Tobelo is accessible by ferry from Bitung Manado, North Sulawesi. It is accessible by a very good road from Sofifi four hours by car, the Halmahera port with hourly speedboat connections to Ternate 1 hour journey time. There are small airports in Kao and Galela with flights from Ternate and Manado by small plane run by Merpati Nusantara and Trigana airlines. They fly on one or two days a week and schedules vary.
