Public Transport in Bali

It is considered quite difficult to find public transport in Bali. There is no railway, so there is no train. There is bus service provided by the local authority, but only  a few units operate with no regular schedule. While local residents usually own motorbikes or cars, tourist count on car or motorbike rental, bus from a travel agent or taxi.

Here are some tips for you if you pick one of these transport options:

1. Car or motorbike rental
   If possible, rent a car from an authorized company. Usually this company also has insurance. But if you have no choice to rent a car from personal, at least take a recommendation from someone you know (it is better if recommended by your hotel or your local friend).
2. Taxi
   If possible, take a taxi from Bali taxi. It is a leading taxi company in Indonesia and they have standard for all their taxis. Ask the driver to use the taxi meter. In some areas of Bali, you may find difficult to get Bali taxi, so try to get the other official taxi (the cab has sign and the driver has official ID card). If it is not possible to use taxi meter, ask for the fix price.
3. Motor taxi
   If you just go alone and don't know much about the direction in Bali, you may want to try Bali taxi motor. Basically it is a taxi service by motorbike with a rider, but this is owned by an established company. You can call their office to ask for pick-up service and to take you wherever you may go. Call 0361 – 7967575 (local number).
4. Shuttle service
   This is usually operated by private companies. There is a good one operated by Perama Tour going to some popular destinations in Bali.
5. Ubud Taxi
   Basically it is somekind of shuttle service serving mostly Ubud area with fixed rates. Visit the official site
6. Others
   In Kuta, you can find a kind of shuttle service serving the route from Kuta beach to nearby area, such as Kuta central parking. But the car is "open-air" (with no window) and can be fully loaded especially in high season.
   There are also some mini-station cars that function as public transport serving Denpasar area, but we cannot predict the departure or arrival time, and the worst is they sometimes take unusual routes.

I think the most convenient way is to ask your agent to arrange all of your needs while you're in Bali, including your transport. Have a nice ride!

10 Facts about Bali That Probably You Don't Know

1. Bali is an island as well as a province in Indonesia, which is located in South East Asia. Although the majority of Indonesian people are Moslem, but most of the Balinese are Hinduism follower. Bali Hinduism is different than India's, the difference includes the Holidays and the ceremony rituals.
2. Curently the capital city of Bali is Denpasar, but Singaraja has been the Bali's capital city until the year of 1958. Singaraja was the central of Buleleng regency and now becomes its capital city.
3. Bali only has one city, that is Denpasar and 8 regencies.
4. As a province, Bali consists of Bali island itself and 6 other islands, those are Nusa Penida, Nusa Ceningan, Nusa Lembongan, Serangan and Menjangan.
5. There is Kuta beach is Bali and there is also Kuta beach in Lombok. Lombok is an island in the east of Bali, which has becoming more popular these days as a travel destination.
6. Balinese believe a concept called Tri Hita Karana, which basically believe that in order to have balance in life and live successfully, people have to maintain the harmonious relationships between: human and God, human and the surrounding environment and human with other human.
7. Ubud, that long has been well-known as a home of international artists, is a town in central Bali. The name of Ubud is taken from the word of ubad, means "medicine".
8. There is Kawi mountain in Tapaksiring, Bali, and there is also Kawi mountain in East Java (Java is an island in Indonesia).
9. According to geographics condition, Bali is divided in two by a series of active volcanoes and inactive volcanoes; North Bali which has narrow highland and South Bali which is a more spatial lowland.
10. There is no railway lines in Bali.