Lombok Travel Times: How Long by Car Between Sekotong, Kuta, Senggigi, Mataram and Bangsal?

Driving on Lombok, Kuta Lombok is about 25 minutes from Lombok International Airport, Sekotong about 1 hour 10 minutes, and Bangsal harbour, for the Gili Islands, 1.5 to 2 hours. From Sekotong it is about 1.5 hours to Mataram and about 2 hours to Senggigi or Kuta Lombok. The southwest peninsula, the northwest harbour and the south coast town are further apart than they look on a map.

For this guide we read airport transfer booking sites, route guides, travel blogs and Indonesian news in October 2026 and collected distances and times between the main places, plus taxi and ride-hailing fare guides. Where sources disagree, we give both or this site’s standard figure. Fares are guides and change with the day and time.

This guide is for anyone staying in more than one place on Lombok, such as the Gilis, Kuta and Sekotong, who wants to know how long to allow on a moving day. For choosing transport from the airport, see our Lombok transport guide.

Information as of October 2026

How long from the airport to each area?

Lombok International Airport sits in the south of the island’s centre, so times from here shape most itineraries. According to the airport transfer site mytransfers, Kuta Lombok is 17.35 km and about 25 minutes away, and Senggigi is 50.67 km and about 1 hour 8 minutes. Sekotong is about 60 km by road and about 1 hour 10 minutes by car.

To Bangsal harbour for the Gili Islands, the route guide unchartedlens gives about 65 to 70 km, 1.5 to 2 hours in normal traffic, and 2 to 2.5 hours at the busy times of 7 to 9am and 4 to 7pm. The same site gives 45 to 60 minutes to Lembar harbour on the west coast.

Ride-hailing (Grab, Gojek) fares from the airport, according to the route guide Gecko Routes (updated June 2026), are about Rp230,000 to Kuta in about 30 minutes, Rp200,000 to Mataram in about 45 minutes, Rp250,000 to Senggigi in about 1 hour and Rp580,000 to Bangsal in about 1.5 hours. The same page lists airport metered taxis at Rp120,000 to Kuta, Rp180,000 to Mataram and Rp250,000 to Senggigi.

Figure: Main places on Lombok and driving times

How long from Sekotong to Mataram, Senggigi and Kuta?

Sekotong is on the southwest peninsula, so everywhere else takes a while. According to the travel blog We Seek Travel (updated July 2025), central Mataram is about 50 km and about 1.5 hours away, Senggigi about 70 km and about 2 hours, and Kuta Lombok about 80 km and about 2 hours. The same blog paid about US$17 for a Blue Bird taxi from Senggigi to Sekotong.

The road between Sekotong and Mataram passes Lembar harbour. According to detikBali (March 2024), Mataram to Lembar is about 30 to 45 minutes by car, and Lembar to Sekotong is about 40 minutes. The route between Sekotong and Kuta Lombok was not described in detail in the sources we opened. We Seek Travel says the newer mountain road heading east from Mekaki in southern Sekotong is in very good condition.

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Route	Distance	Driving time	Source
Airport to Kuta Lombok	17.35 km	About 25 min	mytransfers
Airport to Senggigi	50.67 km	About 1 hr 8 min	mytransfers
Airport to Sekotong	About 60 km	About 1 hr 10 min	This site’s standard (distance: mytransfers 59.27 km)
Airport to Bangsal	About 65 to 70 km	1.5 to 2 hr	unchartedlens
Airport to Lembar	Not given	45 to 60 min	unchartedlens
Mataram to Lembar	Not given	30 to 45 min	detikBali (March 2024)
Lembar to Sekotong	Not given	About 40 min	This site’s standard
Sekotong to Mataram	About 50 km	About 1.5 hr	We Seek Travel (July 2025)
Sekotong to Senggigi	About 70 km	About 2 hr	We Seek Travel
Sekotong to Kuta Lombok	About 80 km	About 2 hr	We Seek Travel
Kuta Lombok to Senggigi	67 km	Taxi US$18 to 21	12Go

Times vary with traffic and weather.

Times to the harbours, and the boats from them

To the Gili Islands (Trawangan, Air, Meno), the boat from Bangsal takes about 30 minutes (Hotels.com guide). We could not confirm the time of the last boat from Bangsal in the sources we opened. As the airport to Bangsal can take up to about 2 hours, if you want to cross the same day, check your boat time first and leave the airport with time to spare.

For the South Gilis, you cross from Sekotong’s harbours. To Gili Gede, a boat leaves the small landing at Tembowong for Rp25,000 per person and takes about 10 to 20 minutes (travel guide Travelfish). The same guide gives Lembar to Tembowong as Rp200,000 to 250,000 by taxi or Rp30,000 by shared bemo, taking 1 to 2 hours. To Gili Nanggu, shared boats from Tawun and nearby harbours cost Rp10,000 per person and take about 15 to 20 minutes (detikBali, March 2024).

From Lembar harbour, where the public ferry from Bali arrives, to the airport, unchartedlens gives a fixed harbour taxi fare of Rp300,000 and ride-hailing at Rp150,000 to 250,000. The same site says there is no direct DAMRI bus from Lembar to the airport and DAMRI does not run at night.

