harindoThe most popular tourism in Lombok, the Gili Islands are consists of three small islands. These islands are Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and Gili Air. The three Gili Islands offer beautiful beaches, amazing underwater marine life. It is a great place for diving and snorkeling.
Gili Islands is accessible by speed boat from Lombok or fast boat to Gili from Bali. The speed boat to Gili offers a daily trip with schedules of more than one time a day. Speedboat Lombok to Gili departs at any time you want. Meanwhile, a fast boat from Bali to Gili departs one or two schedules a day.
The fast boat to Gili Islands is going directly to the beach on Gili Trawangan, Meno, and Gili Air. There is not available a free transfer from the harbor to your hotel due to the agreement with the local community. So once you arrive on the island, you can find your own transport to the hotel.
For those who want to travel to Gili Trawangan, you can use the fast boat to Gili Trawangan from Bali. The fast boat will depart from Padang Bai, Sanur, and Serangan. If you stay in Ubud or Candidasa, you can book on the boat from Padang Bai. But if you stay in Kuta or Legian, you can take a fast boat from Serangan or Sanur.
Fast Boat to Gili Air is the only best way to get to the island from Bali. The fast boat departs in the morning from Padang Bai at 09.00 am. And from Serangan, the boat will depart at 08.00 am, meanwhile from Sanur, the boat will depart at 09.30 am.
Boat Bali to Gili Meno is also available for daily departure from Bali. The boat will go directly to the beach of Gili Meno. But you will have to stop in Gili Trawangan, Gili Air, and Lombok before getting on Gili Meno.
Five Best Speed boat to Gili Islands
If you prefer to get on the fast boat from Bali to Gili or Lombok, the following fast boats are recommended:
- Gili Express Speedboat from Lombok. The speed boat will depart any time you want, you can choose to start from Lombok between 06.00 am to 18.00. The boat trip is based on a private trip from Teluk Nare and Bangsal.
- Scoot Fast Cruises fast boat from Sanur to Gili. This is the only fast boat that departs daily from Sanur. The boat will make a stop offer in Nusa Lembongan before continuing to Gili Islands.
- Ostinia Fast Boat depart from Padang Bai to Gili Islands and Lombok. The boat will depart every day at 09.00 am from Padang Bai. The boat is a perfect choice if you stay in Ubud or Candidasa.
- Golden Queen fast ferry is a ferry crossing from Bali and Nusa Penida to Gili Islands and Lombok. The boat will also make a stopover in Padang Bai harbor before continuing to Gili Islands.
- Giligetaway is a fast boat transfer from Serangan to Gili Islands and Lombok. The estimated travel time of this boat to Gili Islands is 2 1/2 hours. This is a perfect choice if you stay in the south area of Bali. They will provide you free hotel transfers for Kuta and Legian areas.