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Fast boat services are available from various departure points on Bali and principally serve the Gili Islands, with some significant onward traffic to the Lombok mainland. Arrival points on Lombok are dependent upon the operator, at either Teluk Nare/Teluk Kodek, Bangsal harbour or the township of Senggigi, all on the northwest coast.
Padang Bai is in Manggis District, [1] off the road that follows the south-east coast of Bali. [2] It sits 35 miles (56 km) north-east of Denpasar Airport (1 hour 19 minutes drive in fluid traffic), 27 miles (43 km) north-east of Sanur Beach (1 hour fluid drive), 23 miles (37 km) east of Ubud (some 62 minutes fluid drive), 8 miles (13 km) west of Candidasa, [3] and 11 miles (18 km) east of ...
Bandara Internasional Lombok (BIL) had several operational names proposed. In January 2009 results of a public opinion poll conducted in Lombok indicated that Lombok International Airport (LIA) was chosen by 40.4% of respondents, Sasak International Airport (SIA) 20%, Rinjani International Airport (RIA) 46 16.7%, Mandalika the International Airport (MIA) 10.9%, Selaparang International Airport ...
Over 5.2 million international tourists visited Bali in 2023. [6] Denpasar is the busiest entry port to Indonesia ahead of Jakarta and Batam. [7] In 2019, around 1.3 million foreign tourists came from Australia, 1.1 million from China and 0.4 million from India. [8]
Since these proposals were originally made the tourism sector has experienced a gradual recovery and a new international airport has been built on the nearby island of Lombok to the east of Bali. The new Lombok International Airport was first announced in 2005. A stage one completed runway of 2,750 m opened on 1 October 2011 and a proposed ...
The formation of the Lombok Strait is influenced by oceanic tidal mixing, heat content of the water masses, and seasonal changes. As the Lombok Strait is situated between Bali and Lombok, it is an exit way for the Indonesian Throughflow (ITF) which connects the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. [2] As a result of this, oceanic tidal mixing ...
Frequent ferry services cross the straits between nearby islands, especially in the chain of islands stretching from Sumatra through Java to the Lesser Sunda Islands. On the busy crossings between Sumatra, Java, and Bali , multiple car ferries run frequently twenty-four hours per day.
A coastal road circles the island, and three major two-lane arteries cross the central mountains at passes reaching 1,750 m in height (at Penelokan). The Ngurah Rai Bypass is a four-lane expressway that partly encircles Denpasar. Bali has no railway lines. There is a car ferry between Gilimanuk on the west coast of Bali to Ketapang on Java.