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title: "Bali to Gili Islands Fast Boat 2026: Times, Fares, Piers"
description: "Fast boats from Padang Bai, Serangan and Sanur to Gili Trawangan, Gili Air and Meno: crossing time, this month's fares, which pier, which boats stop at Meno."
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# Bali to the Gili Islands by fast boat

## Bali to Gili Trawangan, Gili Air and Meno: departures and fares

Take a fast boat from Padang Bai in east Bali: about 1 h 30 min to Gili Trawangan, 15 companies between 08:30 and 14:00, one way from Rp 400,000 to Rp 737,000 online for November 2026. Boats from Serangan and Sanur take 2 to 5½ hours, most calling at Nusa Penida or Lembongan first. Only seven Padang Bai companies stop at Gili Meno.

### Padang Bai to Gili Trawangan in numbers

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Usual way | Fast boat from Padang Bai |
| Typical time | About 1 h 30 min (75 min to 2 h 45 min) |
| Fares this month | Rp 400,000 to Rp 737,000 one way |
| Where it departs | Pelabuhan Padangbai (Padang Bai harbour) |

### Fast boats from Padang Bai and Serangan, November 2026

| Operator | From | To | Typical time | Fare | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eka Jaya Fast Ferry | Padang Bai | Gili Trawangan, then Gili Meno and Gili Air | 1 h 30 min to 1 h 45 min | Rp 685,000 | Rp 600,000 when booked on its own site. Lands on the beach at Gili Trawangan. |
| Wahana Virendra | Padang Bai | Gili Trawangan, Gili Air | 1 h 30 min to 2 h 45 min | Rp 467,500 | Free pickup from one address in its Bali zone. |
| Semaya One | Padang Bai | Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno | 1 h 30 min to 2 h 30 min | Rp 500,000 |  |
| Golden Queen Fast Ferry | Padang Bai | Gili Trawangan harbour | 1 h 15 min to 1 h 45 min | Rp 400,000 |  |
| BlueWater Express | Serangan, then Padang Bai | Gili Trawangan, then Gili Air | 2 h 45 min from Serangan | Rp 830,500 from Serangan, Rp 737,000 from Padang Bai | Lands at Sama Sama Reggae on Gili Trawangan. BlueWater's own site charged more for the same boat: Rp 1,100,000 from Serangan and Rp 1,000,000 from Padang Bai, or Rp 1,059,000 and Rp 959,000 on its web promotion. |
| Gili Getaway | Serangan | Gili Trawangan, Gili Air 12:15 | 3 h 45 min | From Rp 700,000 | Calls at Nusa Penida, Gili Gede and Senggigi on the way. |
| Marina Group | Serangan | Gili Trawangan | 3 h | Rp 525,000 |  |

### Checking in at Padang Bai harbour

Check in at your operator's desk at **Pelabuhan Padangbai (Padang Bai harbour)** and show the booking. Wahana Virendra's staff swap it for a boarding ticket you keep for the crossing; porters then carry the bags onto the boat before you board.

Seats are not numbered on Wahana's boats: board early for a seat inside if the sea is up.

### Where the boat puts you ashore

Each company lands at its own spot on **Gili Trawangan**: the harbour, the beach (Eka Jaya), Sama Sama Reggae (BlueWater Express) or Gili Getaway's pier.

## Gili Islands back to Bali: first and last boats

Boats back to Padang Bai leave Gili Trawangan from 09:15 to 16:00 and take 1 h 30 min to 3 h; Sanur boats leave from 08:55 to 16:00. For November 2026 the last ones go at 16:00 (Wahana Virendra, Wijaya Buyuk, Karunia Jaya), landing in Padang Bai between 17:30 and 18:30. Boats calling at Gili Air leave there 15 to 30 minutes later.

