Wakatobi
Four islands with no road between them: fly in from Bali or Kendari when an airline is actually running, or take the day-long boat from Kendari or a crossing from Buton, then move between Wangi-Wangi, Kaledupa, Tomia and Binongko on the regular boats, weather permitting.
- Researched
- 28 September 2026
- Reviewed
- 29 September 2026
- Ways of moving
- 12, 17 sources
- Not confirmed
- 12
- Fares seen
- 2023–2026
12 ways of moving, each with its rule
We confirmed twelve ways of moving to, from or around Wakatobi: three by air, seven by water and two hired or on demand, from 17 sources. Two of them run only on demand or when the seats are full, so there is no timetable to show; the rule is written where the timetable would be. One needs a phone call or a message before you turn up.
The fares were seen in 2023 to 2026; a fare from an older year is a floor, not a price. Three fares carry no year, because they could not be confirmed and the field says so. We rate 4 of the 12 high confidence, our own judgement of the sources. The entry was checked on 28 September 2026, and ends with twelve things we could not confirm.
By air
Kendari – Wangi-Wangi (FlyJaya)
Haluoleo Airport (KDI), Kendari to Bandara Matahora (WNI), Wangi-Wangi
Book on flyjaya.com or through Traveloka or Tiket.com; FlyJaya is the only carrier on this route
- When
- roughly twice a week; Wikivoyage saw Tuesday and Friday in December 2025
- Takes
- about 1h
- Fare
- not confirmed for the current FlyJaya service
Seasonthis route has been suspended and restarted repeatedly since 2022; confirm it is flying before you plan around it. Bookingairline website or a booking agent. Run byFlyJaya.
Denpasar – Wangi-Wangi (TransNusa)
I Gusti Ngurah Rai (DPS), Bali to Bandara Matahora (WNI), Wangi-Wangi
Book with TransNusa or an Indonesian ticket agent; the first and only direct flight from Bali
- When
- three times a week, since 16 July 2026
- Takes
- not confirmed
- Fare 2026
- launch fare from IDR 1,849,000 one way
Seasona new route with no seasonal pattern established yet. Bookingairline website or an Indonesian booking agent. Run byTransNusa.
Wakatobi Dive Resort guest flight, Bali – Tomia airstrip
Bali to the resort's own airstrip near Tolandona Island, Tomia
Booked only as part of a Wakatobi Dive Resort stay
- When
- generally Monday and Friday, varying with the time of year
- Takes
- under 3 hours
- Fare
- included in the resort package, not sold separately
Seasonstill running for booked guests; the resort's page carries a July 2026 modification date. Bookingarranged with the resort at the time of booking. Run byWakatobi Dive Resort.
By water
Wanci boat, Kendari – Wangi-Wangi
Pelabuhan Kapal Malam / Wanci port, Kendari (north end of the Kendari Bay Bridge) to Wangi-Wangi
Ask at the Wanci boat port in Kendari for the boat by name; several operators run on different days
- When
- daily departures around 08:00-09:00, split across KFC Jetliner, KM Aksar Saputra, KM Al Sudais, KM Napoleon and Simba 1 on a rotating weekly pattern
- Takes
- about 10 hours
- Fare 2025
- around IDR 110,000 per person on KFC Jetliner, IDR 220,000-230,000 on the other boats
Seasoncancelled in rough seas; which boat runs depends on the day of the week. Bookingbuy at the harbour before departure; there are touts outside the ticket counters. Run byKFC Jetliner, KM Aksar Saputra, KM Al Sudais, KM Napoleon 777, Simba 1.
Buton ports – Wangi-Wangi (Pasarwajo, Lasalimu, Kamaru)
Pasarwajo, Lasalimu or Kamaru port on Buton Island to Wangi-Wangi
Take a taxi or shared car out of Bau-Bau: about 1h to Pasarwajo, 2h to Lasalimu, 3h to Kamaru
- When
- the Kamaru ferry was daily at 13:00; no published departure time was found for Pasarwajo or Lasalimu, where the port works 08:00-10:45
- Takes
- about 2h crossing from Lasalimu, 3h from Pasarwajo, 5h from Kamaru, plus the drive
- Fare 2024
- IDR 80,000-150,000 per person
Seasonas of 2024 nothing leaves from Bau-Bau city itself; you have to go out to one of these ports. Bookingpay at the port. Run bylocal ferry operators.
