Labuan Bajo Marinas Pricing & Cost Guide

• Fuel Stations: On-site refueling is crucial for smooth operations. Prices for diesel fuel average around $0.70 per liter.
• Provisioning Services: Many marinas offer direct access to local fresh produce and supplies, essential for liveaboard operations.
• Maintenance: Some marinas have in-house technicians for repairs and maintenance, ensuring your vessel remains in prime condition.

• Kalong Island: Known for its unique mangrove ecosystems and the famous flying foxes at dusk.
• Rinca Island: Offers stunning views and is a base for exploring the Komodo dragons.
• Padar Island: A favored spot for its dramatic landscapes and less crowded anchorages.

In short: a phinisi operating out of Labuan Bajo typically pays $10–$20 per night on a mooring, or $30–$150+ per day for an alongside berth where length and draft allow. Alongside berths that fit 25–50 m traditional hulls are the scarcest resource in the bay, so most phinisi run a mooring-plus-tender operation and come alongside only for fuel, water and guest turnarounds.

Before committing to a berth, confirm four things with the marina office: maximum length overall and beam on the pier you are assigned; depth at datum against your draft (many phinisi draw 2.5–4 m); whether water and fuel are delivered alongside or by barge; and waste pump-out arrangements. From July to September, berth pressure peaks with the charter season — reserving turnaround windows in advance keeps a charter schedule intact.

Costs scale with services, not just length: shore power, security and concierge provisioning push a berth toward the top of the published range, while a bare mooring with tender access stays near the bottom.

In short: Labuan Bajo is generally the least expensive of the three for moorings and anchorage, Bali carries the widest service range and the highest like-for-like berth pricing, and Lombok sits between the two on both counts.

• Bali: the most developed marina infrastructure of the three, with full-service berthing, haul-out access and superyacht handling concentrated around Benoa. Deeper services and stronger demand keep published berth rates at the top of the range.
• Lombok: fewer berths and a smaller service catalogue than Bali, with pricing that typically lands between Bali and Labuan Bajo for comparable vessels.
• Labuan Bajo: berth stock is the most limited, but moorings ($10–$20 per night) and anchorage keep base costs low; daily berthing starts around $30 and monthly arrangements run $600–$3,000 where available.

The practical rule: position the boat where it earns — Komodo charter demand favours Labuan Bajo despite thinner shore infrastructure — and budget Bali-level rates whenever you reposition for yard work or major provisioning. Published figures move season to season, so verify current rates directly with each marina before committing.

In short: berth access in Labuan Bajo is becoming an operating asset. Demand from the Komodo charter fleet is growing faster than berth and mooring capacity, so secured access increasingly shapes a phinisi’s charter economics — faster turnarounds, reliable fuel and water windows, and predictable guest embarkation.

Three tenure models appear in the Indonesian market: short-term contracts (daily to seasonal — the norm in Labuan Bajo today), longer leases on berths or moorings, and membership-style arrangements tied to a marina operator. Each trades flexibility against security of tenure; in a bay with limited stock, security is what protects a charter calendar.

Weigh the risks with the same discipline as any fleet decision: port-authority policy and harbour zoning can change, infrastructure timelines in Flores have historically moved slowly, and demand is seasonal, concentrated April–November. An owner evaluating a berth commitment should model utilisation gains against those uncertainties, and treat any offer’s legal form — lease, licence or membership — as a document for independent legal review before committing funds.

This guide is independent research for owners and operators; we do not operate a marina and hold no berth inventory.

Labuan Bajo prices shoreside access in three tiers, not one. A mooring buoy costs about USD 10–20 per night, an alongside berth starts near USD 30 per day for smaller yachts and passes USD 150 per day at superyacht lengths, and monthly arrangements run USD 600–3,000 where a marina offers them. Length and draft decide which tier is actually available to you.

A refit does not cost only yard time. Between survey, tide window and sign-off a vessel spends weeks afloat and idle, and nobody publishes what that shoreside time costs. A four-week offline window in Labuan Bajo works out at roughly USD 300–600 on a mooring against USD 900–4,500 alongside, before crew, tender fuel and water delivery.

The scheduling lesson sits underneath the arithmetic. Shoreside cost is driven by how long the vessel is offline, and that is decided by the tide window rather than the work list — hauling here is tide-driven, so the refloat date is fixed the day the haul date is. Owners planning a hull season should confirm the operational limits and lead times for haul-out and slipway work in Labuan Bajo before fixing dates, then book the mooring to match the tide window, not the invoice.

Published rates are the easy part. These are the details that decide whether a berth is usable by your vessel, and every one of them should be confirmed in writing with the operator before you build a schedule around it.

• Alongside depth at low water, not at high water — the number that strands deep-draft hulls.
• Maximum length accepted on the specific finger or quay being offered, not the marina headline figure.
• Shore power rating and phase, and whether it covers a vessel running air conditioning at anchor-equivalent load.
• Potable water: metered at the berth, or delivered by truck and tender.
• Fuel: alongside bunkering or barge delivery, and the notice period required.
• Seasonal pricing and minimum stay through the May–September Komodo peak, when demand is highest.
• Cancellation and no-show terms if a haul-out date moves with the tide — it often does.
• Security and access hours for crew and contractors during a refit.

This page is an independent shoreside cost survey published for owners and captains planning a Labuan Bajo season. We do not own, operate, broker or take commission on any berth or mooring listed. Rates are indicative and move with season and availability — confirm directly with the operator. Labuan Bajo Marinas Editorial Desk, reviewed 19 August 2026.

Are there marinas or secure berths in Labuan Bajo where I can keep a yacht during a refit?

Yes, in three tiers: mooring buoys at roughly USD 10–20 per night, alongside berths from about USD 30 per day where length and depth allow, and monthly arrangements at USD 600–3,000. Alongside capacity for 25–50 m traditional hulls is the scarcest resource, so book the refit window early.

What should I budget for berthing while the boat is out of service?

Multiply the offline window, not the work list. A four-week window costs about USD 300–600 on a mooring or USD 900–4,500 alongside for a 25–35 m hull, and a monthly arrangement usually beats the daily rate from four weeks onward. Add tender fuel, water delivery and at least one crew aboard.

How much is a short-term transit berth for a yacht in Labuan Bajo harbour?

Daily berthing starts around USD 30 for smaller yachts and rises past USD 150 per day at superyacht lengths, where berthing is available at all. For a transit stop of a few nights a mooring buoy at USD 10–20 per night is usually the practical choice, with tender access to town.

How do I reserve a berth in Labuan Bajo during Komodo high season?

Book before the May–September peak and confirm three things in writing: the maximum length accepted on the specific berth, alongside depth at low water, and the minimum-stay and cancellation terms. A haul-out date that moves with the tide can strand a non-refundable booking.

What do marina fees in Labuan Bajo cost compared with Bali or Lombok?

Labuan Bajo carries thinner shoreside infrastructure than Bali, so the mooring-and-anchorage tier does more of the work and keeps base costs low, while alongside berthing is scarce rather than cheap. The practical rule is to position the vessel where it earns, and Komodo charter demand favours Labuan Bajo.

What utilities can I expect at a Labuan Bajo berth?

Shore power and metered water where a marina berth exists; on a mooring, plan for generator running, water delivery by tender and self-sufficiency. Confirm the shore-power rating and phase before relying on air conditioning alongside, and check whether fuel comes alongside or by barge.