After spend some days for holiday in Bali, some tourist also had a plan to extend their holiday into the neighbouring island Lombok. Or the opposite; the first holiday is in Lombok and then to Bali. For your information, Lombok however nowdays, from day to day has been growing attractive to attract more tourist visiting Lombok. Surely Lombok can be an alternative vacation beyond Bali. And from many places in Lombok, the Gilis and Senggigi is the best places of interest to be visited.
Marina Srikandi Fast Boat – Gili & Senggigi to Bali
Geographically, Lombok is located to the east of Bali, separated by oceans. And there are 2 ways to reach it. First is by using an aircraft and the second one is by using a speed boat. And this blog will explain you about how you can rent a car rental in Bali directly on your arrival in the harbour called Padangbai, if you come from Lombok by speed boat.
Please be noted if you have booked a car rental service and going to Bali from Lombok using aircraft, then it’s clear you will collect the car rental at Bali airport. This procedure is easy and common.
But what if you use a speed boat from Lombok, or Gili?
It called the port of Padangbai, where your speed boat will be arriving on a speed boat (also known as fast oat) in Bali from Lombok. For your information, in Lombok you will usually be start from Gili’s island or Senggigi island. Both are a single small island which has the best panorama in Lombok. Travel time using a speed boat from Lombok to Bali is 1.5 hours.
There are many speed boat every 2 hours once departing from Lombok and Bali, and vice versa. Some of them are the Marina Srikandi Fast Boat, Gili Cat Fast Boat, Wahana Gili, Eka Jaya Fast Boat, etc.
Padangbai harbour is located in Karangasem district. It is approximately 1.5 hours drive from Kuta area or from the airport of Bali. Although there is local public transport to reach it, but it is not recommended. It can be frustrating and stressing for tourist. The best way is to use the car, and it can be done by renting a car instead.
And if you want your car rental to be delivered in Padangbai, we can organise this service.
Because it will need a long trip to Padangbai to deliver the car (our homebase is in Kuta), then we will need complete information from you, such as your boat name, time you will be landing, and earliest information whether your boat will be sailing on time, or there is some delay.
It is also important that we need to know your Whatsapp number, just in case we need to make contact each other at the harbour. After you landed and we made contact each, we will be waiting for you at the harbour car parking lot and meet you there and do some paperworks there.
Meet with a customer at Padangbai Bali parking lot - Renting a Suzuki Jimny
The delivery of the car to Padangbai require additional fee of Rp 400,000 / USD 30, one way. If you need it twice (deliver and return) the price would be IDR 750.000 / USD 50. Click here to convert into any currency.
You can collect or drop your car rental off in Padangbai Harbor at the earliest 9 AM. The last time for both collect and drop off the car is at 5 PM.
Yes there are some hotels at the harbour. The hotel is located inside the harbour area, directly facing to the Padangbai beach. So spending the nights in a hotel at Padangbai harbour could be the best way before continue your trip to Gili island tomorrow morning.
Yes there is two gas stations near the harbour. The first one is located only 500 meters from harbour exit gate. The second one is located about 4 kilometers from harbour exit gate.
Yes there is ATM corner at Padangbai area. The ATM is reside just after the exit gate of the harbor.
Another view of Padang Bai harbor car parking lot - Toyota Avanza
For additional information, Padangbai harbour could also be a place to return your car rental. So for example on the first day you receive your car at Bali airport, or in your hotel in Sanur, and you want to return it in Padangbai for you to leave for Lombok, it’s OK. The cost is the same one as above.
So, happy renting a car in Padangbai harbour, Bali!
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marita dignan : We would like to hire a car in Padangbai , take it to Amed , and then deliver it back to Ubud ?
Pick up about 11:30 one day
And drop off the following night about 6pm
Can this be done, if so how much $
And the date is thurs 28th feb
Drop back fri 29th feb
Suzuki Jimny
US$ 18
No Driver Option
Toyota Agya
US$ 22
US$ 35 (Driver)
Honda Brio
US$ 24
US$ 38 (Driver)
Toyota Avanza
US$ 25
US$ 38 (Driver)
Mitsubishi Xpander
US$ 28
US$ 40 (Driver)
Suzuki APV
US$ 28
US$ 40 (Driver)
Honda HRV
US$ 30
US$ 42 (Driver)
Toyota Innova
US$ 30
US$ 42 (Driver)
Isuzu ELF
US$ 80 (Driver+Petrol)
Scooter Yamaha NMax
US$ 12
