In short. The Gilimanuk to Ketapang crossing runs every day round the clock, and the trip by ASDP data is about 45 minutes. The ticket is bought in advance on Ferizy, the ASDP app and site, in the name of each passenger, including those on foot, by passport or another document; for a vehicle you enter data from the STNK. The app sells a ticket only within a radius of the port and requires location to be switched on. The app itself shows the price for your trip: we found no official tariff table for November 2026, so we give no amount.
Route and time. Gilimanuk is at the western tip of Bali, in Jembrana regency, and Ketapang is on the Javanese shore near Banyuwangi. In the ASDP route database the crossing is recorded as “every day, 24 hours” with a travel time of 45 minutes (ASDP route data, read on 4 November 2026). The database entry is old and its tariffs have not been updated for a long time, so take 45 minutes as a guide: loading time and the queue are added to it. The road from southern Bali to Gilimanuk runs along a single main road through Tabanan and Negara, so check the travel time on a map before you leave.
Tickets only in advance. Ferizy's terms (Terms and Conditions, read on 4 November 2026):
- for each passenger, on foot or in a car, you enter a name and a document number: KTP, SIM, passport or another; the name on the ticket must match the document, and it is checked at boarding;
- for a scooter and a car, vehicle data from the STNK, the registration certificate, is needed;
- the order must be paid within 30 minutes, otherwise the booking lapses;
- a ticket can be returned no later than 2 hours before the port entry time printed on the ticket; if you are late, the ticket is lost;
- at the port, a boarding pass is printed at the Check In counter, and the QR code from pass A is scanned once before the ramp.
Another rule from the app: a ticket is sold only within a radius of the port, and when you buy, Ferizy asks you to switch on location and writes “Pemesanan tiket hanya dapat dilakukan … sebelum Pelabuhan”. In March 2024 the Ministry of Transport named a radius of 2.6 km at Ketapang and 2 km at Gilimanuk (CNN Indonesia, 17 March 2024); which radius applies now, the app will show itself. ASDP stopped sales at port ticket counters back in 2023, as Antara Jatim wrote on 29 April 2023. Our advice: buy the ticket at home while you have internet, and arrive at the port at the time on the ticket.
How much it costs. The tariff depends on class: a foot passenger, a motorcycle up to 500 cc is class II, a motorcycle from 500 cc is class III, a car up to 5 metres is class IVA (vehicle classes on Ferizy). Ferizy shows the amount for the travel date when you choose a trip. The ASDP site's route card has old figures, and we found no fresh Ministry of Transport decision on tariffs, so we publish no prices here.
Holidays without the port fee. On 29 October 2026 ASDP announced that for the Nataru period, from 22 December 2026 to 10 January 2027, the port fee (tarif jasa kepelabuhanan) is waived in full for foot passengers and vehicles of classes II and IVA on seven crossings, among them Ketapang to Gilimanuk and Padangbai to Lembar. Sales of such tickets begin on 7 November 2026, and ASDP asks people to buy on Ferizy before arriving at the port (ASDP press release). The port fee is one component of the ticket price, so the ticket gets cheaper but does not become free.
With a scooter or car. Ferizy's terms say that ASDP may inspect the vehicle and cargo, and if they do not match the ticket data, check-in will be refused. Take the original STNK and the driver's document. How to take a scooter on a ferry is not described separately by law, and ordinary road rules apply: licence and helmet, more in the guide to renting a scooter. Our advice: if the scooter or car is rented, ask the rental in writing whether the vehicle may be taken off Bali. We found no official rule on this: rentals have their own terms, and the STNK often stays with the owner.
Queues, low tides and weather. The crossing runs at its limit: on 3 April 2026 the queue of cars to Ketapang port reached 7 km, mainly because of trucks after restrictions on their movement were lifted; ASDP asked drivers not to drive against the flow, as this only worsens the jam (Republika, 3 April 2026). In autumn 2026 queues repeated: on 2 November again up to 7 km, and in late October a strong low tide in the Bali Strait stopped unloading at Gilimanuk. Our advice: allow a margin of several hours for the crossing, more at night and on holidays, and before leaving look at ferry news and BMKG wave warnings.
Padangbai to Lombok. ASDP's second big crossing goes from Padangbai in eastern Bali to Lembar on Lombok. In the ASDP database it is recorded as “every day, 24 hours” with a travel time of 4 hours; this entry is also old, and we found no fresh official data on time and tariff. Tickets are sold on Ferizy in the same way, and the holiday discount applies here too.
What this means for you. Getting to Java with a scooter or car is simple if the ticket is bought in advance on Ferizy for everyone travelling and matches the documents. For Bromo and Ijen this is the most convenient way to go. Keep money for the road in cash rupiah: on Javanese petrol stations and roadside warungs cards are not accepted everywhere. We can exchange rupiah for you, message @buzz_ex.