Lombok International Airport (LOP) — Airport Guide 2026
In late February 2026, TransNusa launched a Lombok–Darwin service with a 95-seat Comac C909, making LOP the entry point for the first scheduled direct passenger link between Lombok and Australia. The airport otherwise serves the island’s two main visitor draws: the Gili Islands off the northwest coast and the Mandalika circuit near Kuta in the south — neither of which is close.
Quick Reference
Lombok International Airport (Zainuddin Abdul Madjid International)
LOP / WADL
Tanak Awu, Central Lombok — 6 km south of Praya, 27 km from Mataram
Single terminal; 46 check-in counters, 7 gates (5 jet bridges)
20 October 2011; runway 3,300 m
~2.38 million
Indonesian rupiah (IDR). ~Rp 17,800 = US$1; ~Rp 19,300 = €1 (late May 2026)
VoA / e-VoA Rp 500,000 (~US$28), ~90 nationalities, 30 days; ASEAN visa-free
“All Indonesia” digital card — mandatory, free, complete within 72 h of landing
DAMRI bus Rp 25,000 / ~50 min; official taxi ~Rp 150,000
~80 km / ~2 h by road, then fast boat
Concordia Lounge (domestic departures) — Priority Pass
TransNusa Lombok–Darwin launched late February 2026
✈️ Terminal & Airlines
LOP runs a single passenger terminal opened in October 2011, built for around 7 million passengers a year. Actual throughput in 2024 was about 2.38 million, so the building rarely feels stretched — the exceptions are MotoGP weekend at Mandalika and the Eid travel peak, when the terminal earns its capacity.
Domestic service dominates. The heavy operators are Lion Air, Super Air Jet, Wings Air, Batik Air, Citilink, Garuda Indonesia, Pelita Air and TransNusa, connecting Lombok to Jakarta, Surabaya, and a range of other Indonesian cities. The Denpasar hop — Bali to Lombok, short and frequent — is the workhorse for anyone island-hopping after a long-haul into Bali.
International service is thinner. AirAsia has linked Lombok to Kuala Lumpur; Scoot has run the Singapore connection. Check route availability before booking — these services have changed over time and neither operates daily frequencies comparable to the domestic trunk routes.
✈️ TransNusa Lombok–Darwin — first direct Australia link
Launched late February 2026, four times weekly, on a Comac C909 (95 seats). TransNusa has flagged Perth, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore as follow-on international routes later in 2026. Those are plans, not confirmed timetables — verify against the booking engine before relying on them.
🛂 Border & Visa
Lombok is a standard Indonesian international entry point. Three mechanisms govern who pays what.
🇮🇩 Visa on Arrival (VoA)
Around 90 nationalities — including most of Western Europe, the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and much of East and Southeast Asia — can buy a Visa on Arrival at the immigration counter. The government fee is Rp 500,000 (about US$28 or €26 at late-May 2026 rates), covers a 30-day stay, and can be extended once for a further 30 days through an immigration office inside Indonesia. Card payment is accepted at the counter, but the bank adds a surcharge; paying in rupiah cash avoids it.
💻 e-VoA (online version)
The identical visa is available in advance through Indonesia’s official e-Visa portal. You arrive with a QR code and use a faster lane than the pay-at-counter queue. The fee is identical to the counter version: Rp 500,000.
⚠️ Third-party “visa” sites — avoid
A number of commercial sites rank well for “Indonesia e-VoA” and charge US$20–40 above the Rp 500,000 government fee for the exact same document. Use only the official government e-Visa portal. There is no benefit to the intermediary, only a markup.
🤝 ASEAN visa-free
Nationals of fellow ASEAN member states — Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar — enter visa-free for short stays.
📱 The “All Indonesia” arrival card
Separate from the visa, Indonesia requires a single digital arrival declaration that merges the old customs (e-CD) and health forms. It is mandatory for international arrivals, free, and best completed within 72 hours before landing; it produces a QR code that customs may scan after baggage claim.
📱 Do the arrival card before you board
It takes two minutes on your phone and produces a QR code. Hunting for airport WiFi after a long flight to complete a mandatory form is avoidable. Complete it within 72 hours of your scheduled arrival.
A passport valid at least six months from arrival and proof of onward travel are the standing requirements.
🚌 Getting Out of the Airport
Nothing at LOP — no hotel strip, no city centre — is within walking distance of the terminal. The distances are real and the transfer logistics matter more here than at most island airports.
🚍 DAMRI airport bus
The state DAMRI buses depart from the left side of the terminal as you exit arrivals. Fares run about Rp 25,000 to Mataram (roughly 50 minutes, terminating at the Mandalika bus terminal in the city) and Rp 35,000 to Senggigi (about 90 minutes), running roughly hourly from early morning until mid-evening. The last departure leaves earlier than you’d expect — confirm the current timetable on arrival.
🚍 DAMRI bus — Rp 25,000 to Mataram
The cheapest honest option. Leaves from the left side of arrivals roughly hourly. The Mataram run takes about 50 minutes; Senggigi is about 90 minutes at Rp 35,000. Confirm the last bus time when you land — it finishes earlier than the sign suggests.
🚕 Taxis
Official airport taxis operate from a fixed-price counter inside arrivals. Budget roughly Rp 150,000 to Mataram and Rp 250,000 to Senggigi. Blue Bird (My Blue Bird app) is the reliable operator across Lombok but cannot pick up inside the airport grounds — for a departure, arrange the official airport taxi or a pre-booked transfer. Drivers touting “taxi” in the arrivals hall away from the marked counter run their own pricing, not the meter.
🏝️ Reaching the Gili Islands
The Gili harbour — Bangsal, on Lombok’s northwest coast — is about 80 km from the airport, roughly two hours by car. From Bangsal, fast boats cross to Gili Air (about 5 minutes), Gili Meno (about 10 minutes) and Gili Trawangan (about 15 minutes).
