As of September 2026 · Bali → Lombok → Sumbawa → Komodo
Bali to Komodo Seaplane: relay legs, not a scheduled flight
As of September 2026 there is no scheduled, ticketed Bali–Komodo seaplane. The route is flown on request as a private, full-aircraft charter: a relay of legs from a South-Bali water base through Lombok and Sumbawa to a Komodo-area bay. The operator publishes Bali→Lombok and Bali→Sumbawa times; the final leg is quoted per charter.
The relay course · operator-published legs tagged, missing leg marked
Relay or airline? A fit check, not a timetable
Set four things and read two facing step-lists — the seaplane relay against the DPS–LBJ airline plus boat. Each step carries its handover, and each time segment is tagged Published (operator figure, indicative) or Not published (quote only). The verdict is plain, including when the airline is the honest answer. Constants as of Sep 2026. No price is computed.
Seaplane relay
- Board at the South-Bali water base — bay pickup
- Leg 1 · Bali → Lombok~24 min · santaiseaplane.com, indicativePublished
- Exchange Zone 1 · Lombok — fuel, permit, daylight and sea-state checkground time quoted per charterNot published
- Leg 2 · Lombok → Sumbawa (Poto Tano)Bali → Sumbawa ~50 min · santaiseaplane.com, indicativePublished
- Exchange Zone 2 · Sumbawa — fuel, permit, daylight and sea-state checkground time quoted per charterNot published
- Leg 3 · Sumbawa → Komodo-area baynot published by any operator — quoted per charterNot published
- Water landing in Labuan Bajo bay
- Short road transfer to the hotelquoted with the charterNot published
Airline DPS–LBJ + boat
- Car from South Bali to the DPS domestic terminalroad time depends on trafficNot published
- Check-in and security queue
- DPS → LBJ flight1h10–1h25 airborne · ~1h30 gate-to-gate · 8–12 daily (2026 guides), mostly 07:00–12:00Published
- LBJ curb — bags and driver
- Airport → harbour transfer15–20 min · 2026 guidesPublished
- Hotel check-in from the harbour side
Verdict
Airline is the honest answer for a plain A-to-B.
For a hotel-to-hotel move with no water finish, the 1h10–1h25 DPS–LBJ flight with 8–12 departures a day beats a three-leg relay with two exchange zones. Keep the seaplane for the day a bay is the destination.
- Fixed costs outside the charter: Bali tourist levy IDR 150,000 per foreign visitor (Perda Bali 2/2025) and e-VOA IDR 500,000 (2026).
Money line: full-aircraft charter, quoted per route. This tool never computes a price.
Brief sent as: Bali→Komodo seaplane fit check: start South-Bali bay resort/villa (Benoa–Serangan area), end Labuan Bajo hotel, party 1–8 guests, purpose Leisure, verdict airline is the honest answer for a plain A-to-B. Please quote with a licensed operator.
What the operator publishes, beside the 1-hour flight it competes with
Two dated columns. Left: the operator's indicative Bali-departure legs and the one Komodo leg nobody publishes. Right: the DPS–LBJ airline reference from 2026 guides. No total is invented in either column.
What the operator publishes
Leg table · as of Sep 2026 · santaiseaplane.com indicative figures
| Leg | Minutes | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bali (Ngurah Rai / South Bali) → Lombok | ~24min | santaiseaplane.com, indicative | Published |
| Bali → Sumbawa (Poto Tano) | ~50min | santaiseaplane.com, indicative | Published |
| Sumbawa → Komodo-area bay | — | Not published by any operator — quoted per charter | Not published |
| Context · Bali → Gili | ~30min | santaiseaplane.com, indicative — shows the Bali-departure pattern | Published |
| Context · Bali → Menjangan | ~32min | santaiseaplane.com, indicative — shows the Bali-departure pattern | Published |
Aircraft type marketed: Cessna Grand Caravan 208B EX amphibian, typically up to 8 premium seats. Bali–Komodo has no published total time; the relay is quoted per charter.
The 1-hour flight it competes with
Airline reference · DPS → LBJ · 2026 guides
- Airborne
- 1h10–1h25
- Gate-to-gate
- ~1h30
- Daily flights
- 8–12
- Departure window
- Mainly 07:00–12:00
- One-way fare, low end 2026
- quoted on request
- LBJ airport → harbour
- 15–20 min
Liveaboard operators recommend a Labuan Bajo buffer night for flight-based arrivals. See Schedule: What Exists in 2026 and Tickets: Charter vs Seat-Share.
