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Mark AOur driver, Rijan from Magir Trans Bali was very nice and patient. He kept in touch through WhatsApp and let us know where he was waiting. Our boat was late and he waited until we arrived. He was very nice to our three small kids who sometimes were pretty loud in the car. The drop off was at the hotel where he helped us with our luggage. It was a good experience.
Lombok to Ubud, Van Taxi + Ferry, Bali Magir Trans, Aug 7, 2025
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Lukas NThe start of the journey was on time. The boat stopped at all three Gilies and went very slow, so we arrived to Bali with two hours delay already. The stops were not mentioned in the itinerary, btw. At Bali harbour, there was a total chaos, like beyond chaos. Number of local scammers, people from three different boats trying to pass each other...
Then I received two contradicting instructions from two different phone numbers about the rest of the trip by minivan. The driver spoke very limited English, so we spent 30 mins looking for each other.
All in all, we arrived in Ubud with 3 hours delay and had to walk (with luggage) to our hotel because of the traffic, so we would not lose even more time...
If we were to catch the plane... we would be effed. Never ever again...
Lombok to Ubud, Van Taxi + Ferry, Bali Magir Trans, May 31, 2025
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Olga KWhen we got to the pier, we got told that they overbooked our ferry, and we had to go to another company to get a seat. After a bit of a wait, we got that sorted out. However, when we got to Padang Bay, we were told that we had to wait at least 1 hour for a shuttle bus. Mind you, at this point it was about 14:15, and on the tickets we bought, it said we would be in Ubud at 15. We know that a delay is very common here in Bali. We did not, however, expect what the app called “taxi” to be a shuttle bus that we had to wait more than an hour to get on. After explaining the situation multiple times to the worker, they put us in a car to Ubud. The drive was fine, but the driver did not drop us off at our hotel. He dropped us off mid-town and we had to get a grab to our actual hotel..
Lombok to Ubud, Ferry Speedboat, Ostina Fast Boat, Apr 24, 2023