Padangbai Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

To connect with Denpasar, catch a bemo out to the main road and hail a bus to the Batubulan terminal (15, 000Rp).

Tourist shuttle bus

Perama (41419; Café Dona, Jl Pelabuhan; 7am-8pm) has a stop here for its services around the east coast. See the boxed text for information on fares.

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Boat

Lombok

Public ferries (adult/child 15, 000/9350Rp) travel nonstop between Padangbai and Lembar (in Lombok) all day. One-way trips cost 152, 000/322, 000Rp for motor­cycles/cars – go through the Vehicle Ticket Office at the west corner of the car park. Depending on conditions, the trip can take three to five hours. Boats leave about every 1½ hours; food and drink is sold on board. Passenger tickets are sold near the pier.

Perama has a boat (60, 000Rp, four hours) that holds 40 passengers – it usually leaves at 9am for Senggigi, from where you can get another boat to the Gilis (125, 000Rp).

Nusa penida

On the beach just east of the car park you’ll find the twin-engine fibreglass boats that run across the strait to Buyuk on Nusa Penida (50, 000Rp, one hour). The inconspicuous ticket office is nearby. Boats leave at infrequent intervals.

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