### Fast boats from Gili Trawangan to Bali, November 2026

| Operator | From | To | Typical time | Fare | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wijaya Buyuk | Gili Trawangan | Padang Bai | 1 h 30 min to 2 h 15 min | Rp 400,000 |  |
| Wahana Virendra | Gili Trawangan | Padang Bai | 1 h 30 min to 2 h 45 min | Rp 467,500 |  |
| Eka Jaya Fast Ferry | Gili Trawangan | Padang Bai | 1 h 30 min to 1 h 45 min | Rp 685,000 |  |
| Scoot Fast Cruises | Gili Trawangan, Gili Air | Sanur Harbour |  | Rp 800,000 | Rp 1,500,000 return. Also calls at Gili Meno. |
| Marina Group | Gili Trawangan | Serangan | 3 h | Rp 525,000 |  |
| BlueWater Express | Gili Trawangan | Padang Bai, Serangan | 2 h 30 min to Padang Bai | Rp 737,000 to Padang Bai, Rp 830,500 to Serangan |  |

### Boarding on Gili Trawangan

Board at the point your company names on the ticket, not at the first boat on the beach: on Gili Trawangan, operators load at different points along the harbour and the beach. Gili Getaway asks passengers to be at its dock 30 minutes before departure.

### Arriving at Padang Bai, Serangan or Sanur

Padang Bai boats land at the harbour in east Bali; Serangan and Sanur boats land in the south, nearer Denpasar. A ticket that includes the drop-off takes you to one address in the company's zone.

## Quick Facts

- Departure: Bali
- Arrival: Gili Islands
- Main transport: not confirmed
- Last checked: 2026-11-09
- Confidence: medium

## Which Bali harbour to sail from: Padang Bai, Serangan or Sanur

Padang Bai is the short crossing: 15 companies, most boats about 1 h 30 min to Gili Trawangan. Serangan and Sanur are in the south, so they save the drive across Bali, but their boats call at Nusa Penida or Lembongan first and take 2 to 5½ hours.

| Harbour | Boat companies | Departures | Crossing | Sold online, November 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padang Bai | 15 | 08:30 to 14:00 | 75 min to 2 h 45 min | Rp 400,000 to Rp 737,000 |
| Serangan | 4 | 08:00 to 13:30 | 2 h 45 min to 3 h 45 min | Rp 492,900 to Rp 830,500 |
| Sanur | 9 | 07:00 to 13:00 | 2 h to 5 h 30 min | Rp 400,000 to Rp 1,740,000 |

### From Ubud and Canggu to Padang Bai

Most tickets come with a minibus from your hotel to the harbour. Combined minibus and boat tickets sold for November 2026 took 4 h 30 min to 5 h 30 min from a pickup point in Ubud to Gili Trawangan, from Rp 500,500, and 4 h 45 min to 6 h from Canggu.

### Serangan departures: BlueWater Express, Gili Getaway and Marina

For November 2026, four boats a day leave Serangan, on the south coast. BlueWater Express leaves at 09:00 and picks up again at Padang Bai at 10:15; Gili Getaway leaves at 08:00 on its island line through Nusa Penida, Gili Gede and Senggigi; Marina Group and Marina Luxury 99 leave at 13:30, arriving at 16:30.

### Sanur Harbour departures, most via Lembongan or Nusa Penida

Boats leave from the Sanur Harbour terminal. Most of the nine companies sailing to the Gilis in November 2026 left between 07:00 and 09:00 and stopped at Lembongan or Nusa Penida, so plan on three to four hours.

## How long the crossing takes, and the Lombok Strait forecast

From Padang Bai, a boat that goes straight to Gili Trawangan takes 75 to 90 minutes; the slowest scheduled boats take up to 2 h 45 min. Boats from Serangan and Sanur add one or two island stops.

**Read the sea forecast.** BMKG, Indonesia's weather agency, runs a forecast page for the Lombok Strait crossing (Penyeberangan Selat Lombok) with wave heights and high-wave warnings. Look at it the evening before you sail.

**When the strait is roughest.** June to October, worst around August, when dry-season easterlies and Indian Ocean swell drive the big waves; in August 2026 BMKG warned of 4 to 6 m in the southern strait and 2.5 to 4 m in the north. December to February brings west-monsoon squalls and high waves from the north. Waves come in surges, not every day.

