QUESTION:
How much are the transportation rates from the airport to Canggu?
ANSWER:
The transportation rates from the airport are quite diverse depending on the time and area where you’re heading to. The price could be double when you get the car from the booths at the airport.
The basic price on the transportation booths for regular airport taxis to the Seminyak area starts from IDR 150K – 250K. Meanwhile for Canggu area starts from IDR 250K-350K. If they ask for more, they definitely rip you off. Grabcar, transportation with an app base, from the airport is also quite expensive. They usually double the price of the regular rates. Try to find other alternatives.
SOLUTION:
Negotiate the price
Negotiation is the key to affordable transportation here. Try to negotiate the price by cutting the price they offered with the standard price we’ve mentioned above. If they insist walk away, sometimes they’ll call you back and agree on the price you’ve negotiated at the beginning.
GoCar
It’s a little bit tricky to hire GoCar once you’re at the airport. Because there are some regulations among the taxi companies at the airport that mentioned that regular cabs can not take any passengers at the airport, they can only drop them off.
But here are some tricks if you want to get GoCar in the airport area:
- Book the car as usual on the app.
- The driver will ask you to meet him in the parking area, to avoid conflict with the airport’s drivers.
- You can pay the diver at a reasonable price, just like how it mentions on the app, approximately around IDR 150K per trip from the airport to the Canggu area, once again it depends on how far your destination is, and also the busy hours.
If you don’t have any transport application, you can also try to take a walk to the parking area. Some drivers will offer you to take their service, at a reasonable price. Some of them even use standard application rates for the trip.
Rent a car
We suggest you contact your local driver and ask him to pick you up upon your arrival date at the airport if you’re planning to explore far places, like Ubud, Kintamani, Karangasem, etc. You can also contact Sahadi, our most recommended driver in Bali. The price for hiring a regular driver, with the car including the gas is around IDR 700K per day. But, if you know how to drive, and have a complete license and paperwork, you can drive the car yourself. You need to pay around IDR 500K per day without the driver and gas included. Just ask the rental company to meet you at the airport.