How to manage route if we need to visit Yogyakarta and Komodo Islands from Bali and then return to Bali?
My girlfriend and I are travelling to Indonesia for 5 weeks this summer. We land and leave from Denpasar airport in Bali.
Here's the tricky bit - we want to visit Yogyakarta (west of Bali) and the Komodo Islands (east of Bali) - as well as points along the way.
The main sights for us are Ijen Crater and Mt. Bromo, so we are thinking of doing a guided tour that will drive us through those places from Bali all the way to Yogyakarta. Then we will probably have to take a flight from JOG to DPS to save time.
The only feasible route I can see is DPS -> LBJ -> DPS -> JOG -> DPS.
However, someone more knowledgable might be able to suggest a route more close to:
DPS -> LBJ -> JOG -> DPS?
Money isn't that much of an issue; my bigger concern is squeezing it all in the time frame - I appreciate I haven't give you all the details - keep in mind that we want to climb Mt. Rinjani as well for example.
Best Answer
There are no non-stop flights between LBJ and JOG as you have discovered. There are from Jakarta, but that is no better than connecting in Denpasar.
If the 7 hour layovers sound undesireable, perhaps consider inserting a Bali stay between the adventures. Arrive in Bali do something, fly east to adventure one, fly back to Bali explore central Bali, fly west to adventure two, fly back explore the rest of Bali.
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How do I get from Bali to Komodo Island?
There is no direct connection from Bali to Komodo National Park. However, you can take the taxi to Ngurah Rai airport, fly to Labuan Bajo, take the walk to Labuhanbajo, take the ferry to Komodo National Park, then take the travel to Komodo National Park.How do I get from Yogyakarta to Bali?
Yogyakarta to Bali by TrainHow many days do you need in Komodo Island?
Two to three days is the perfect amount of time to visit Komodo National Park. We did a 2 day, 1 night tour which was the perfect amount of time to hit all the best things to do in Komodo.Where can you fly to from Bali?
All scheduled direct (non-stop) flights from Denpasar (DPS) The route with the most departures is the route to Jakarta (CGK) with an average of 435 flights from Bali International every week which is 35% of all weekly departures. The top international destinations from here are Singapore (SIN) and Kuala Lumpur (KUL).Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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