A journey from the airport to the farthest western point of the island (Gilimanuk) is likely to take four hours – more at busy times – even though it is less than 140km (87 miles) away. It’s easy to underestimate distances in Bali. These roadblocks occasionally mean that you have to walk a short distance to your final destination.
Same as booking a car taxi, prices are fixed and displayed before you confirm your booking.īe aware that some villages in Bali refuse access to Grab and Gojek to protect the income of their own drivers.
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The app codes of conduct restrain their riders from the sort of reckless driving that was common among the daredevil ojek drivers of yesteryear. Drivers always carry a spare helmet for passengers. Taking a motorcycle taxi normally costs roughly half the price of a car. If you are visiting an obscure (or hard to pronounce) address, simply drop a pin for your destination through the app, and there’s no need to enter into complex explanations with your rider. These days, apps such as Gojek and Grab make finding an ojek easier than ever. In the old days, unofficial motorbike taxis known as ojeks (often driven by young men hanging out on a street corner) were the standard method of getting around Bali’s towns. A review feature allows riders to give a thumbs-up for your driver’s attitude, the cleanliness of the vehicle and even the music played. Link the app to a credit card so that you don’t have to fiddle with cash or look for change on the street. Reassuring security aspects of the excellent Grab app include route tracking and an alert button that you can hit if you feel unsafe. Grab and Maxim, the new kid on the block, are markedly cheaper than regular taxis and are entirely “democratic,” meaning that everybody – Balinese, Indonesian or foreign tourist – pays the same.
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If you are touring and sightseeing, you can opt for the Grab Rent system, which allows you to hire a driver for “shifts” of four, six, eight or 10 hours. Grab even has an air-conditioned lounge just outside arrivals at the airport where you can charge your phone and make a booking. Grab, the Singapore-based company that acquired Uber in Asia, is one of the best solutions to the problem of getting around Bali, and it’s often about half the price of metered taxis. You can also simply hail a Bluebird on the street and pay as normal on the meter. The MyBluebird Taxi app makes booking and tracking easier, too. Prices are on the high side (relatively speaking), but the journey from the airport to your hotel is a fixed rate, l so no need for a bout of jetlagged haggling. Bluebird Taxis has Indonesia’s biggest taxi fleet, with 23,000 vehicles, and the company has a desk outside the arrivals section at Ngurah Rai International Airport. Low fuel prices (less than US$0.50/liter) mean that taxis are relatively inexpensive on Bali, and if you are traveling with friends and prefer not to drive, taxis are an ideal option. A seven-day pass that gives unlimited travel on all lines costs less than US$18.
It’s easy and convenient, and if you don’t mind waiting for the next scheduled stop, it could be the cheapest way to get around. You can buy a ticket via the Kura-Kura app, on the company’s website or paying when you hop on. Kura-Kura (which means tortoise in Indonesian) is a tourist-class bus service that operates a dozen routes around southern Bali and up to Ubud. Invariably friendly local people can always tell you at what time the next bus is most likely to pass and where to wait. Itineraries are rarely fixed, and schedules are erratic. The ubiquitous bemo (minibuses) are the cheapest transport available and tend to cost less than US$2 for each hour of traveling. Buses connect most Balinese towns, but if you are making a long journey across the island, you are likely to have to make several changes, and it can be time consuming. Public buses are the most common form of transport for islanders without their own wheels. Unlike on neighboring Java, traveling by train is not an option on Bali. Apps like Grab and Gojek make finding a motorbike in Bali easier © Stephane Victor / Lonely Planet Bus
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