Indonesia’s NEW ULTRA LUXURY Train from Jakarta to Yogyakarta

Indonesia’s NEW ULTRA LUXURY Train from Jakarta to Yogyakarta

This Video is in Partnership with Level8 Luggage. Today we’re back in Indonesia to ride their NEWEST 
Luxury train on a 500km journey across Java. So come along with me and let’s 
check out the on-board entertainment, marvel at some huge volcanos and sample 
some interesting food… let’s go! Salamat Pagi, and welcome 
back to fascinating Jakarta. The metropolitan area of the Indonesian 
capital is home to around 32 million people – making it the third largest urban 
area in the world, after Chongqing and Tokyo. We’ll be taking a train to the 
beautiful and historic central Javan city of Yogyakarta – home to two of 
the country’s most important religious sites. Today’s journey starts at Jakarta’s 
long-distance train hub, Gambir Station. The location is excellent – about as central 
as you can get in the city, but its relatively small size has far outgrown the demands of moving 
people around the world’s most populated island. There are a few shops and food outlets, a 
waiting room, a staffed ticket office and kiosks. Another entrance is available for Indonesians 
– who can board using facial recognition. By here’s my favourite part of the station. At the time of filming, you needed 
to print a boarding pass from one of the aforementioned kiosks – but now you can 
just board with the QR code on your eTicket. The departure level can be accessed 
by stairs or by lift, seen here. As we’re travelling in Luxury Class today, we get 
complimentary access to the very nice KAI lounge. This includes a wide selection 
of comfortable seating, snacks and fresh fruit – but more 
importantly, freshly ground coffee. There’s also some nice 
window views, and Free WiFi. Our train today is the Argo Dwipangga 
service, departing at 8:50am. The platforms are one more level up, and can be accessed by escalators, 
or by lift direct from the lounge. These shots best show off the main inadequacies of Gambir Station. There are just 
two platforms and four tracks here. The Jakarta commuter trains, like this one, pass through frequently, but very 
few of them actually stop here. There just isn’t the capacity – which is very poor for connections to and from the 
station. But more on that soon. Our train pulls in around 15 
minutes before scheduled departure. Hauling us today will be a KAI Class 206 diesel locomotive – these are based on 
the General Electric CM20 platform. They have a maximum speed of 160km/h 
(100mph), but only run in-service at up to 120km/h (75mph) on Indonesia’s 
fairly narrow 1,067mm ‘Cape Gauge’ track. Level8 have a wide selection of suitcases and travel accessories designed 
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or in the description below. The train is formed of all 
Executive Class coaches, except for a Restaurant Coach, and a Luxury 
Class coach, where I’ll be travelling today. There is a small step up from platform to 
train – but a ramp is available on request. These ‘All New’ Luxury Class coaches were 
launched in Early 2024, and feature large, private recliners arranged in a 2+1 layout. I’ve got Seat 1C today, a window 
seat on the ‘2’ side of the coach. All seats rotate to face the direction of travel. Before we depart, let’s check out today’s route. From Jakarta, we head east along 
Java’s north coast to Cirebon, before cutting across the island to the 
south coast to our destination of Yogyakarta. We depart Gambir Station, on-time at 8:50am. Today’s full route is 512km (318mi) in distance and is scheduled to take 6 hours 
and 8 minutes of travel time. The price for an adult ticket 
in this Luxury Class coach is 1,220,000 Indonesian Rupiah 
(£55.69, €65.29, $74.85). While this is expensive for the 
region, I still think it represents good value for money overall – and 
is usually pretty busy or sold out! For the first part of today’s journey, we wind 
our way through central Jakarta on elevated viaducts, passing all the commuter 
stations at relatively slow speeds. All announcements are made in Bahasa Indonesia, with the important information 
repeated in English too. I love seeing the city from this 
viewpoint – it’s a very different perspective you don’t get from street level. The lovely onboard host then comes around 
with welcome drinks; water or apple juice. There are many large-scale 
construction work currently ongoing to improve the railway network 
in and around the Indonesian Capital. One of the biggest problems is to alleviate 
the bottleneck through Gambir Station, and improve connectivity to 
and from Intercity services. There have been discussions about 
moving the long-distance hub here, to Jatinegara Station, as nearly all 
trains call here anyway, and there is far more capacity than at Gambir, 
with 4 platforms and 7 tracks already. It also has connections to both the Blue 
and Yellow commuter lines and its relative proximity to Halim Airport, the Whoosh high-speed 
station and the KAI depot are big plus points. If you have any thoughts, 
or more information on this, leave me a comment below as there is 
limited information available online. Next, we are offered tea, coffee or hot chocolate. I went for the latter, and 
it was surprisingly nice! OK, let’s now check out this Luxury 
Class coach, which is in a 2+1 layout. I love how clean and modern it is – they 
were built here in Indonesia, by Inka. There are large digital displays with route, speed and temperature information shown 
– as well as TVs showing advertisements. Luggage can be stored on the large overhead racks, 
or on the floor behind the last row of seats. These are large reclining leather armchairs. 
They are really comfy, super well-padded, have a good ergonomic shape and a winged headrest. They can be reclined electronically 
using these buttons. They don’t go flat, but still transform to a very relaxing position. My only slight complaint would be: 
