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The airport is close to Praya (Central Lombok); approximately 40km south of Mataram City, and around 1 hour drive from Senggigi and 25 minutes from Kuta.
The airport’s terminal is divided into international and domestic sections, with shared arrival and departure areas, and separate boarding lounges. There is no duty-free shopping at the airport but shops and souvenirs, ATMs, and food outlets are readily available.
Airport departure tax is included in the price of all tickets.
Lombok International Airport has full Visa on Arrival (VOA) facilities, including 30-day Tourist Visa. Visit: evisa.imigrasi.go.id to apply online.
Direct international flights between Lombok and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia are available from Air Asia every day, onboard A320 Airbus. Flight time is approx. 3 hours. Book cheap flights through the AirAsia website: www.airasia.com
Other direct Lombok – Kuala Lumpur flights include Batik Air (malindoair.com.id) with 4 flights per week and Super Air Jet (superairjet.com) with daily flights.
Direct flights between Lombok and Singapore are operated by Scoot Airlines (a low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines) four times per week (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday). Flights are onboard A320 Airbus and flight time is approx. 3 hours. www.flyscoot.com
In addition to Malaysia and Singapore, international flights to Bali and Jakarta connect Lombok to all major destinations around the world.
European connections are easy via Jakarta (the capital city of Indonesia), Bali and other capital cities such as Jogjakarta and Surabaya. Direct flights to Lombok from Bali, Jakarta, Jogjakarta and Surabaya are available from multiple airlines every day and are usually timed to connect with European flights.
Air Asia operates direct flights between Lombok and Surabaya every day. www.airasia.com
Batik Air flies direct between Lombok and Jakarta every day. www.batikair.com
Citilink has direct flights between Lombok and Jakarta, and Lombok and Surabaya, three times a week. www.citilink.co.id
Garuda Indonesia has direct flights daily between Lombok and Jakarta. www.garuda-indonesia.com
Lion Air / Wings Air has daily flights between Lombok and Bali, Jakarta, Jogjakarta, Surabaya, Sumbawa Besar and Bima (Sumbawa). www.lionair.co.id
Super Air Jet flies between Lombok and Jakarta, Jogjakarta, and Surabaya every day. www.superairjet.com
It’s easy to get to Lombok from Bali – flight time is only around 45 minutes. Buy tickets online, or direct from the airline counters at the domestic airports, or contact local travel agents in both Bali and Lombok.
In Lombok, all flights depart and arrive at Lombok International Airport. In Bali, flights arrive and depart at the domestic terminal at Ngurah Rai (Denpasar) Airport.
Citilink has two direct flights between Lombok and Bali every day with a free 10kg baggage allowance. www.citilink.co.id
Wings Air / Lion Air flies between Bali and Lombok up to four times daily. The companies code-share, so you purchase tickets through the Lion Air website for a Wings Air flight. Note: tickets include no luggage allowance; book pre-paid baggage through their website. www.lionair.co.id
European connections are easy via Jakarta (the capital city of Java), Bali and other capital cities such as Jogjakarta and Surabaya. Direct flights to Lombok from Bali, Jakarta, Jogjakarta and Surabaya are available from multiple airlines every day and are usually timed to connect with European flights.
Air Asia operates direct flights between Lombok and Surabaya every day. www.airasia.com
Batik Air flies direct between Lombok and Jakarta every day. www.batikair.com
Citilink has direct flights between Lombok and Jakarta, and Lombok and Surabaya, three times a week. www.citilink.co.id
Garuda Indonesia has direct flights daily between Lombok and Jakarta. www.garuda-indonesia.com
Lion Air / Wings Air has daily flights between Lombok and Bali, Jakarta, Jogjakarta, Surabaya, Sumbawa Besar and Bima (Sumbawa). www.lionair.co.id
Super Air Jet flies between Lombok and Jakarta, Jogjakarta, and Surabaya every day. www.superairjet.com
It’s easy to get to Lombok from Bali – flight time is only around 45 minutes. Buy tickets online, or direct from the airline counters at the domestic airports, or contact local travel agents in both Bali and Lombok.
In Lombok, all flights depart and arrive at Lombok International Airport. In Bali, flights arrive and depart at the domestic terminal at Ngurah Rai (Denpasar) Airport.
Citilink has two direct flights between Lombok and Bali every day with a free 10kg baggage allowance. www.citilink.co.id
Wings Air / Lion Air flies between Bali and Lombok up to four times daily. The companies code-share, so you purchase tickets through the Lion Air website for a Wings Air flight. Note: tickets include no luggage allowance; book pre-paid baggage through their website. www.lionair.co.id
Padang Bai Harbour (east Bali) provides the sea link between mainland Bali and Lombok. Lembar Harbour (Lombok) is on the southwest coast, approx. 1 hour from both Senggigi and Kuta.
Arrange transport and buy tickets direct from the ticket office at the harbours, or use a reputable tour company to provide a transfer service.
Public Ferries run 24 hours a day and depart every hour for the sea crossing between Bali and Lombok. The fare is Rp 62,200 per person and the trip takes approx. 4 to 5 hours, depending on sea conditions.
It’s a slow but scenic ferry trip and the cheapest way to travel between the islands. It’s also useful if you want to take a motorcycle (approx. Rp 160,000) or small car (approx. Rp 1,127,000).
There are numerous fast boat services operating between Bali and Lombok every day, via the Gili Islands. All fast boats must stop at Bangsal Harbour in North Lombok for port clearance, so it is possible to reach mainland Lombok using any of the fast boat services to the Gilis. See our Gili Guide for more.
Gili Getaway operates several comfortable fast boats connecting Bali and mainland Lombok (including Gili Gede in southwest Lombok) from Serangan Harbour on Bali. www.giligetaway.com
Eka Jaya offers fast boat connections between Bali (Padang Bai Harbour) and Senggigi (West Lombok). Boats arrive and depart from the Senggigi Jetty, right in the centre of Senggigi Beach. www.ekajayafastboat.com