Getting to the Gili Islands – How
Most people choose to travel to the Gili islands and Lombok with one of the numerous fast boat services, such as BlueWater Express. As the pioneer of high speed transport from Bali to the Gili islands, the British owned BlueWater Express was established in 2005 and now offers up to three daily departures from both South Bali (Serangan Island, near Kuta, Legian etc) and East Bali (Padang Bai, close to Candi Dasa and Ubud). Hotel transfers are included Free of Charge for most areas in Bali.
Getting to the GILI ISLANDS and LOMBOK now becomes more quicker and easier with two departure harbour in Bali. One is located in South Bali, Serangan Harbour and the other one is located in Padang Bai Harbour.

BlueWater Express is the best option for getting to the Gili Islands from Bali
The journey by sea from Bali to the Gili Islands takes around 2 hours depending on sea conditions, kindly refer to BlueWater Express Terms and Condition of Carriage. There are currently three services, two services direct and one service indirect to the Gili Islands and Lombok.
Departure times are 08.00 AM, 10.00 AM daily from Serangan, Bali and 10.00 AM from Padang Bai.
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BlueWater Express Boat Schedules
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Direct Service |
Outbound – Bali (Serangan) to Gili Islands and Lombok |
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| Hotel Pick Up | 06.30 – 07.00 | |
| Check In | 07.00 – 07.30 | |
| Departure | 08.00 | |
| Arrival at Gili Trawangan / Lombok | 10.00 – 10.30 | |
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Inbound – Gili Islands and Lombok – Bali (Serangan)
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| Check In | 10.15 – 10.45 | |
| Depart Gili Trawangan | 11.00 | |
| Depart Lombok (Teluk Kode) | 11.30 | |
| Arrival at Bali | 13.30 – 14.00 | |
| Drop to Hotel | 14.00 – 15.00 | |
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Outbound – Padang Bai to Gili Islands and Lombok |
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| Check In | 10.00 – 10.30 | |
| Departure | 11.15 | |
| Arrival at Gili Trawangan / Lombok | 12.00 – 12.30 | |
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Inbound – Gili Islands and Lombok – Padang Bai
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| Check In | 14.00 – 14.30 | |
| Depart Gili Trawangan | 15.00 | |
| Depart Lombok (Teluk Kode) | 15.15 | |
| Arrival at Padang Bai | 16.30 | |
| Drop to Hotel * | 16.30 – 17.00 | |
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Indirect Service |
Outbound – Bali (Serangan) to Padang Bai to Gili Islands and Lombok |
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| Hotel Pick Up | 08.30 – 09.00 | |
| Check In | 09.00 – 09.30 | |
| Departure | 10.00 | |
| Arrival at Padang Bai | 11.00 | |
| Arrival Gili Trawangan / Lombok | 12.00 – 12.30 | |
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Inbound – Gili Islands and Lombok – Padang Bai – Bali (Serangan)
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| Check In | 14.00 – 14.30 | |
| Depart Gili Trawangan | 15.00 | |
| Depart Lombok (Teluk Kode) | 15.15 | |
| Arrival at Padang Bai | 16.30 | |
| Arrival at Bali (Serangan) | 17.30 | |
| Drop to Hotel | 17.30 – 18.00 | |










