Experience Indonesia's new WHOOSH Bullet Train — a luxury, futuristic high-speed train that Europe and the USA could NEVER compete with. In this video, I try the WHOOSH First Class from Jakarta to Bandung 🇮🇩 and the entire journey blew my mind. I started in Jakarta, fighting through heavy rain and flooding just to reach Halim Station. After a chaotic Gojek ride through the storm, I finally arrived at this modern, China-like high-tech terminal. From the VIP room to the onboard service, everything in the WHOOSH First Class feels premium and surprisingly luxurious. This new Indonesian bullet train is fast, smooth, clean, and absolutely next-level. Watch how the entire journey went from Jakarta to Bandung, including my arrival in Bandung city. My first impression of Braga Street honestly shocked me! If you're curious about Indonesia's new high-speed rail, luxury trains, First Class travel, or how WHOOSH compares to Europe and the USA, this video shows everything.
Homeless Pelican braves Jakarta floods to ride the WHOOSH bullet train first class to Bandung, finding luxury, speed, and a vibrant city.
Homeless Pelican braves a monsoon in Jakarta to ride Indonesia's futuristic WHOOSH bullet train to Bandung. From a chaotic Gojek ride through flooding to the VIP lounge and a 30-minute first-class sprint hitting 300 km/h, this journey delivers luxury, speed, and raw urban adventure. The train's Chinese tech astounds, but Bandung's Braga Street steals the show with its 3D screens and lively vibe.
Experience Indonesia’s new WHOOSH Bullet Train — a luxury, futuristic high-speed train that Europe and the USA could NEVER compete with. In this video, I try the WHOOSH First Class from Jakarta to Bandung 🇮🇩 and the entire journey blew my mind. I started in Jakarta, fighting through heavy rain and...
WHOOSH First Class Bullet Train Jakarta to Bandung Review 2025
This video takes you onboard Indonesia's WHOOSH bullet train, a futuristic high-speed rail that Europe and the USA could never compete with. The journey starts with a chaotic Gojek ride through Jakarta's heavy rain and flooding just to reach Halim Station. Once there, the modern, China-like high-tech terminal feels like another world. From the VIP room to the onboard service, everything in the First Class feels premium and surprisingly luxurious. This train is fast, smooth, clean, and absolutely next-level. The arrival in Bandung and first impression of Braga Street will shock you. If you're curious about Indonesia's new high-speed rail, luxury trains, or how WHOOSH compares to Europe and the USA, this video shows everything.
Attractions in this video: Halim Station, Braga Street, Whoosh Train
<p>Homeless Pelican starts his day in a prison-like North Jakarta apartment, dodging mountains of trash before realizing rain has flooded his plans. He hops on a Gojek motorbike—backpack with laptop in tow—and endures a hurricane-like storm for an hour and a half, splashing through water so deep the driver could go fishing. After paying a 100,000 IDR tip for the heroic ride, he arrives dripping wet at Halim Station, which instantly reminds him of China. The station staff kindly offer a WHOOSH T-shirt, but he eyes a magnet instead, joking his YouTube success will come next year.</p><p>He snagged the most expensive first-class VIP ticket for 600k IDR, only to discover a cashback offer would've made it 500k. Ouch. But the VIP lounge eases the pain—free coffee, snacks, air conditioning so cold he shivers in his wet clothes, and even a WhatsApp confirmation that apparently doesn't reply when you ask to be friends. After drying off in the lounge, he boards the gleaming WHOOSH train, noting it's the second fastest in the world after China's fleet, and faster than Japan's Shinkansen. His seat, 1A, comes with snacks, mineral water, and an attendant who offers to clean tables if needed (he volunteers).</p><p>The 30-minute ride to Bandung hits nearly 300 km/h despite heavy rain, passing flooded fields and tunnels. Homeless Pelican marvels at the Chinese-financed technology, the $7 billion project that offers 62 trips daily. After arriving, he hops a free shuttle to the city center and checks into a $7 room with no AC, just a fan and a wild toilet. But Bandung's Braga Street blows him away—3D screens like Wuhan, a shooting range, live artists, and a party vibe that Jakarta lacks. He ends the night with a local snack, bachang, and a promise to return for that magnet.</p>
