Garuda GA 686 nonstop
3h05–3h10 block
Lands Sorong 05:40. Roughly weekly.
Matching dates and night-owl departures
Routing & transfers
Bali to Raja Ampat via Makassar
Most dates have no nonstop, so Makassar is the default hub. About 6h35 on a timed connection — enough to reach Waisai the same day.
Snapshots as of Sep 2026 · verify at booking
Routing
Which routing fits your date?
Three ways from Bali, and what each one is actually good for.
Both directions are quoted on request: fares move by date and seller until ticketing.
Node by node
What does the Makassar timeline look like?
The shortest connection, and the version the desk buffers for wet season.
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Depart DPS
The earliest UPG departure that suits your hotel pickup.
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Makassar connection
Inside the 6h35 total on a tight plan; request 3–4 hours on the ground in wet season. One ticket for both legs where possible.
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Land SOQ
About 6h35 elapsed on the tight plan, 9–10 hours on the buffered one. Meet-and-greet at arrivals.
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Sorong harbour
15–20 minutes by car. Fee payment here if it was not done online.
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Waisai
About two hours on the 14:00 sailing — or a speedboat, or a Sorong night. On public holidays only the 14:00 runs.
Handovers
What does the package add at each node?
The value is not the flight. It is that no handover is left to chance.
- Bali
- Hotel or villa pickup timed to your flight
- Pre-dawn departures leave no slack
- Makassar (UPG)
- Transit assistance and rebooking support
- A slipped first leg is caught early
- Sorong airport
- Meet-and-greet and car to the harbour
- Ride-hailing may not pick up at the airport
- Sorong harbour
- Ferry tickets and fee payment support
- Fees are non-refundable once issued
- Crossing to Waisai
- Public ferry or private speedboat
- Speedboat quoted per date and sea state
If it slips
What if the UPG leg is delayed?
Three fallbacks, in the order the desk works through them.
Method
How booking works
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Send your date.
Preferred travel date, group size and Bali hotel.
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Routing check.
The desk tests nonstop, UPG and CGK options against that day's ferry times.
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Approve and ticket.
Flights ticketed and partner services confirmed.
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Fees.
Pay online through the Marine Park Authority portal, or on site at Sorong harbour or the Waisai office.
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Run-sheet.
Names, times and contacts for every handover arrive before you fly.
Questions
Frequently asked
The desk
Price the Makassar routing
Send your date and group size. The desk tests all three hubs against that day.