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Ubud to Gili Trawangan

Private car to Padang Bai, then fast boat — booked together, one confirmation.
3h 45m
Door to door
Rp 900,000
From, seat + whole car
2 legs
One booking
Times include harbour check-in.

Your journey, step by step

Every leg with real timing, and what each one costs.

Ubud → Padang Bai Harbour Live price
Private transfer · 45 km · hotel pickup · 1h 15m
Sailtix private car Live price
One driver door to counter — collects you at your villa, handles the bags down the steps, hands you to the boat desk. Fixed price, no surge.
Rp 500,000
Grab / Gojek Estimate
Can match the fare, when you can get one — coverage is patchy in central Ubud and the empty return leg makes drivers decline.
Rp 450,000–600,000
Hotel-arranged car Estimate
Convenient and reliably the dearest — the front desk adds its margin, and the driver still leaves you at the car park.
Rp 600,000–700,000
Rp 500,000
the car, up to 3 guests
Check-in at Padang Bai Typical range
The operator wants you at the counter before departure — this wait is real time, so it is counted here rather than hidden in the total. · 45 min
Padang Bai → Gili Trawangan Live price
Fast boat · direct crossing · 1h 45m
Rp 400,000
per person
Arrive Gili Trawangan Fixed levy
Island eco-retribution, collected in cash at the jetty
Rp 50,000
per person
Jetty → your hotel Typical range
No cars or scooters on Gili T. It is a cidomo (pony cart) or a walk — most hotels are 5–15 minutes from the landing.
Rp 30,000–80,000
cidomo

What this journey costs

One traveller taking the whole car, on the cheapest class and crossing. A group splits the car, so it costs less each.

Private carwhole vehicle, up to 3 guests Rp 500,000
Fast boatone traveller Rp 400,000
Booked with SailtixRp 900,000
Paid on arrival, not to us
Arrive Gili Trawanganper person Rp 50,000
Jetty → your hotelcidomo Rp 30,000–80,000
Realistic total, travelling soloRp 980,000–1,030,000

Know before you go

The things travellers actually ask us about this route.

Leaving Ubud early

The road out through Gianyar is slow before about 07:00 and again in the late afternoon, but the stretch to Padang Bai itself is quick. For a 09:00 boat a pickup around 07:00 is comfortable; earlier buys you nothing but a longer wait at the harbour.

Bags down the stairs

Many Ubud hotels sit down a flight of steps or along a path a car cannot reach. Drivers know this and will help, but it is worth telling us the property name when you book so the pickup point is agreed in advance rather than negotiated at 07:00.

The harbour itself

Padang Bai is small and busy, and the ticket counters sit behind a short strip of warungs. Touts work the car park and will offer to carry bags or sell you a ticket you already hold. A pre-booked transfer drops you at the counter itself, which is most of the reason to have one.

The eco-retribution

Every visitor to the Gilis pays an island levy on arrival, in cash, at the jetty. It is genuinely fixed and genuinely small, and it surprises people only because nobody mentions it beforehand. Bring small notes.

Other ways in

Routes we do not sell, named so your comparison is complete.

Via Amed

The shortest crossing to the Gilis, a little over an hour, but the drive up the coast from Ubud is closer to two. We do not sell this crossing, so it is a direct booking with the operator if you want it.

Shuttle bus and boat

Tourist shuttles run Ubud to Padang Bai for a fraction of a private car. They are shared, they collect from several hotels first, and they are timed to the operator rather than to you. Cheap, and the least forgiving option if anything runs late.

Explore Gili Trawangan

The crossing, the harbour, and the island itself.

Padang Bai → Gili Trawangan crossings Padang Bai harbour Gili Trawangan guide
From, seat + whole car Rp 900,000 boat is per seat, the car is yours for up to 3 — travelling together costs less each
Free cancellation up to 24h before. Driver details sent the evening before pickup.
Door to door · from Rp 900,000