**Watch the boat.** Gili Getaway shows its boats live on a tracking map, which tells whoever is meeting you when you will land.

**Who should not go.** Wahana Virendra does not carry pregnant women or passengers with heart or back problems, because of the jolts on the open strait.

## Gili Trawangan, Gili Air or Gili Meno: which boats stop where

Gili Trawangan and Gili Air get the most boats: 15 companies each from Padang Bai. Gili Meno gets fewer: for November 2026, seven companies sell Padang Bai to Gili Meno, Rp 450,000 to Rp 803,000, taking 1 h 40 min to 2 h 30 min.

**Boats that stop at Gili Meno:** Eka Jaya Fast Ferry, Semaya One, WaterJet, Wijaya Buyuk, Wijaya Tramena, Karunia Jaya, Gili Gili Fastboat

If your boat skips your island, the local island boats link Gili Trawangan, Gili Air and Bangsal on Lombok; tickets are bought at the harbour, not online. Scoot also sells the short hop from Gili Trawangan to Gili Meno or Gili Air for Rp 225,000.

## Landing on Gili Trawangan: the beach, porters and the cidomo

Some boats tie up at a jetty; others run onto the sand. Wahana Virendra's passengers "step outside to the beach" at Gili Trawangan, so wear sandals and keep shoes in the bag. Porters unload the luggage; collect yours before the boat leaves.

Gili Trawangan has no cars: you walk, cycle or take a **cidomo**, the island's horse cart, to your hotel. Arrange a pickup with the hotel if your bags are heavy; Gili Getaway's crew only helps as far as the dock.

**The island levy.** Foreign visitors pay North Lombok Rp 20,000 to enter the three Gilis, under its 2023 regional regulation. A rise to Rp 50,000, plus a new levy on diving, went to the regency council in April 2026; the regency will brief hotels and tour operators on the islands before it collects any new rate.

## Booking the fast boat and the hotel pickup

A few details decide how smooth the day goes, starting with the pickup that comes with most tickets.

**Pickup.** Most fares include a minibus from your hotel. Wahana Virendra collects from one address only, in its zone of south Bali, named when you book and changeable until 24 hours before; Gili Getaway's air-conditioned pickup covers south Bali.

**Buying direct.** Eka Jaya, Wahana Virendra and Gili Getaway all sell on their own websites. Gili Getaway may place you on a partner company's boat on the Bali to Gili Trawangan crossing; it names the company before you pay.

**Surfboards.** Gili Getaway charges Rp 100,000 for a single board bag and Rp 200,000 for a bag holding several boards, each way.

**Changes and refunds.** Wahana Virendra refunds nothing within 48 hours of departure. To move a date it needs two days' notice, or seven days from 1 June to 30 September and from 20 December to 5 January.

## Once you land: snorkelling, sunsets and car-free lanes on the Gilis

There are no cars on the Gilis, so you walk, cycle or take a horse cart. This is what people come over for.

- **Turtles off Gili Air** bring many people across: the water is shallow right off the beach, so you can snorkel from the sand.
- **Gili Trawangan** is the lively island, known for its sunsets, dive schools and beach clubs.
- **Gili Meno** is the quietest island and the hardest to reach from Bali, with only seven Padang Bai boats, so book that boat first.
- **No cars:** you get around on foot, by bicycle or by cidomo, the horse cart.
- **The local hop** between the three islands takes 15 to 30 minutes on Koperasi Karya Bahari's boats, bought at the harbour, so two islands in one trip is easy.

## Bali to Gili Islands: what travellers ask

### How long is the fast boat from Padang Bai to Gili Trawangan?

About 1 h 30 min on a direct boat. On the November 2026 timetables it runs from 75 minutes to 2 h 45 min, depending on how many stops the boat makes at Gili Air, Gili Meno or Lombok on the way.

### How much is the fast boat from Bali to Gili Trawangan?

From Padang Bai, Rp 400,000 to Rp 737,000 one way, as sold online for November 2026. Eka Jaya is Rp 685,000 online, or Rp 600,000 on its own website. From Serangan, Rp 492,900 to Rp 830,500.

