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A timber jetty looking out over a blue lagoon in Raja Ampat

Routing & transfers

Door-to-door, Bali hotel to Waisai

Five legs, one thread. A car from your Bali hotel, the flight, the Sorong meet-and-greet, the harbour drive and the crossing.

Snapshots as of Sep 2026 · verify at booking

The chain

What does the transfer include?

Each leg timed against the next, so a slip in one is caught before it reaches the boat.

  1. 01

    Bali hotel to DPS

    Private car and driver, luggage loading, check-in support. Pickup set from your hotel area and flight time.

  2. 02

    DPS to SOQ flight

    3h05–3h10 nonstop, about 6h35 with a Makassar connection. Tracked by flight number.

  3. 03

    SOQ arrivals

    Meet-and-greet at arrivals, help with bags.

  4. 04

    SOQ to Sorong harbour

    15–20 minutes by private car to the ferry terminal or your boat.

  5. 05

    Sorong to Waisai

    About two hours by ferry, timed to the 09:00 or 14:00 sailing.

Timing

When should you leave your Bali hotel?

Pickup works backwards from the flight, and the flight works backwards from the ferry.

GA 686 nonstop

Departs 01:30–01:40, lands 05:40

Hotel pickup late the evening before.

The 09:00 ferry, with a wide buffer

Lion Air JT944

Departs 07:00, lands 14:45

Pre-dawn pickup, allowing two hours at DPS plus the drive.

Misses the 14:00; Sorong night, 09:00 next morning

One stop via Makassar

About 7h35 on the clock

Early morning pickup.

The 14:00 only if you land by about midday

One stop via Jakarta

Varies by date

Pickup set per itinerary. Budget 6–10 hours door to door.

Usually the next morning

Cost

What does the trip around the transfer cost?

Transfer services are quoted per booking; the fixed items are the park fees.

Car, meet-and-greet, harbour drive
Quoted per booking
Komodo Luxury concierge
DPS–SOQ one-way, economy
Quote on request
Garuda Indonesia
SOQ–DPS return leg
Quote on request
Garuda Indonesia
Conservation area service tariff, foreign
IDR 1,000,000 per person per year
Pergub Papua Barat Daya No. 32/2024
Regency tourism levy
Confirmed at booking
Raja Ampat Regency

If the flight is delayed: a Sorong night and the 09:00 sailing next morning. On a whole-boat charter the crew is told at once and boarding re-timed where the itinerary allows.

Method

How booking works

  1. 01

    Send your flight numbers.

    Outbound and return, dates, Bali hotel, group size and bag count.

  2. 02

    Schedule check.

    Your landing is lined up against the 09:00 or 14:00 ferry, or your boat’s boarding time.

  3. 03

    Written quote.

    Per leg, with the wait terms stated.

  4. 04

    Confirm.

    Driver and greeter details are shared before you travel.

  5. 05

    Travel day.

    The same thread stays open from hotel lobby to harbour.

Questions

Frequently asked

The desk

Send your flight numbers

Outbound, return, and the Bali hotel. The desk builds the chain around them.