KM Cantika, Bau-Bau – Wangi-Wangi
Bau-Bau, Buton Island to Wangi-Wangi
Ask at Bau-Bau's port for KM Cantika; the regency site does not say which pier it uses
- When
- daily, departs 22:00
- Takes
- about 3 hours
- Fare 2023
- IDR 80,000-150,000 per personSeen in 2023: a floor, not a price.
Seasoncan be cancelled in heavy swell; Wikivoyage describes Cantika as running a rolling schedule between the main islands. Bookingpay at the port. Run byKM Cantika.
Wisita Indah 02, Bau-Bau – Tomia
Bau-Bau Numana Port to Tomia
Wooden cargo-passenger boat; ask at Numana Port in Bau-Bau
- When
- at least once a week, Tuesday evenings
- Takes
- not stated
- Fare
- not confirmed
Seasonweather-dependent; other boats also run between Bau-Bau and Kaledupa or Tomia, so ask at the port. Bookingat the harbour. Run byWisita Indah 02.
Wangi-Wangi (Numana) – Kaledupa (Ambeua/Buranga)
Numana Harbour to Ambeua Harbour or Buranga Harbour, Kaledupa
Numana Harbour in Wanci town; return boats leave from Ambeua or Buranga
- When
- one regular boat daily each way; out 08:00, return 06:00
- Takes
- 2-3 hours
- Fare 2023
- IDR 50,000 per personSeen in 2023: a floor, not a price.
Seasoncancelled if the waves are too big. Bookingpay at the harbour; a chartered boat on to Hoga Island is arranged at Ambeua. Run bylocal boat operators.
Wangi-Wangi – Tomia: KM Fungka Express ferry and the speedboat
Numana Harbour to Feri Harbour near Pantai Hondue (ferry) or Waha Harbour (speedboat), Tomia
Numana Harbour; ask separately for the slower regular ferry or the faster speedboat
- When
- ferry out 08:00, back from Hondue 09:00; speedboat out 14:00, back 06:00, daily
- Takes
- ferry 3-4h; speedboat 2-3h
- Fare 2023
- IDR 170,000 on the ferry, IDR 150,000 on the speedboat, per personSeen in 2023: a floor, not a price.
Seasoncancelled in bad weather; from Tomia the ferry carries on to Binongko. Bookingpay at the harbour. Run byKM Fungka Express on the ferry; local speedboat operators.
Wangi-Wangi – Binongko
Numana Harbour to Rukuwa Harbour or Bante Harbour, Binongko
Numana Harbour; which harbour you arrive at depends on the boat running that day
- When
- daily, departs 08:00
- Takes
- 4-5 hours
- Fare 2023
- IDR 185,000 per personSeen in 2023: a floor, not a price.
Seasonthe longest inter-island crossing and the most exposed to rough seas. Bookingpay at the harbour. Run bylocal boat operators.
Hired, booked and on demand
Ojek from Matahora Airport into Wanci town
Matahora Airport (east side of Wangi-Wangi) to Wanci town
Airport staff can call one; expect to wait around 30 minutes, since the airport has no public transport stand
- When
- on demand, called at the airport
- Takes
- about 30 minutes
- Fare 2025
- IDR 50,000
Seasonyear-round. Bookingon demand; ask airport staff to call one. Run byindependent ojek riders.
Ojek around Wangi-Wangi and the other islands
port to accommodation and other short hops on the main islands
flag one down on any main road or at a harbour
- When
- on demand, readily available
- Takes
- short trips, minutes
- Fare 2025
- IDR 20,000 for a short trip, IDR 50,000 for a long distance
Seasonyear-round. Bookingflag one down; the Maxim app also covers Wangi-Wangi (Dec 2025), Gojek and Grab do not. Run byindependent riders.
