Garuda GA 686 nonstop
Lands 05:40
Two ferry chances: 09:00, with 14:00 as backup.
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Routing & transfers
Bali to Sorong, same day to Waisai
Whether you reach Waisai on the day you leave Bali is decided by one number: what time you land in Sorong.
Snapshots as of Sep 2026 · verify at booking
Feasibility
Which flights make it work?
Five patterns, and the verdict each one earns.
Legs
What does the same-day route cost, and how long?
Four legs plus the park fees. Durations are the planning figures the desk works from.
- Bali to Sorong
- 3h05–3h10 nonstop; about 6h35 via Makassar
- Garuda one-way economy, quoted on request for your date
- Airport to harbour
- 15–20 minutes
- Pre-booked car, quoted with your transfer
- Sorong to Waisai
- About 2 hours
- Public ferry, 09:00 or 14:00 — confirmed at booking
- Private speedboat fallback
- Depends on sea state
- Quoted per date via vetted licensed partners
- Raja Ampat entry
- IDR 1,000,000 per person per year
- Marine park card, foreign visitor, valid 12 months · plus the regency levy
Fees are non-refundable once issued, so pay them online only when the date is settled.
Risk control
What if the flight is late?
Every failure on this route has one control that removes it.
- Late landing in Sorong
- Target touchdown 90 minutes before the sailing
- Covers bags, the 15–20 minute drive and ticketing
- Missed hub connection
- All flights on one ticket; 3–4 hour connection
- Through tickets are usually rebooked by the airline
- Missed 14:00 ferry
- Private boat on standby
- Terms confirmed in writing beforehand
- Sea state rules out the speedboat
- Sorong hotel held as fallback
- You lose half a day, not a charter day
- No ride-hailing pickup
- Pre-booked driver
- Grab and Gojek may not collect at the airport or harbour
- Public holiday
- Only the 14:00 ferry runs
- One-stop arrivals lose their safe window
Honesty
When should you refuse same-day?
Five conditions where the desk will tell you not to try.
Method
How booking works
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01
Send date and group size.
The park works on dated tickets, so the date comes before the boat name.
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02
Pattern check.
The desk checks whether GA 686 or a usable Makassar connection runs that day.
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03
Verdict.
Same-day by ferry, same-day with boat standby, or a Sorong night.
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04
Tickets and fees.
Flights on one booking; Raja Ampat fees paid online; arrival card completed.
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05
Ground and sea.
Driver, ferry plan, any standby and the fallback hotel confirmed in writing.
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06
Travel day.
Your actual arrival time decides which plan runs.
Questions
Frequently asked
The desk
Ask for a same-day verdict
Send your date and group size. You get a straight answer: same-day, standby, or a Sorong night.