If you're arriving in Lembar and need transport, you'll find the Lembar bemo drivers hard bargainers.
Gili Islands. From Lembar Harbour you can take a shuttle bus service to Bangsal Harbour. Perama will run shuttle buses from Lembar to Mataram and Bangsal, if there are enough passengers booked beforehand (Rp 60,000, min. 2 people). Depart�: 6.30AM & 7AM - Return�: 8AM. Or take a bemo from opposite the market in Ampenan up the west coast to Pemenang, from where you can walk or ride a cidomo (horse cart) to Bangsal Harbour. If you have plenty of time on your hands and want to save a couple of dollars, the cheapest way is to take a public bemo to Mataram (Rp 5,000), another to Ampenan and then another one to Pemenang/Bangsal (Rp 10,000), and then a cidomo (or walk) to Bangsal Harbour. From Bangsal Harbour, take the public ferry (Rp 8,000, 9,000, 10,000 depending to which of the Gilis you are heading to). Plan your trip to take in daylight hours only as the Bemo's normally do not run after dusk and can be reluctant to go past Mangsit at the northern end of Senggigi, this may require a set down and wait for another Bemo passing through Mangsit. It is best not too arrive in Bangsal too late as the last Koperasi Public boats leave in the early afternoon requiring the use of the slightly more expensive Shuttle boat in the late afternoon, or a Charter.
Mataram. You can take a bemo from Lembar Harbour to Mataram. The fare should be about Rp 5,000 to the Ampenan-Mataram-Cakranegara-Sweta area. A good option is to book ahead with Perama or another tourist shuttle company. Alternatively, metered taxis are available at the terminal or just outside the gates all day and all night. Typical fares are Rp 25,000 to Cakranegara, Rp 40,000–45,000 to Sengiggi.
Kuta. From Lembar Harbour the price to Kuta must be negotiated in advance, or you may insist the taxi driver uses a meter. Competition is fierce and porters will often place your luggage in a taxi prior to settling the price. Assertive behavior can insure you choose the taxi and the price that suits your needs.The taxi fare from Lembar to Kuta should be around Rp 250,000. Perama will run shuttle buses from Lembar to Mataram, Kuta and Tetebatu, if there are two or more passengers booked beforehand (Rp 125,000 per person).
If you are leaving from Lombok, chances are high that someone will approach you and offer the ticket to Bali for same or cheaper than going the current rate of Rp 36,000 (March 2011). They'll also try to move you past official ticket offices (at the entrance gates of the harbour). It may be cheaper, however, you won't get an official ticket, or get only second part of it (the first one normally goes to the security on the pier). So, you may end up without a valid ticket and, if some security check happens, may have to pay again and suffer a lot of confusion. Just buy the ticket at the official ticket booth.
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