Route of Water Transport Manado-Ternate-Daruba on the map of Manado

There are some commercial operators (KM Geovani, sometimes the KM Holly Mary departs also from Manado) which sail all the way from Manado to Daruba (Morotai island) over Ternate (Dufa-Dufa port, https://ternate.tribunnews.com/2022/10/07/dishub-akan-pindahkan-lokasi-keberangkatan-kapal-rute-ternate-morotai-ke-pelabuhan-dufa-dufa). The journey typically takes 1.5-2 days, and has sometimes plenty of waiting time in the ports it is passing. Not really recommended for the comfort, but the frequency and travel speed is higher than with Pelni. Mind that with all sea transport in Indonesia on these kind of boats there are often delays due to organisational disfunction, weather, ...

Schedules departing from:
- Ternate to Daruba: Wed/Fri 5-8pm (the KM Geovani seems to make an intermediate trip to Daruba and back to Ternate on Wed-Thu)
- Ternate to Manado: Sun 5pm

Basic travel are bunk beds with usually AC on that deck; there are normally also rooms to be rent (2-4 people) at a premium.

Still to be paid cash on the boat or in the offices at the port.