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Fast boat Sanur to Penida
There are many regular scheduled boats that make the 45-60 minute journey between Bali and Nusa Penida using fast-boats. We recommend Idola Express to/from the village of Sampalan on Nusa Penida, it is a 60min boat ride and a 5-min car-ride to our dive center.
Idola Express (60min boat ride/5min to & from dive center)
- Sanur to Penida: 8.15am, 2pm
- Penida to Sanur: 1pm, 4:30pm
There are also options to transfer to/from other villages, these are longer transfer times to/form our dive center but allow additional flexibity with departure times. We recommend Semabu Hills to/from the village of Toya Pakeh on Nusa Penida, it is a 45-min boat ride and a 25-min car-ride to our dive center.
Semabu Hills (45min boat ride/25min to & from dive center)
- Sanur to Penida: 7.00am, 7.30am, 8.00am, 8.30am, 9.00am, 1pm, 3pm
- Penida to Sanur: 8.00am, 12pm, 1.30pm, 3.30pm, 4pm, 4.30pm, 5pm
Arranged by Two Fish
we can arrange all the boat transfers for you.
For all these services, pick up from any hotel in Sanur, Kuta, Legian, Seminyak, Jimbaran or Nusa Dua is sometimes included in the cost of the transport, with additional charge for pick up from other area (eg Ubud, Canggu, etc). Please check with the relevant operator.
International flights to bali
Bali Ngurah Rai, otherwise known as Denpasar (DPS) is a large international airport with daily flights from over 30 international destinations, including Bangkok, Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore, Dubai, Amsterdam, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur and many cities in Australia.
You can also take a flight from Bali to connect with international flights through Jakarta Soekarno-Hatto airport (CGK) which is the 8th busiest airport in the world and has international departures to even more cities including London, Paris, Doha and Tokyo.
Domestic flights to bali
Denpasar also services domestic flights from all over Indonesia, including direct flights from Manado, Lombok and Jakarta. You can also fly to or from almost anywhere in Indonesia using connecting flights. The main internal carriers are Lion Air and Garuda, the national airline of Indonesia.
Book Domestic Flights
If you want to buy domestic flights then we can help! For booking flights online you will need a local credit card, we can buy for you and email the e-tickets to you. Find out more about buying tickets with us.
Flights from Manado to Bali
There are daily direct Lion Air flights between Manado and Bali, allowing you to easily have a dive-combo between the locations:
- Manado-Bali: departs Manado at 06.45 and arrives 10.30am
- Bali-Manado: departs Bali at 18.30 and arrives Manado 22.30pm
Flight time is approximately three hours and a one way ticket should cost approximately IDR1,500,000.
Arranged by Two Fish
we can arrange all the transfers and flights for you.
Airport transfers to Penida
Many of the Sanur-Penida fast-boat services include pick up from any hotel in Sanur, Kuta, Legian, Seminyak, Jimbaran or Nusa Dua in the cost of the transport, with additional charge for pick up from other area (eg Ubud, Canggu, etc).
We can arrange a driver when this is not possible.
Flight Arrival Time Check The last boat to Penida is 5pm, this means that your latest flight arrival time is approx 2-3pm. If you arrive after this time you may need to stay 1 night in hotel in Bali, and transfer on the first boat the next day. Note that this depends on whether you are on an international flight as the immigration checks can be 1hour or more.
Flight Departure Time Check The first boat from Penida is 7am. If you need to be at the airport before 9-10am you may need to leave Nusa Penida the day before and stay 1 night in hotel in Bali.
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Arrival Documents
For more information about arriving in Bali & Nusa Penida, please download the arrival document for Nusa Penida, Bali (pdf, 300kb)