I’m not affiliated with Bluewater Express and I’ve not traveled to the Gili Islands on some other quick boat service, so I do not need any comparisons. This information is strictly based mostly on my private expertise with the service they supplied and the analysis I did to discover them on-line. After studying many evaluations on Bluewater Express I made a decision to give them a attempt.
Bluewater Express Fastboat Service Breakdown
Bluewater Express presently has two choices going from Bali to the Gili Islands. They service Padang Bai and Serangan boat ports in Bali. They usually have a morning boat to the Gili Islands from each Padang Bai and Serangan in addition to a day boat. But please refer to their web site for proper occasions.
At the time of this writing, Bluewater Express features a shuttle out of your resort/Airbnb/homestay within the quoted value so long as you might be staying in one of many in style areas the shuttle providers. I used to be picked up from Ubud by shuttle to take the Pandang Bai quick boat to Gili Air.
Fastboat Route to Gili Islands from Bali
The route from each Padang to Gili and Serangan to Gili will cease at Gili Trawangan first then Gili Air and Gili Meno.
What to count on when boarding the boat and the boat journey circumstances
Be ready to get just a little moist when boarding the quick boats as most often you should have to board by shore with no boat dock. This means there can be personnel that holds the bags above water over their heads to carry your baggage to the boat. So if in case you have precious electronics you need to carry I counsel shopping for some waterproof luggage to put them in earlier than placing them in your baggage. Note that additionally, you will have to stroll by waist-deep water to get to the boat most often.
The boat journey could be fairly uneven based mostly on water circumstances, I’ve a sense you may expertise this it doesn’t matter what boat service you select since they’ll’t actually management the climate circumstances. On the boat journey to Gili from Padang Bai, it was fairly uneven and I witnessed some folks get seasick. They didn’t promote any movement illness capsules on board from what I might inform, so it’s best you purchase these beforehand when you get seasick simply. Also to word the air conditioner was not engaged on the boat I rode to Gili Island, nevertheless it was engaged on the boat I rode on the return to Bali from Gili Air. The return boat from Gili Air to Bali was additionally extra snug, and that will have additionally been due to the climate circumstances being nicer.
Price
I paid 1,392,000 IDR ($98 USD) for a roundtrip boat ticket with a shuttle from homestay in Ubud to Padang Bai and on the return journey a shuttle from Padang Bai again to a unique homestay in Seminyak. I’m certain you will discover cheaper costs both on-line or going straight to both Padang Bai or Serangan to value examine with the various quick boat distributors. You might even take the common ferry which is significantly inexpensive however that requires round a 5-hour boat journey with a switch. In my case, I used to be searching for the best much less painful possibility and I used to be prepared to pay just a little extra for comfort. However please test the Bluewater Express web site for present charges as they might have modified.
From Padang Bai to Gili Islands
Padang Bai is a ship port round 1hr and 15minutes East of Ubud and the boat journey from Padang Bai takes round 1hr to 1.5 hours roughly. If you might be staying in Ubud or North of Denpasar selecting this route might take advantage of sense. Also to word the boat from Padang Bai to Gili is shorter by 1 hour than taking the boat from Serangan to Gili.
From Serangan to Gili Islands
Serangan is about half-hour away from each Kuta and Denpasar. If you might be staying in Denpasar or anyplace South of Denpasar, then Serangan could also be your greatest route. Keep in thoughts that the Serangan to Gili route is round 2-2.5 hours boat journey, so it’s 1 hour longer than the Padang to Gili boat route. So maintain that in thoughts if you’re inclined to seasickness.