Exchange-zone checks, and what is fixed against what is quoted
A relay is only as good as its exchange zones. Each one is a set of checks, not a lounge. Below them, the cost block separates the few fixed lines from everything that is quoted per route.
Exchange Zone 1 · Lombok
Fuel and positioning are confirmed before departure from Bali. The Lombok stop is a technical exchange: no scheduled ground handling exists for a Komodo relay, so it is built per charter.
Exchange Zone 2 · Sumbawa (Poto Tano)
Poto Tano is the operator's published Sumbawa point (~50 min from Bali). From here the last leg to a Komodo-area bay is the one no operator publishes; the desk quotes it after the landing point is confirmed.
Arrival bay · Komodo area
Three drop types: Labuan Bajo bay, a resort bay, or a yacht anchorage. Only an approved water-landing point counts; the fallback is always Labuan Bajo bay with a boat leg.
- Water-landing approval follows Indonesian water-aerodrome regulation, with KP 206/2021 as the safety standard; operations are daylight-only.
- Labuan Bajo (Komodo) is one of the Ministry of Transportation's 8 designated priority water-landing locations.
- Komodo National Park fees and permits apply on arrival; SIMAKSI covers special activities, and drone or aerial filming needs its own approval.
- Offload methods seen on this coast: dock, mooring plus boat, floating platform, or beach-ramp amphibious. Which one applies is a per-bay answer.
FIXED · known before you ask
- Bali tourist levy per foreign visitor (Perda Bali 2/2025)IDR 150,000
- e-VOA, 2026IDR 500,000
- DPS–LBJ airline fare band, one-way low end 2026quoted on request
QUOTED · per route, with a licensed operator
- Aircraft block hours for the relay legs, plus positioningQuoted
- Water-landing and harbour permitsQuoted
- Tender or boat at the arrival bayQuoted
- Ground transfers at both endsQuoted
- Waiting time between legsQuoted
- JHG coordination feeQuoted
Anchor for one relay leg only — not a Bali–Komodo price
Rp 68,445,936 one wayThe operator's published Bali → Sumbawa (Poto Tano) full-aircraft charter figure, plus airport fees and tax. Captured 18 Sep 2026; charter-only, not sold per seat. It anchors a single leg of the relay. Bali–Komodo has no published figure. Read the full breakdown on Price: What It Actually Costs and Package Price Guide 2026.
When a seaplane makes sense, and when it does not
Resort-to-resort
Bay to bay, no airport in between
What must be true
- The arrival bay is an approved water-landing point
- Party fits one aircraft (up to 8 in the marketed configuration)
- Departure sits inside the daylight window
Yacht rendezvous
Meet the boat, skip the harbour
What must be true
- The anchorage is approved, or the captain accepts a Labuan Bajo bay fallback
- Tender is ready alongside at the landing
- Sea state is inside the operator's limit
Private group / corporate
One aircraft, or rotations
What must be true
- Principals on one rotation; the wider group on rotations or an airline block
- A named coordinator on your side for the day-of brief
- Permits and park fees settled before the date
When it does not
Plain A-to-B: take the airline
- Hotel to hotel with no water finish
- Late international arrival into DPS
- Tight budget: fares are quoted per aircraft on request for one way journeys.
How the desk arranges it
Enquiry
You send start point, finish bay, party size, dates and purpose — WhatsApp, email or the form below.
Feasibility
We check the landing point, daylight window, sea-state limit and aircraft availability with a licensed operator.
Quote
Full-aircraft charter quoted per route: block hours, positioning, permits, tender, transfers, coordination fee. Itemised, dated.
Deposit
Deposit secures the aircraft and the date; balance terms follow the operator's contract, which you see before paying.
Permit confirmation
Water-landing and harbour permits, park fees and any SIMAKSI are confirmed in writing before the day.
Day-of brief
Times, bay coordinates, tender contact and weather call, sent the evening before and re-confirmed at first light.
Juara Holding Group has arranged travel in Bali and Labuan Bajo. This site is the Bali–Komodo desk of a wider seaplane network: the national hub at indonesiaseaplane.com and the booking desk at bookseaplane.com. Read About and Booking: How It Works.
Every page, pinned to its place on the course
Route
Pillar guide
Bali to Komodo Seaplane Route: How It Works
The whole relay explained: water base, exchange zones, drop types, permits.
