Lombok is a beautiful island in the province of West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. It lies between the islands of Sumbawa and Bali. The island offers a wide variety of attractions activities for tourists. Usually people get to Lombok from Bali. But there other regular daily flights from Jakarta, Surabaya, Bima, Sumbawa to Selaparang Airport, also known as Ampenan Airport or Mataram Airport.
There is also flight from Singapore which flies directly to Lombok three times a week using Silk Air.
Flights schedule from Singapore :
- MI 126 (ETA 18:05PM) every Monday and Thursday
- MI 122 (ETA 10:40AM) every Saturday
Flights from Jakarta :
There are daily flights directly from Jakarta or via Surabaya
- Garuda Indonesia serves two daily direct-flights :GA 430 (ETA 12:10) and GA 432 (ETA 22:55)
- Merpati Airlines have one daily flight from Surabaya direct on MZ 831 (ETA 11:40 AM)
- Lion Air serves one daily direct flight from Jakarta on JT 650 (ETA 21:55PM) and two daily flights via Surabaya on JT 8382 (ETA 12:20) and JT 8388 (22:55)
From Denpasar Bali, Merpati Airlines serves 6 daily flights to Lombok with a 24 seat propeller driven planes which take approximately 30 minutes for the one-way trip. The first flight departs from Denpasar around 7.30 am, and the last flight is around 4.30 pm.
From Lombok to Gili Trawangan :
From Mataram Airport, you should get a public transportation or bemos directly to Bangsal Harbor. Do not forget to bargain for the transportation price. From Bangsal Harbor to Gili Islands, the only transportation is by regular public boat or charter boats. When you are in Gili Trawangan, you should consider staying in Villa Ombak Hotel. Hotel Vila Ombak is the first international hotel on the magical island of Gili Trawangan.