Getting there & away
From Bali, most people either use the Perama shuttle bus/boat service (185, 000Rp, five hours from Padangbai), which now stops at all the Gili Islands before heading on to Senggigi, or fly to Mataram and travel on from there.
Coming from other parts of Lombok, you can travel via Senggigi (from where there is a direct Perama boat service to the Gilis) or Bangsal (the cheapest route). Alternatively, you can book a shuttle bus or speedboat: Blue Marlin and Manta Dive on Gili Trawangan can arrange transfers (125, 000Rp to 250, 000Rp per person, depending on destination and passenger numbers), which leave from the idyllic harbour of Teluk Nare, south of Bangsal.
Coming by public transport, catch a bus or bemo to Pemenang, from where it’s about 1km by cidomo (3000Rp) to Bangsal harbour. Bangsal is a headache. Boat tickets are sold at the Koperasi harbour office, where prices are displayed, but the public boats (roughly 8am to 5pm) don’t leave until full (about 18 people). While it can take hours for the boat to Gili Meno to fill up, you shouldn’t have to wait more than an hour for the other two islands. One-way fares are 5500Rp to Gili Air, 6800Rp to Gili Meno and 8800Rp to Gili Trawangan. Special charters can also be organised in Bangsal.
All boats pull up on the beach when they get to the Gilis, so you’ll have to wade ashore with your luggage.
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