have enough private rooms available for couples. Please don't hesitate at all to reach out to us regarding this matter.