Bali Island

The island of Bali is an island located in Indonesia. It covers the surface of 5780.00 km² and it has the population of approximately 4362000 people. The island Bali has 22 larger and more picturesque towns worth visiting. Not all of them have ferry ports of course, so to be specific - the island of Bali has 6 ferry ports offering daily departures to and from the island of Bali. There is 1 airport on the island. Bali - Denpasar (Airport) is located 13 km from the city of Denpasar.

Ferry ports on the island of Bali

There are 6 ferry ports on the island of Bali. The island ferry ports are generally smaller in size, but they can accommodate the ferries sailing from the mainland according to the departure schedule that you can see on our website. The island ferry ports are the following ones:


How to get to Bali by ferry

Bali currently has 25 daily arrivals by ferry, coming from a few ferry ports in Indonesia. The most popular way to get to Bali by ferry is by taking one of the ferry lines departing from Gili Trawangan, Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan. The quickest way to get to Bali is from Nusa Lembongan, where the travel time by ferry is 11:17 and the longest is from Gili Air, where you'd spend 12:41 at sea. Below you'll see a list of the most popular ways to get to Bali where you can find out more, and book your tickets!


Ferry lines from the island of Bali

There are 12 daily outbound ferry lines from Bali going to domestic destinations such as Gili Trawangan, Gili Air and Nusa Lembongan in Indonesia. The most popular ferry lines departing Bali in terms of number of travellers are Padang Bai - Gili Trawangan, Sanur - Nusa Penida and Padang Bai - Gili Air. Below you will see the most popular ferry lines departing from Bali.


Ferry companies sailing to and from the island of Bali

There are 18 companies operating ferry lines to and from the island of Bali, Indonesia. These ferry companies have fast ferry and ferry in their active fleet of vessels. The average user rating for the ferry companies operating to and from Bali is 6.6. The largest ferry company is Wijaya Buyuk with more than 6 ferry lines to and from Bali while Angel Billabong Fast Cruise is the smallest with 1 ferry lines in comparison. Below we have listed some of the most popular ferry companies when travelling to or from Bali. A full list of ferry companies and more information can be found here.


Getting around the island of Bali

When it comes to transportation while you're staying on Bali, there are up to 1 bus routes offering connections between the island towns, such as Sanur and Padang Bai.


Nearby Islands

While you're staying on the island of Bali, you can also take some time to visit some of the other islands in Indonesia, such as Alor, Seram or Ambon. The smallest island in terms of its size is the island Greater Sunda with the surface area of only 0.00 km², while the largest island would be Sumatra covering 473481.00 km². You can find a list of islands in Indonesia below and click on them for more information!


Island Hopping

Since the island of Bali is well connected not only to the mainland, but to the other islands as well, it would be a waste of time not to visit some of them like Gili Air, Gili Meno and Gili Trawangan too. The cheapest and easiest way is booking a ticket for the catamaran or car ferry. Below we have composed a list of the most popular island hopping destinations when departing from Bali.


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