Public express ferry
09:00 and 14:00 daily
About two hours. Standard passenger baggage; per-seat fare bought at Sorong harbour. Book your own car to the port.
Fixed: miss it and you wait for the next sailing · 14:00 only on public holidays
Routing & transfers
Sorong airport to Waisai
Two ways across: the public express ferry, or a private speedboat built around your landing. Your arrival time picks one.
Snapshots as of Sep 2026 · verify at booking
The choice
Ferry or private speedboat?
Same crossing, different rules about time.
Ferry suits landings before about 12:30 local. A speedboat suits afternoon landings, heavy dive or camera gear, and groups.
Match
Which flights make the 14:00 ferry?
Your landing time in Sorong, mapped to the option that actually works.
- Before 07:30
- 09:00 ferry
- GA 686 nonstop, landing 05:40
- 07:30–12:30
- 14:00 ferry, or a speedboat to skip the wait
- Morning one-stop via CGK or UPG
- 12:30 to mid-afternoon
- Private speedboat the same day
- Lion Air JT944 at 14:45 · subject to daylight and sea state
- Late afternoon or evening
- Sorong night, 09:00 next morning
- Delayed hub connection
- Public holiday, after 12:30
- Speedboat or Sorong night
- There is no 09:00 sailing that day
Honesty
When is a Sorong night unavoidable?
Four situations where crossing the same day gains you nothing.
Fees
Where are the levies paid?
Online before you fly, at Sorong harbour, or at the Waisai office. Online is best if you are aiming for the 14:00.
- Marine Park Entry Permit, foreign
- IDR 1,000,000 per person per year
- Conservation area service tariff · Pergub Papua Barat Daya No. 32/2024 · children under 12 exempt
- Marine Park Entry Permit, Indonesian
- IDR 500,000 per person per year
- IDR 250,000 for non-Papua Barat Daya ID holders living in Tanah Papua
- Regency tourism levy
- Set by Raja Ampat Regency
- Confirmed at booking
Method
How booking works
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01
Send your SOQ arrival time.
Flight number, date, group size and bag count.
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02
Get a matched option.
Your landing is mapped to the ferry, a speedboat or a Sorong night, with a written quote.
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03
Confirm and settle levies.
The desk tells you whether to pay online or at the harbour.
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04
Recheck the day before.
Flight time, driver meeting point and boat details confirmed again.
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05
Land and go.
A driver meets you at SOQ, 15–20 minutes to the harbour, then across to Waisai.
Questions
Frequently asked
The desk
Send your landing time
Flight number and date are enough for the desk to tell you which crossing fits.