Boat said I was at 1pm didn't leave till gone 3pm have to wait around in the scorching heat on top of that an aparent 1.30 hour journey took 2.30 was pretty fed up by the end of it to say the least.
Lots of people saying this boat is essentaly, a death trap! My experience was fine. Just go in with low expectations, the boat will be late but you’ve payed hardly anything compared to other boats. Locate the life jackets so you can grab one before everyone else and try to get on the boat first!
Es war nicht genug Platz in den Kabinen wodurch ca 8-10 Leute oben auf Deck sitzen mussten. Für meine seekrankheit war es besser jedoch hatte ich ein paar mal lebensangst als etwas stärkere Wellen kamen. Ich muss sagen dass war meine erste Fahrt auf einen speedboot und wahrscheinlich war alles oke. Jedoch war man nicht vorbereitet darauf oben zu sitzen und somit von den Wellen häufiger nass zu werden. Wir haben versucht unsere Taschen mit der Elektronik zu schützen dies war jedoch leider etwas zu spät. Ich habe mein Handy zum Teil kaputt. Doch aufgrund der knappen Kleidung und dass wir so extrem nass geworden sind und der starke Fahrtwind habe ich wahrscheinlich eine Nierenentzündung bekommen. Als positiven Aspekt muss ich sagen die Besatzung war sehr entspannt und hat für uns an Deck Musik angemacht wodurch man dann selber auch entspannter wurde und auch schon fast eine Partystimmung aufkam wenn die Sonne auch mal zwischendurch raus kam.
Alles im allem muss ich sagen waren sie pünktlich als großer Pluspunkt immerhin haben das viele andere Bote nicht geschafft und die Kommunikation war auch auf beiden booten nicht gut. die Sitze innen waren sehr eng und keine Klimaanlage außerdem hat die Toilette nicht funktioniert was auch nicht so schön war denn dadurch hatte man große Schwierigkeiten 2h lang mit der Anstrengung und ohne etwas trinken zu können.
Pleasant. The boat journey was calm, relaxed. Left 20 min. later but we weren’t in a hurry. Keep in mind that you have to pay 10.000 p.p. leaving the pier in Padang Bai and 10.000 p.p. when you arrive at Gili Trawangan pier (in cash)
อาเม็ด ไป กีลีตราวางัน, เรือเฟอร์รี่ สปีดโบ๊ท, Ekajaya Fast Ferry (Eka Jaya Fast Boat), 6 เม.ย. 2023
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Kimberley S
Absolutely terrible experience. I booked a transfer from Ubud to Padangbai for 6:00 a.m. The driver arrived five minutes early, and I was ready on time. We eventually left at around 6:10 a.m.
We then picked up another couple and returned to Coco Mart, where we arrived at around 7:00 a.m. The issue was that two other passengers, who were also supposed to be picked up at 6:00 a.m., were about an hour late. Despite this, the driver waited for them, wasting a huge amount of time.
I had an 8:00 a.m. Eka Jaya ferry to catch and had specifically confirmed this with the driver via WhatsApp the night before. He knew exactly what time my ferry was departing.
Because of the delay, the driver eventually put me into another shuttle with one of his friends. We then picked up yet another passenger on the way. I finally arrived in Padangbai at approximately 8:10 a.m. — after my ferry had already departed.
As a result, I had to purchase another ferry ticket at a cost of around €30.
I then contacted 12Go to complain. Their response was that I should have allowed for delays when planning my journey. Despite the fact that I was ready on time, the other passengers were around an hour late, the driver knew about my 8:00 a.m. ferry, and I had confirmed this with him the night before, 12Go only offered me a 50% refund of the transport fare — just €2.50.
That response is incredibly disappointing. I incurred an additional €30 expense because of the way this transfer was handled, and their solution was to refund me only €2.50 while essentially telling me that I should have anticipated this level of delay.
The whole situation was extremely poorly organised. I was on time, I communicated my onward travel clearly, and yet I was the one who suffered the consequences of other passengers being late and the company's poor planning.
I would strongly recommend avoiding this service if you have a ferry or other onward transport to catch. If I could give zero stars, I absolutely would.