### Is there a ferry from Bali to Gili Air?

Yes: 15 fast-boat companies sail from Padang Bai to Gili Air, most via Gili Trawangan, in 1 h 30 min to 2 h 30 min. The slow way is the car ferry from Padang Bai to Lembar on Lombok (13 sailings a day, about 4 h 30 min, Rp 65,300 for October 2026), then the road north to Bangsal and a public boat.

### Can you fly from Bali to the Gili Islands?

Not onto the islands: flights go to Lombok. For November 2026, a Wings Air flight from Denpasar to Lombok, a car to the coast and the boat across sell as one trip, about 3 h 50 min from Denpasar airport to the Gilis. Once you are in east Bali, the Padang Bai fast boat is quicker.

### Can you do a day trip from Bali to the Gilis?

The timetable allows it, without much time on the island: the first boats from Padang Bai land on Gili Trawangan around 10:00, and the last ones back leave at 16:00. That gives about six hours ashore, plus the drive to and from Padang Bai.

### Is the fast boat to the Gilis safe?

It depends most on the sea that day: BMKG, the weather agency, publishes wave forecasts and high-wave warnings for the Lombok Strait crossing. Wahana Virendra does not carry pregnant women or passengers with heart or back problems, and Scoot states passenger liability cover through Jasa Raharja up to Rp 50,000,000.

## Sources for Bali to Gili Islands

1. [RRI Mataram: North Lombok proposes Rp 50,000 Gili levy for foreign visitors (30 April 2026) — news](https://rri.co.id/mataram/info-pemda/2376591/klu-usulkan-retribusi-wisata-tiga-gili-naik-jadi-rp50-ribu-untuk-wisman)
2. [Antara: BMKG warns of high waves in the Lombok Strait (9 October 2026) — news](https://www.antaranews.com/berita/5778474/bmkg-waspada-gelombang-tinggi-di-selat-lombok-hingga-sepekan-kedepan)
3. [Antara Mataram: BMKG on the monsoon and high waves in NTB (9 August 2026) — news](https://mataram.antaranews.com/berita/565443/bmkg-menyebut-penguatan-monsun-picu-gelombang-tinggi-di-ntb)
4. [Headline NTB: Bangsal to the three Gilis, crossing fares (July 2026) — news](https://www.headlinentb.com/2026/07/liburan-ke-tiga-gili-simak-daftar-tarif.html)
5. [Eka Jaya Fast Ferry — operator](https://www.ekajayafastboat.com/)
6. [Wahana Virendra (Wahana Gili Ocean) — operator](https://wahanagiliocean.com/)
7. [Gili Getaway — operator](https://giligetaway.com/routes/)
8. [Scoot Fast Cruises — operator](https://www.scootcruise.com/time-table)
9. [BMKG maritime weather (Posko Cuaca Jalur Penyeberangan) — official](https://maritim.bmkg.go.id/cuaca/dashboard/selat-lombok)
10. [RRI Mataram: North Lombok proposes Rp 50,000 Gili levy for foreign visitors (30 April 2026) — news](https://rri.co.id/mataram/info-pemda/2376591/klu-usulkan-retribusi-wisata-tiga-gili-naik-jadi-rp50-ribu-untuk-wisman)
11. [IDN Times NTB: Lembar-Padangbai ferry timetable and fares, 31 October 2026 (from KSOP Lembar) — news](https://ntb.idntimes.com/travel/destination/jadwal-dan-harga-tiket-kapal-lembar-padangbai-31-oktober-2026-00-ldn3d-xxp4cs)

## Before and after Gili Islands

- [Gili Trawangan, Gili Air and Gili Meno: boats in, out and between](https://indonesiatransport.com/gili-islands/)
- [Bali to Lombok by boat or plane](https://indonesiatransport.com/bali-to-lombok/)
- [Sanur to Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan by fast boat](https://indonesiatransport.com/bali-to-nusa-penida/)
- [Fast boats, car ferries and Pelni ships: crossing Indonesia by sea](https://indonesiatransport.com/ferries/)