In Reply to: Gili Islands posted by Samurai on Wednesday, 27. June 2007 at 19:23 Bali Time:
An archive search should get you this information, but to save you the time...
The only direct option from Bali is the speedboat which is about the price you've quoted.
My preferred option is to fly from Denpasar to Mataram (around Rp 360,000 one way), jump in a taxi to Bangsal harbour (around Rp 80,000), and public ferry to Gili Air (about Rp 8,000)
If you have plenty of time, then take the public ferry from Padang Bai in Bali to Lembar in Lombok. You will then have to negotiate with a taxi or bemo to get to Bangsal. Or Perama Tours do a Bali-Lombok transfer that includes pick up from your hotel in Bali and get you all the way to Gili Air for around Rp130,000??)
Have a lovely time on the island
FG