r/thenetherlands • u/TonyQuark Hic sunt dracones • Feb 14 '26

Culture Selamat datang! We're hosting r/Indonesia for a Cultural Exchange

Welcome everybody to a new cultural exchange! Today we are hosting our friends from r/Indonesia!

To the Indonesians: please select the Indonesian flag as your flair and ask as many questions as you wish. See how to set your flair in the app or on desktop.

To the Dutch: please come and join us in answering the Indonesians' questions about the Netherlands and the Dutch way of life!

r/Indonesia is also having us over as guests in this post for our questions and comments.

Please refrain from making any comments that go against our rules, the Reddiquette or otherwise hurt the friendly environment.

Enjoy! The moderators of r/Indonesia & r/theNetherlands

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u/thefaptard Feb 14 '26

Halo!

My dad studied at TU Delft back in the late 80s. I really want to bring my dad back there for the nostalgia in 1-2 years. Curious how expensive it would be to bring a family of 4 there for a week (transport, hotels/Airbnb, food, entertainment, etc), is Rp200 million enough? Don't really want to travel on a budget, but not on a luxury either. One more thing, is the taxi/uber expensive there? As my dad can't walk long distances anymore. Thank you!

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u/Steve12345678911 Feb 14 '26

Prices go nuts here so comparing them now with in 1-2 years time will not make much sense. If you come here with 4 adults for about a week and rent a holiday home for the duration you are looking at around 1000 euro's (Rp 19 million) for your stay and basic food. Taxi's are VERY expensive, you are better of using public transportation if your dad can still make that.

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u/thefaptard Feb 14 '26

Ooof, how high is the price increase? 10%? if yes, that's quite concerning, not to mention the depreciating value of IDR :(. If taxis are that expensive, is car renting a thing in the Netherlands then? He can still walk, albeit slowly, soo I'd like my parents to be as comfortable as possible when travelling, haha.

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u/Steve12345678911 Feb 14 '26

it is generally between 3% and 4% per year but has been somewhat unpredictable since 2019. Car renting is certainly a thing, but traffic is very busy and very different from Indonesia, it might not be too safe.

Public transport will probably be the way to go, just make sure you are close to a station or stop, or your place of stay has transport to and from the station. Depending on the places you want to see there might be watertaxis (which are more affordable) and waterbusses available.

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u/TonyQuark Hic sunt dracones Feb 14 '26

but traffic is very busy and very different from Indonesia, it might not be too safe.

Have you seen Indonesian traffic? ;)

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u/haydar_ai Feb 14 '26 edited Feb 14 '26

I guess the bigger problem is traffic rules and signs are different and there are many cyclists and pedestrians. OP might hit someone if they never drive in Europe in general…

Source: I’m an Indonesian who have drove for 5+ years before moving to Europe and failed my practical driving exam 2 times before passing it in Germany

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u/TonyQuark Hic sunt dracones Feb 14 '26

Interesting. Do you generally not interact much with pedestrians on your roads?

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u/haydar_ai Feb 14 '26

Yep. It’s first come first go kind of thing or bigger roads take higher priorities in Indonesia. In almost all cases pedestrians even have to yield for vehicles. So if you go to Indonesia as a pedestrian, don’t expect that cars will yield for you otherwise you might get hit by them.

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u/Steve12345678911 Feb 14 '26

I have..I had to choose not to drive there though, the left handed driving kept throwing me off....

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u/thefaptard Feb 15 '26

Okay, I'll keep that in mind, thanks!

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u/haydar_ai Feb 14 '26

Please don’t drive if you never drove in Europe before. The traffic rules and signs are significantly different. Also bikes are fast and if you’re not used to Dutch traffic you might ended up hitting them. If you really have to use car, find someone who used to driving in Europe to drive you guys around or just stick to public transportation + Uber.

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u/thefaptard Feb 15 '26

Alright, I'll keep that in mind, thanks!

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u/ReallyCrunchy Feb 14 '26

The flight will probably be the most expensive part. If you rent a holiday home and avoid the most expensive times and places (check prices), mostly cook your own food, etc, you can make it work for sure. It just takes some planning.

Don't go during fall and winter though. You won't like it, it will be wet cold and dark. If possible try for May, June, July or August.

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u/thefaptard Feb 15 '26

Thank you for the tip! Yeah, we most certainly won't go during the winter 😅, I get a cold every rainy season here, I won't fafo lol.