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How To Go to Banda?

Airplane

If you want to go to Banda Islands by Airplane, you must transit first in Ambon because there’s no flight from anywhere else besides Ambon. There are a lot of Airplanes that flight to Ambon, for example like Lion Air or Mandala Airlines. To get flights from outside Indonesia, you have to email your credit card details to a reliable agency. The risk is yours alone. Indonesian banks don’t issue secure web pages for payment. Banker’s drafts, money orders, etc. are a pain and expensive. You can get a reservation over the web for so many hours/days, but they will only hold it so long without payment. It’s not possible to book your onward travel from Ambon unless you are actually there, due to the payment problems and you can’t be sure if the flight to Banda will go Its worth getting your name down ask a local travel agents to do it. A good option would be to link in flights from Ambon airport directly to Langgur in the Kei Islands. There are daily flights to the Kei islands they have some fantastic beaches with accommodation. There is supposed to be an airport hotel in Ambon. Commercial flights to Bandaneira are on an 18-seat plane, Mondays only.

Ferries

If you want to go to Banda Islands by Ferries, unlikely you must travel first to Ambon because the ferry will only sail from Ambon. There are 2 ferries that sail from Ambon to Banda. They are KM Ciremai and KM Bukit Siguntang. Getting off the islands has to be planned. The Pelni ferry ships currently go to Ambon – Banda – Kei Islands, then around a small loop, two to four days back to the Kei Islands – Banda – Ambon.

Here are some travel agents in Ambon :

• P.T.Daya Patel Tour and Travel service, Jl Said Perintah No 53 Ambon. (+62-911-353444, +62-911-353287)

• Antamary Perkasa Tour & Travel, Jl Pertokoan Mardika (+62-911-341959)

• Barokah Grop Tour & Travel, Jl. AM Sangaji No. 65 (+62-911-355871, +62-911-351621)

• PT Suita Tour & Travel, Jl. Tulukabessy No. 32 (+62-911-343776)

• Wisata Amboina Express Tour & Travel, Jl. St. Babullah No. 3 (+62-911-310888, +62-911344494)