What we could not find out
12 things the researcher looked for and did not find, in their own words, with where to ask instead. None of this goes into the planner; it stays here until someone confirms it.
- 01
Correction to an earlier draft of this entry: the Kendari flight is not flown by Wings Air or Garuda Indonesia. Wings Air stopped its Kendari-Wakatobi route on 26 May 2025 (tegas.co, 27 May 2025) and Garuda's Kendari-Wakatobi route dates from 2017 and is long gone. FlyJaya is the operator now.
- 02
Correction to an earlier draft: every boat fare on the Wakatobi Tourism Authority site was dated here as 2026. That page (wakatobitourism.com/plan-trips/getting-around) was published in 2018 and last modified on 28 August 2023 according to the site's own WordPress REST API, so its fares are marked 2023 above. Its older Kendari-Wanci figures were IDR 86,000 for KFC Jetliner and IDR 200,000 for the other boats; the 2025 Wikivoyage figures used above are higher.
- 03
RRI reported on 15 September 2026 under the headline 'Fly Jaya Kembali Layani Rute Kendari-Wakatobi Mulai 21 September 2026' that the route restarted again on 21 September 2026. The article itself could not be reached from a publisher URL, so it is recorded here rather than cited. No current schedule or fare for FlyJaya was confirmed.
- 04
The TransNusa Denpasar-Wangi-Wangi flight is recorded from its July 2026 launch announcement only. Whether it is still running three times a week, and what it now costs beyond the IDR 1,849,000 launch fare, was not confirmed.
- 05
An earlier draft gave departure times of 08:00 for the Lasalimu ferry and 09:00 for the Pasarwajo ferry. No source supports those times. Wikivoyage lists Pasarwajo Ferry Port as working 08:00-10:45, which is port hours, not a sailing time. Ask at the port or by phone (+62 85236323829, the number Wikivoyage lists for Pasarwajo).
- 06
The tegas.co article cited for the Wings Air withdrawal returns HTTP 403 to every automated fetch tried, including its WordPress REST API, so its text could not be re-read on review. The claim is consistent with the RRI and Wikivoyage accounts of the route stopping and restarting, but someone should open that URL in a browser before the Wings Air date is relied on.
- 07
PELNI's own site (pelni.co.id) returned HTTP 403 during this research. Local sources describe KFC Jetliner as a PELNI ship, but that was not confirmed from PELNI itself, and no PELNI schedule for Wanci or Bau-Bau was checked.
- 08
ASDP Indonesia Ferry's public route API (asdp.id) returns no routes for Wangi-Wangi, Kaledupa, Tomia, Binongko or Bau-Bau, only an unrelated Raha-Pure route near Muna. ASDP's ro-ro network does not appear to cover Wakatobi's inter-island crossings.
- 09
Bandara Maranggo on Tomia has no public commercial flights, only the Wakatobi Dive Resort's guest charter (Wikivoyage, Nov 2024).
- 10
Bentors (motorised becak) were not found in any source for Wakatobi; only ojek is documented. Do not assume bentors operate here.
- 11
Scooters can be rented on all four islands (Jelly in Wangi-Wangi, Villa MM in Kaledupa, Labore Stay in Tomia, Anjungan Busoa in Binongko per Wikivoyage) and can be carried on the inter-island boats, but no rental rate was found. Roadside petrol was IDR 15,000 a bottle in March 2025.
- 12
No Wakatobi-specific source names the months when crossings stop. Sources only say boats do not sail 'if the waves are too big'. Ask a local operator or the harbourmaster for the current closure pattern.
What the planner can route today
The options above live on the place page, not in the departure board: a boat that comes when you phone has no time to show. What the board can do for Wakatobi is this.
- N
- Scheduled flightsnearest airport DIL is 418 km away
- Y
- Trains and coachesTransitous carries 1 timetable feed for this country, 0 with real-time
- Y
- FerriesPelabuhan ferry Wanci, 6 km, PT Pelarayan Dharma Indah; sailings estimated
- Y
- Driving and taxiOpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band
- N
- Bike and scooter shareno share feed known
- N
- Cruisesno open itinerary source anywhere
Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known. Nearest place with more: Raha, 109 km.