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Lombok
Island, Indonesia >> Getting There & Away
LOMBOK ISLAND - INDONESIA
 GETTING
THERE & AWAY
Lombok and Sumbawa, the two main
island of West Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara refers to the
islands east of Bali) offer a charming variety of
landscapes, place of interest and activities for the
tourist.
At least five tropical islands (The Gillis; Trawangan, Meno, and Air, Gilli Nanggu, Moyo Island) and
coastlines lined with pristine beaches and fabulous waters
for swimming, sun baking, sailing, surfing, fishing and
underwater activities await.
BY PLANE
There are regular daily flights from Bali,
Jakarta, Surabaya, Sumbawa, Bima and from Singapore.
Merpati
Nusantara Airlines, Trigana Air and
Indonesia Air Transport serves daily flights from Bali to
Lombok (roundtrip).
Effective April 1st - onward, Garuda
Indonesia operates its Boeing 737-300 to serve Bali - Lombok
- Bali daily, and 2 daily flights from Jakarta (CGK) to
Mataram (AMI) roundtrip twice a day.
Lion Air serves
1 daily
flights direct (nonstop) for Jakarta (CGK) - Mataram (AMI).
Batavia Air, serve 1
flight for Jakarta (CGK) - Mataram (AMI) via Surabaya (SUB)
Wings Air serves 2 daily
flights for Surabaya (SUB) - Mataram (AMI) direct and
Merpati Airlines serve 1 daily flight direct from Mataram
Surabaya connect to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).
Silk Air serves 3 flights
a week direct from Singapore (SIN) to Mataram (AMI) on
MPNDAY, THURSDAY, and SATURDAY. In addition, Trigana Air
just open new routes from Mataram to Sumbawa (3 times a
week): SUNDAY, TUESDAY AND THURSDAY and Mataram to Bima (3
times a week): MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY.
More details...
For complete details on flight
schedule and time table, please see:
- DAILY
DEPARTURE SCHEDULE
- DAILY
ARRIVAL SCHEDULE
BY PUBLIC FERRY FROM
BALI
 Alternative way to reach Lombok
from Bali is by sea. The cheapest mode of transportation
from Bali to Lombok (vice versa) is by Public Ferry.
Public Ferry service departs
from Padang Bai (East Bali) to Lembar (West Lombok) every 2
hours, operating 24 hours carrying passengers goods and
vehicles. These ferries are quite basic and slow, taking
between 4-5 hours for the crossing. While they are cheap, it
can cost quite a bit extra to get to Padangbai so its worth
comparing all alternatives. More
details...
BY FAST BOAT
 There are new private
fast boats operates serving Bali - Lombok - Gili Islands;
Blue Water Express
(Benoa -
Teluk Nare & Gili Islands) or
Gili Cat
Fastboat and
Eka Jaya
(Padangbay - Teluk Nare & Gili islands). This fast boat
service only carry passengers with limited seats available.
Pregnant women and child under 2 years old are not
recommended to go with these fast boats.
The Fast Boats using standard
safety for passengers, making the sea transfer more
efficient, comfortable and safe.
The fast boat's
fare is quite expensive (almost doubled compare to flying),
but if your destination is Gili Trawangan, then it's quite
reasonable.
BY SHUTTLE BUS
Most travelers tend to take the
tourist shuttle service from Bali which includes transfers
to and from the harbors to the destination of their choice.
 These
shuttles charge an all inclusive price and vary depending on
your start point in Bali & destination in Lombok.
Unfortunately the vehicle/s used are often very old. If you
travel with kids, we do not recommend to use this shuttle
service as you'll be crammed into hot and stuffy minibus
with no air-con or curtain to shade you from the noon sun.
Traveler's comments regarding this shuttle bus:
http://nfancyfree.blogspot.com/2006_12_01_archive.html
TRANSFER SERVICE WITH DELUXE
AC COACH
A little bit of extra spending
to get a smooth and comfortable air-con transfer service can
be enjoyable during your vacation in Bali and Lombok.
Pricing info and details, see:
Private Deluxe
Transfer Tariff 2009 -
2010
HOW TO BOOK ONLINE - TRAVEL ASSISTANCES
You can
book online (except Ferry Ticket) through Lombok Network
Holidays and get your tickets delivered
to your hotels, or at the airport upon your
arrival...Our
system is fully integrated with
PayPal,
for an instant online payment.
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