Buses, ride-hailing and taxis: which to use

DAMRI buses run from the airport into town. According to Gecko Routes (updated June 2026), buses to Mataram run hourly from 8am to 10pm, to Senggigi from 9am to 6pm and to Bangsal from 9am to 4pm, with the Bangsal fare at Rp20,000. The route guide Go Asia (checked against the airport’s information in October 2026) gives DAMRI hours of 7am to 5pm. As the sources differ, check at the airport counter on the day. There is no bus to Kuta Lombok.

Ride-hailing can be booked at the airport, with the pickup point shown in the app. Gecko Routes says some people at the airport may tell you ride-hailing pickups are not allowed, but that drivers usually come to the pickup point shown in the app. In places far from town, such as Sekotong, a ride-hailing car may be hard to find for the return, so it is safer to book your return car with your accommodation or a transfer company.

Figure: Choosing how to get around

Planning a day when you change base

If you stay in two or more places on Lombok, treat the moving day as a travel day. Going from the Gilis to Sekotong, for example, means about 30 minutes by boat to Bangsal, 1.5 to 2 hours from Bangsal to near the airport, then about 1 hour 10 minutes to Sekotong, so allow around 3 hours by road alone. We could not confirm a direct time from Bangsal to Sekotong in the sources we opened.

Kuta Lombok to Sekotong is about 2 hours, as is Senggigi to Sekotong. If you leave after checking out and arrive in the early afternoon, you can still spend the evening on the beach. Put island trips and longer outings on the day after you move.

The route to Sekotong, home of Semelar Beach Village, is on our Getting Here page; how a stay works is on Stay, what you can do in the village on Things to Do, and the beach cafe on SAKURA CAFE. The stay programme includes airport transfers.

Downsides, and who changing base suits

First, the downsides. On Lombok, the harbour for the Gilis and Sekotong lie in opposite directions from the airport, so every change of base means nearly half a day in a car. Public transport is limited, and the further you go from town, the more you need to arrange cars yourself. Staying in three or more places on a short trip mostly adds travel time.

Still, the Gilis in the north, the beaches around Kuta Lombok in the south and Sekotong with the South Gilis in the southwest have very different seas and towns. If you have six nights or more and want to see two different coasts, counting the moving day as a full day makes combining them work.

Summary

Driving on Lombok, Kuta is about 25 minutes from the airport, Sekotong about 1 hour 10 minutes, Senggigi about 1 hour 8 minutes and Bangsal 1.5 to 2 hours. From Sekotong, Mataram is about 1.5 hours and Senggigi and Kuta about 2 hours.

Treat a change of base as a travel day, and allow for Gili boat times, busy hours and afternoon rain in the rainy season. Fares and times change, so check before you go (as of October 2026).

If you land late at night, what to do (taxis, hotels near the airport, and whether to go on to Sekotong that night) is in Arriving at Lombok Airport late at night.

Travelling with older parents? Cutting connections, airport wheelchair help and boarding boats are covered in Lombok with Elderly Parents.

Domestic flights from Lombok airport to Labuan Bajo, Sumba, Yogyakarta and other cities are covered in domestic flights from Lombok.

Month-by-month rain and sea temperature for Kuta (Mandalika) on the south coast are covered in Kuta Lombok Weather by Month.

Sources used for this article

• mytransfers, “Lombok Airport to Kuta Lombok” (distance and time)https://www.mytransfers.com/en/destination/indonesia/lombok-airport-lop/kuta-lombok/
• mytransfers, “Lombok Airport to Senggigi” (distance and time)https://www.mytransfers.com/en/destination/indonesia/lombok-airport-lop/senggigi/
• mytransfers, “Lombok Airport to Sekotong” (59.27 km)https://www.mytransfers.com/en/destination/indonesia/lombok-airport-lop/sekotong/
• unchartedlens, “Bangsal Harbour to Lombok Airport” (distance, time, busy hours)https://unchartedlens.com/routes/indonesia/bangsal-harbour-to-lombok-airport/
• unchartedlens, “Lembar Harbour to Lombok Airport” (time, taxi and ride-hailing fares, DAMRI)https://unchartedlens.com/routes/indonesia/lembar-harbour-to-lombok-airport/
• Gecko Routes, “Lombok Airport” (updated 3 June 2026; DAMRI times and fares, taxis, ride-hailing fares)https://www.geckoroutes.com/indonesia/lombok-airport/
• Go Asia, “How to Get from Senggigi to Lombok Airport” (DAMRI hours and fares, checked October 2026)https://goasia.cc/en/indonesia/senggigi-to-lombok
• We Seek Travel, “Best Things to Do in Sekotong, Lombok” (updated 14 July 2025; distances and times from Sekotong, the southern road)https://www.weseektravel.com/best-things-to-do-in-sekotong-lombok/
• detikBali, “Gili Nanggu di Lombok: Daya Tarik, Tarif, hingga Rutenya” (22 March 2024; Mataram to Lembar, boats from Tawun and nearby harbours)https://www.detik.com/bali/wisata/d-7256702/gili-nanggu-di-lombok-daya-tarik-tarif-hingga-rutenya
• Travelfish, “Gili Gede transport” (Tembowong boat, road from Lembar)https://www.travelfish.org/transport/indonesia/west_nusa_tenggara/lombok/gili_gede/all
• Hotels.com, “How to Get to Gili Islands and Between Islands” (boat time from Bangsal)https://www.hotels.com/go/indonesia/get-to-gili-islands
• 12Go, “Kuta Lombok to Senggigi” (distance and taxi fares)https://12go.asia/en/travel/Kuta-Lombok/Senggigi