⚠️ The Gili transfer is half a day’s effort — not a quick hop
Bangsal is 80 km and two hours by road from the airport. Book a combined car-and-boat transfer in advance; assembling it on arrival after a long flight is the slow way. Total airport-to-island time runs comfortably to half a day.
🏎️ Mandalika circuit
The Mandalika International Street Circuit — home of the Indonesian MotoGP — is about 18 km south of the airport, roughly 30 minutes by road near Kuta Lombok. On a race weekend that proximity is the whole point. On any other day it is a closed 4.31 km street circuit with little for a casual visitor to do.
🛋️ Lounge
LOP has one lounge: the Concordia Lounge, on the third floor of the domestic departures area near the Garuda Indonesia gates.
🛋️ Concordia Lounge — Priority Pass, domestic departures floor
In the Priority Pass network; walk-up access also sold. Hours run roughly 08:00 to early evening (posted closing time varies between roughly 19:10 and 20:35 — verify on the day). Children under two enter free; there are separate prayer and smoking rooms.
Two caveats. First, the lounge is described as domestic-departures but also cited as open to international passengers; whether it’s reachable from the international airside after immigration is not consistently reported. Confirm at the lounge desk before assuming you can access it post-passport-control. Second, DragonPass and LoungeKey coverage at LOP is not confirmed — check your own app before counting on either. If you’re flying out internationally and the lounge turns out to be inaccessible from your airside, plan to eat and wait landside before security.
🍜 Food Before You Fly
The terminal’s food is functional: domestic-airport cafés, a few chain coffee outlets, and counters serving Indonesian staples. A coffee and a plate of rice will run well under Rp 100,000.
🍗 Ayam taliwang and plecing kangkung
These are Lombok’s two signature dishes — chilli-grilled chicken and water spinach in a sharp tomato-chilli sambal. A passable version of each exists airside. A better version exists in Mataram. If you have time before flying, eat in town; if you don’t, the airport is adequate.
For souvenirs, Lombok is known for hand-woven songket textiles and locally grown pearls. The airport shops carry both at a markup over the markets in Mataram and the Sukarara weaving village. Treat the airport as the backstop option, not the planned shopping stop. There is duty-free on the international side — spirits, tobacco, fragrance — but the selection is modest.
⏱️ Layover Viability
The geography sets hard limits. The road distances here are not the kind that yield to optimism.
Under 5 hours: Stay in the terminal. Mataram is 50 minutes each way by bus, which sounds viable until you add the return journey, the airport re-entry buffer, and security. The math doesn’t close under five hours.
5 to 6 hours: Mataram is genuinely reachable — DAMRI bus at Rp 25,000 each way, roughly 50 minutes each direction, leaving you a real but tight window in the city. The Mandalika circuit at 18 km / 30 minutes each way is similarly feasible time-wise, but only rewarding on an event day; a closed race circuit is not a tourist sight.
The Gilis — 8 to 9 hours minimum, and probably not worth it:
⚠️ Gili Islands on a layover — the math doesn’t work
Bangsal harbour is about two hours each way by road from the airport. That’s four-plus hours of land transfer round-trip before the boat crossing and the return-security margin. You need an 8-to-9-hour gap minimum to set foot on a Gili and get back — and you’d spend most of that gap in transit. If island time is the actual goal, overnight in Lombok and go properly the next day.
🔧 Practical Notes
💴 Currency
💴 Rupiah cash is not optional on Lombok
DAMRI buses, ojek (motorbike) riders, small warungs and the Bangsal boat touts deal in rupiah notes. Cards are useless there even though hotels and the lounge accept them. Terminal ATMs dispense rupiah at a better rate than the airport money-changers, whose spread is wide. As of late May 2026: roughly Rp 17,800 = US$1 and Rp 19,300 = €1. Rates move — check before you exchange.
📶 Connectivity
The terminal has WiFi, which can be slow at peak. A Telkomsel or XL prepaid SIM gives far better coverage across Lombok, including the north coast and the Gilis. Buy the SIM in Mataram for a fairer price, or sort an eSIM before you fly rather than paying airport-counter rates.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
📊 At a glance — LOP 2026
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Airport | Lombok International (Zainuddin Abdul Madjid Int’l) |
| IATA / ICAO | LOP / WADL |
| Distance to Praya | ~6 km north |
| Distance to Mataram | ~27 km — DAMRI Rp 25,000 / ~50 min; taxi ~Rp 150,000 |
| Distance to Senggigi | DAMRI Rp 35,000 / ~90 min; taxi ~Rp 250,000 |
| Distance to Bangsal (Gili harbour) | ~80 km / ~2 h by road, then fast boat |
| Distance to Mandalika circuit | ~18 km / ~30 min |
| Terminal | Single; 46 check-in counters, 7 gates (5 jet bridges) |
| Opened | 20 October 2011; runway 3,300 m |
| 2024 passengers | ~2.38 million |
| Currency | IDR — ~Rp 17,800/US$1; ~Rp 19,300/€1 (late May 2026) |
| Visa | VoA / e-VoA Rp 500,000 (~US$28), ~90 nationalities, 30 days; ASEAN visa-free |
| Arrival card | “All Indonesia” digital card — mandatory, free, within 72 h |
| Lounge | Concordia Lounge (domestic departures) — Priority Pass |
| Key domestic carriers | Lion Air, Super Air Jet, Wings Air, Batik Air, Citilink, Garuda, TransNusa |
| International carriers | AirAsia (KL), Scoot (SIN), TransNusa (Darwin, from Feb 2026) |
| Layover viability | Mataram on 5 h+; Gilis need 8–9 h+; Mandalika circuit only on event days |