I would prefer a few more inches! A soft blanket, an eye mask and a 
bottle of water are also provided. The tray table deploys from the 
armrest, but is pretty small. A litter bag can be found in the storage pocket in 
front of you, along with an entertainment screen. I don’t think these were fully working when 
I travelled as there wasn’t much content, and it seemed a bit buggy. I hope 
this has since been sorted out! Free WiFi is available, and this worked 
reasonably well throughout the journey. Power is provided with a universal socket and 
one USB-C and one USB-A port per passenger. Finally, there are adjustable, personal 
reading lights, coat hooks on the wall and full-closure sun blinds on the windows. Overall, an EXCELLENT premium product that I think many railways around the world 
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join button in every video, thank you! When passing through Cikampek, look left and you will catch a glimpse of a locomotive 
graveyard to the side of the tracks. Luxury Class on Indonesian trains also includes a complimentary meal. This 
was certainly interesting. There was no choice and it consisted of two 
small chicken sausages, some potato wedges, an omelette, a ‘good’ bread roll and a desert 
thing – which was really NOT my cup of tea. It wasn’t terrible overall, 
just a bit of a weird meal. Anyway, I’m just going to enjoy the river 
and rice field #TrainWindowViews for a moment… and then we’ll go and 
check out the rest of the train. The toilets in the Luxury 
Class coach were very good. Really smart and clean. The water worked, the soap, 
litter bags, seat covers, toilet paper and hand towels were all stocked up. There was even a foot washer – something 
I’ve NEVER seen on a train before. We are now on the approach to Cirebon, West Java’s only coastal city and home to 
2.7 million people in the metropolitan area. It’s also our first major stop outside of 
Jakarta. I keep meaning to pay a visit here, but I’ve not quite made it yet. I hope 
to on my next trip to Indonesia. What would you recommend to see in the local area? OK, back on the move, and let’s 
go for another wander around. The only other seating on this Argo 
Dwipangga service, is Executive Class. This is also a new generation coach, offering 
a nice upgrade from the past offering. These seats are in a 2+2 layout, and all 
rotate to face the direction of travel. There is ample legroom, tray tables 
and power sockets at every seat. The price for one adult ticket 
here is 650,000 Indonesian Rupiah (£29.33, €34.27, $39.41) – so 
around half of what my ticket costs. No complimentary service is included, 
but you can visit the large and welcoming dining car to purchase very well 
priced meals, snacks or drinks. There is plentiful seating in here, 
or you can eat back at your seat. As I’d already eaten – I just grabbed 
a fresh orange juice to take-away. We have now entered Central 
Java, and turned south. The landscapes here are very dramatic, none more so than when we catch 
sight of the majestic Mount Slamet. This is an active stratovolcano, 
which last erupted in 2014, and stands at 3,432m (11,260ft) in height 
– making it Java’s second highest peak. Our next intermediate stop, is 
at Puwokerto – which is home to the central Java signalling centre 
and a large KAI locomotive depot. Every train on this line stops here, serving 
the city of around 250,000 residents. Again, this is another place I’d love to visit 
soon, and maybe do some volcano trekking… The staff bring steps to the 
doors because of the low platform, while others prepare to refill 
the water tanks on the coaches. Cold refreshing towels are handed 
out in preparation for arrival. We are now on the home stretch, 
so let me summarise today journey from Jakarta to Yogyakarta onboard the 
Argo Dwipangga service in Luxury Class. Well, this is pretty good, isn’t it? Brand new, modern coaches, amazing seats, 
friendly and helpful staff and scenery to die for. There are a few things I would 
change, such as providing a choice of, and better meals and maybe an 
extra few inches of legroom. Other than that – I have no complaints. It was 
also superb value for money, in my opinion. If you want to see my review onboard KAI’s 
controversial flagship Compartment Suites service from Surabaya to Jakarta, 
then click the link above now. We arrive at Yogyakarta Station 
just under 15 minutes late, at 3.12pm – which is not bad 
for a 6 hour journey I guess. Have you been on any trains 
in Indonesia before? If so, which ones and on which routes? How did you 
find them? Let me know in the comments below! I’m always open to new video ideas, so if you 
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Today we’re back in Indonesia to ride on their NEW LUXURY Train!

We’ll be travelling over 500km from Jakarta to Yogyakarta on the KAI Argo Dwipangga service which is equipped with some amazing reclining seats and passing majestic volcanoes, which make this 6 hour journey pass by in a flash – so come along with me and let’s check it out together!

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Date of Filming: 15/2/24
Camera: GoPro Hero 12 Black
Operator: KAI (Indonesian Railways)
Departure: Jakarta Gambir, Indonesia
Arrival: Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Cost: Luxury Class – 1.22m Indonesian Rupiah (£55.69, €65.29, $74.85)
Executive Class – 650,000 Indonesian Rupiah (£29.33, €34.27, $39.41)

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00:00 – Intro
01:10 – Arrival at Jakarta Gambir & Tour
03:00 – Train Arrival & Info
04:12 – Level8: My Favourite Luggage
04:58 – Boarding & Route Information
06:10 – Departure & Pricing
07:20 – Jakarta’s Railway Network is Evolving!
08:36 – Luxury Class Seat Tour
11:45 – Complimentary Food & Drinks
12:40 – Exploring the Train
15:00 – Volcano #TrainWindowViews
16:25 – Trip Summary
17:32 – Arrival in Yogyakarta
17:55 – Outro