Transportation from Bali to Gili Trawangan is the main concentrate for visitors who visit the Gili. There are many recommended ways to get to the island from Bali and the most popular is a fast boat.
A fast boat to Gili Trawangan offers a daily departure from Bali. You can choose to start from Padang Bai, Sanur, and Serangan. If you want the shorter on the sea, you have to book a boat transfer from Padang Bai. But if you want a shorter land transfer, you can book on a boat from Serangan or Sanur.
If you are on Lombok island and want to visit Gili, you book a speed boat to Gili from Bangsal or Teluk Nare. Bangsal is the main public harbor for boat transfers between Gili and Lombok. Meanwhile, Teluknare is a private harbor for speed boat transfers to or from Gili.
For those who want to visit Gili Air, there is also a fast boat to Gili Air from Bali. You can prefer to depart from Padang Bai, Sanur, and Serangan. If you go from Serangan, you can book on Scoot Fast Cruises. While if you go from Padang Bai, you can get on Eka Jaya Fast Boat.
What are the best fast boat transfers from Bali to Gili?
If you are looking for the best transfer from Bali to Gili, the fast boat is the best at the moment. Fast boat to Gili Islands offers daily departure and it is going directly to the island. You can book for a morning departure if you want to arrive early on Gili Islands.
Below are some of the best recommended fast boats to Gili:
- Scoot Fast Boat is a boat transfer that departs from Sanur to Gili Islands. These boat transfers have only one scheduled in the morning from Sanur. You will leave at 09.30 am. They also provide a free hotel transfer in Kuta, Legian, and Sanur.
- BlueWater Express is a fast boat to Gili Air, Meno, and Gili Trawangan. This boat offers a daily trip from Serangan in the morning at 08.00 am. They also have a schedule from Padang Bai and Nusa Lembongan.
- Bali Eka Jaya Fast Boat is a fast boat from Bali to Gili. This boat offers daily departure from Padang Bai to Gili Trawangan, Meno, and Gili Air. They have scheduled 2 times in a day with a morning departure at 09.00 am and afternoon at 13.00
- Wahana Gili Ocean is one of the boats from Bali to Gili that depart from Padang Bai. This boat is a standard boat with a capacity of 180 passengers. This is the most popular speed boat to Gili Trawangan, Meno, and Gili Air.
For more detail on fast boat transfer, you can visit the fast boat to Gili Islands page. There you can find schedules and prices. You can also find the other fast boat transfers to Lombok, Nusa Penida, and Nusa Lembongan.
How much are the fast Boat Prices?
The fast boat Lombok to Gili Trawangan or fast boat Bali to Gili have cost from $25 to $70 per person. If you take a return trip, the price will have discounts.
Fast boat prices to Gili and Lombok are including free hotel transfers in specific areas in Bali. You will get a free hotel pick up from Kuta, Legian, Sanur, Jimbaran, Ubud, and Nusa Dua.
If you stay outside of the area covered with free hotel transfers, you will need to pay an extra cost. The price depends on the place you stay, if you stay in Canggu, it will cost approximately $25 per car.