Vehicles

1. Beca

   Becak (cycle rickshaw)

   Usage

   The pedal rickshaw. Always agree the fare before you get in

   Grammar Note

   Beca is the Sundanese spelling of the Indonesian becak; it suits short hops

2. Angkot

   Angkot (shared minivan)

   Usage

   A shared minivan on a fixed route, the everyday ride in Bandung and other West Java towns

   Grammar Note

   Angkot is short for angkutan kota ("city transport"); call out to the driver where you want to get off

3. Ojég

   Ojek (motorcycle taxi)

   Usage

   A motorcycle taxi you ride pillion. It beats the traffic and the driver lends the helmet

   Grammar Note

   Ojég is the Sundanese spelling with é (ojek also appears). Agree the fare before you ride

4. Delman

   Delman (horse carriage)

   Usage

   The horse carriage offered at tourist spots. Agree the fare first

   Grammar Note

   A delman is a horse-drawn carriage; it is also called sado

5. Bajaj

   Bajaj (auto rickshaw)

   Usage

   The three-wheeled taxi of the Jakarta area, for short hops. Agree the fare before you get in

   Grammar Note

   Bajaj comes from the maker's name and is spelled as in Indonesian

6. Odong-odong

   Odong-odong (kiddie train)

   Usage

   A gaudy mini-train that tours neighbourhoods playing music, for children to ride

   Grammar Note

   Odong-odong is a reduplicated word for this children's ride

7. Motor

   Motorcycle

   Usage

   The motorcycle itself. Renting needs an international licence and a helmet

   Grammar Note

   Motor mainly means a motorcycle, while a car is mobil, as in Indonesian

8. Mobil

   Car

   Usage

   The word for a car; also used when asking for a car with a driver

   Grammar Note

   Mobil is a car; an electric car is mobil listrik

9. Sapédah

   Bicycle

   Usage

   Use it when renting a bicycle or looking for bicycle parking

   Grammar Note

   Sapédah is the Sundanese word for a bicycle, the counterpart of Indonesian sepeda

10. Beus

    Bus

    Usage

    Covers city and intercity buses; the overnight bus is beus wengi

    Grammar Note

    Beus is the Sundanese spelling, matching the sound of English bus

11. Karéta

    Train

    Usage

    Java has a well-developed rail network. Use it when buying tickets towards Bandung or Jakarta

    Grammar Note

    Karéta carries an é; it is the counterpart of Indonesian kereta

12. KRL Commuter Line

    KRL commuter train

    Usage

    Greater Jakarta's commuter rail, which reaches Bogor too. You ride with a stored-value card

    Grammar Note

    KRL stands for Kereta Rel Listrik (electric train); as a proper name the spelling stays

13. LRT

    LRT (light rail)

    Usage

    The light rail around Jakarta, a way to skip traffic. Show the station name when asking for the platform

    Grammar Note

    LRT is an English abbreviation used as it is

14. MRT

    MRT (metro)

    Usage

    Jakarta's metro runs north-south through the city, a way to skip the traffic

    Grammar Note

    MRT is an English abbreviation used as it is

15. Taksi

    Taxi

    Usage

    Normally metered. Ask the driver to use the meter before you set off

    Grammar Note

    Taksi is English taxi in Sundanese spelling

16. Kapal terbang

    Airplane

    Usage

    The word for an airplane, used at airports and when talking about flights

    Grammar Note

    Kapal terbang literally means "flying ship"; the Indonesian pesawat is also used

17. Parahu

    Boat

    Usage

    A small boat for lakes and rivers, as on sightseeing boat rides

    Grammar Note

    Parahu is a small boat, the counterpart of Indonesian perahu, and it sits in the name of Tangkuban Parahu

18. Kapal

    Ship

    Usage

    A large ship or ferry, used when buying tickets at a port

    Grammar Note

    Kapal is the large vessel; a small boat is parahu

19. Kapal feri

    Ferry

    Usage

    Ferries such as the one linking Java and Sumatra, which carry vehicles too

    Grammar Note

    Feri comes from English ferry; kapal feri is the ferry boat

20. Ambulan

    Ambulance

    Usage

    The word for an ambulance in an emergency. The emergency number is 112

    Grammar Note

    Ambulan is the Sundanese spelling of English ambulance

21. Treuk

    Truck

    Usage

    The word for a cargo truck

    Grammar Note

    Treuk is English truck in Sundanese spelling, with eu

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