South Bali

By plane
By plane

Prepaid Taxi Fares from Ngurah Rai Airport to South Bali Destinations

Kuta Rp 50,000

Tuban Rp 35,000

Legian Rp 55,000

Seminyak Rp 60,000 to 70,000

Kerobokan Rp 70,000 to 85,000

Canggu Rp 135,000 to 195,000

Tanah Lot Rp 220,000

Tanjung Benoa Rp 95,000 to 105,000

Nusa Dua Rp 95,000 to 110,000

Jimbaran Rp 60,000 to 80,000

Bukit Peninsula Rp 135,000

Denpasar Rp 70,000 to 100,000

Sanur Rp 90,000

Most visitors to Bali will arrive at Ngurah Rai International Airport, also known as Denpasar International Airport, in the heart of the South Bali region. Despite the misleading name, the airport is actually located between Kuta and Jimbaran, roughly 30 mins away from Denpasar. More information about the airport is in the main Bali article.

Some hotels organize free transfers from the airport, but there are plenty of other taxis also available: just go to the ticketing booth, on the right side just after the exit, buy a fixed-fare ticket and a driver will be assigned to you trouble-free. These are marginally higher than metered fares, so if you're really pinching pennies, head out to the main road and flag a cab or bemo from there.

By ship
By ship

Public ferry services from Lombok do not arrive in the South Bali region. However, some speedboat and fast catamaran services from Lombok and the Gili Islands do arrive in Benoa Harbour which lies between Kuta and Sanur.

Both public ferry and speedboat services from Nusa Lembongan arrive at Sanur beach.

By car
By car

South Bali is easily reached by car from the north, east and west.

From North Bali the key route in is through Ubud in Central Bali. A car journey from Ubud to Denpasar will take about 20 to 30 minutes and to Kuta, Legian and Seminyak about 45 minutes.

From East Bali the key route in is the new Kusamba to Sanur coast road. This has cut travel times in from the east enormously and Sanur can now be reached from Candidasa for example in about 1 hour.

From West Bali, the main southern coast road arrives in South Bali via Tabanan in Central Bali. Journey time from the far west at Gilimanuk is about 3 hours.

By bus
By bus

Bemos and shuttle buses link to all major tourist destinations in South Bali from other parts of the island. These are very cheap but are slow and can be a little mysterious with several changes sometimes required.

The national Perama bus company (http://www.peramatour.com) is a good option for budget travellers with scheduled routes into South Bali from all other areas of the island as well as Java, Lombok and beyond.