Read the guide →Schedule
Bali Komodo Seaplane Schedule: What Exists in 2026
Why there is no timetable, and what "on request" means in practice.
See what exists →Same-day
Same-Day Bali to Komodo Seaplane Flights (2026)
The daylight window, the morning-arrival rule, and the airline alternative.
Check same-day →Charter
Charter
Bali Komodo Seaplane Charter: Private Aircraft
Full-aircraft charter, up to 8 seats marketed, quoted per route.
Charter format →Corporate
Bali Komodo Seaplane Corporate Charter Desk
Principals on one rotation, the group on rotations or an airline block.
Corporate desk →Resort
Bali to Komodo Seaplane Resort Transfer: How It Works
Bay-to-bay, only where the bay is an approved landing point.
Resort transfer →Yacht
Bali Komodo Seaplane for Yacht Transfer
Rendezvous at an approved anchorage, or fallback to Labuan Bajo bay.
Yacht transfer →Price & Booking
Price
Bali Komodo Seaplane Price: What It Actually Costs
Fixed versus quoted lines, and the one dated leg figure that exists.
Read the price page →Package price
Bali Komodo Seaplane Package Price Guide 2026
How the relay sits inside a 3-, 5- or 7-day trip, and what each adds.
Package guide →Tickets
Bali Komodo Seaplane Tickets: Charter vs Seat-Share
Why there are no seat tickets on this route as of 2026.
Charter vs seat-share →Booking
Bali to Komodo Seaplane Booking: How It Works
Enquiry to day-of brief: the six-step process and what you sign.
Booking steps →Itinerary skeletons
3-day yacht escape
- Day 1 · South-Bali bay → relay → rendezvous at an approved anchorage (or Labuan Bajo bay fallback)
- Day 2 · Park cruising; permits and fees settled beforehand
- Day 3 · Tender to Labuan Bajo, LBJ → DPS airline home
5-day Lombok triangle
- Days 1–2 · Bali → Lombok leg (~24 min published), Lombok stay
- Day 3 · Lombok → Sumbawa → Komodo-area bay relay, last leg quoted
- Days 4–5 · Komodo bays, then LBJ → DPS airline
7-day Sumbawa circuit
- Days 1–2 · Bali; buffer for international arrival
- Days 3–4 · Bali → Sumbawa (Poto Tano) (~50 min published), Sumbawa stay
- Days 5–7 · Sumbawa → Komodo-area bay (quoted), park days, airline return
Questions people ask before they ask for a quote
Is there a scheduled Bali to Komodo seaplane?
No. As of September 2026 no operator publishes a scheduled Bali–Komodo seaplane service. The route is flown on request as a private, full-aircraft charter through Lombok and Sumbawa. The DPS–LBJ airline (1h10–1h25 airborne, 8–12 daily flights) is the scheduled option.
Can I buy a single seat or a ticket?
Not on this route. Operators market the amphibian (Cessna Grand Caravan 208B EX, typically up to 8 premium seats) as a full-aircraft charter. The tickets page explains charter versus seat-share honestly.
What does it cost?
There is no published Bali–Komodo price. The only dated anchor is the operator's Bali → Sumbawa (Poto Tano) full-aircraft figure, Rp 68,445,936 one way plus airport fees and tax (captured 18 Sep 2026) — one leg, not the route. Everything else is quoted: block hours, positioning, permits, tender, transfers, coordination fee. Fixed items outside the charter: Bali tourist levy IDR 150,000 and e-VOA IDR 500,000.
Can the seaplane land next to my yacht?
Only if the anchorage is an approved water-landing point under Indonesian water-aerodrome regulation. If it is not, the flight ends in Labuan Bajo bay and the captain's tender covers the rest. The desk confirms this before quoting.
Can I connect the same day from an international arrival?
Only with a morning arrival. Operations are daylight-only and the relay has two exchange zones. A late arrival means an overnight in Bali or the DPS–LBJ morning flight the next day. See Same-Day Flights (2026).
Can I fly a drone or film from the aircraft in Komodo?
Drone and aerial filming in Komodo National Park need separate approval on top of park fees; special activities fall under SIMAKSI. Ask before the date, not on the jetty.
Get a full-aircraft quote for your route
Fastest · BD desk, Bali & Labuan Bajo
WhatsApp +6281139414563 bd@juaraholding.comTell us start point, finish bay, party size, dates and purpose. We reply with feasibility first, then an itemised quote with a licensed operator. Prefer a page? Contact Bali to Komodo Seaplane Desk.