Route of Water Transport Manado-Ternate-Sanana-Pasipa-Dofa-Falabisahaya on the map of Manado

There are some commercial operators (KM Uki Raya 4/23, KM Aksar Saputra 09) which sail all the way from Manado to Sula islands over Ternate and Sanana. The journey typically takes 3.5-4 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 Sanana: Fri/Sun 4-5pm
- Sanana to Pasipa (and further): Sat/Mon morning
- Pasipa to Sanana: Mon/Tue
- Sanana to Ternate: Mon/Tue afternoon
- Ternate to Manado: Tue/Wed afternoon

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.