If you are searching for how to get to Komodo Island from Bali, the short answer is a flight plus a boat. There is no airport on Komodo Island itself. Travellers fly from Bali to Labuan Bajo, a harbour town on the western tip of Flores, and enter Komodo National Park by boat from there.
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Flights leave from Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali and land at Komodo Airport in Labuan Bajo. The flight takes about one hour. Several airlines operate the route, and schedules change through the year, so check current times when you book.
The park is made up of Komodo, Rinca, Padar and many smaller islands, and all of them are reached by sea from Labuan Bajo harbour. You have two main choices. A speedboat day trip leaves early in the morning, visits several islands and returns in the late afternoon. A sailing trip of two or three days lets you sleep on board and reach the islands at quieter hours.
Travellers with more time can skip the flight and arrive by sea. Multi-day sailing trips run from Lombok to Labuan Bajo, usually over four days and three nights, following the Sumbawa coast before entering Komodo National Park. From Bali you first cross to Lombok by fast boat or a short flight.
A workable minimum is two nights in Labuan Bajo with one full day on the water. Arrive the day before your boat trip, because morning departures leave before most flights land. Three or four days gives room for a sailing trip and some time in town.
Leave a buffer before international connections.
Arah Pesona Trip is a locally owned operator with an office in Labuan Bajo and local guides on every boat. Its Komodo trips carry a Komodo dragon guarantee. Wildlife elsewhere in the park, such as manta rays and turtles, depends on conditions on the day and cannot be promised by any operator.
Komodo dragon guarantee
Six of Komodo's best stops in one day by air-conditioned speedboat, with the park ticket, ranger fee and crew tips already included. Nothing to pay on the day.
From IDR 1,750,000 (≈ USD 98)
Komodo dragon guarantee
Eight stops and a sunset in one day: a fast AC speedboat through the morning, then a traditional open-deck wooden boat for the slow sail to Kalong Island at dusk.
From IDR 1,800,000 (≈ USD 101)
Komodo dragon guarantee
A slower, more comfortable day in Komodo National Park on a luxury open-deck boat: Padar, Pink Beach, Komodo dragons on Rinca and sunset with the flying foxes at Kalong.
From IDR 2,000,000 (≈ USD 112)
It is possible only with very early and very late flights, and it leaves no margin for delays. Staying at least one night in Labuan Bajo is the safer plan.
There is no practical direct passenger boat for visitors. The usual options are a flight to Labuan Bajo or a multi-day sailing trip that starts in Lombok.
In the dry season, and especially in July and August, boats fill up, so booking ahead is sensible. Outside peak months there is usually more flexibility.
Chat with our local team for available dates and special offers.
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