When leaving the Bali Airport for first timers it can be very confronting, read all this page as it is not in any particular order.
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In Bali there is no public transport but you can get around.
* In places like Kuta the streets can get very congested and parking may be a problem so walking is a option as the beach, shops and hotels are close by.
* In Bali you can get taxis in the form of cars or people movers. If you need a taxi as a car you can use Bluebird Taxi’s as these have meters and for short rides are cheap. If you are not up to bartering just yet these are a good choice. As you get the feel of how much it costs for a short trip you can try the other taxi’s and barter your fare before you get in and this should get you a safe ride at a price you are happy with. There are also private cars or MPV’s who will approach you as you walk down the street or leave a shopping center and all that is required is to barter your fare.
taxi kiosk bali
* When you get through the airport and if your hotel is not picking you up, you will need a taxi { you can pre book a driver read on about our drivers } you can walk across the road via a cross walk directly out front and get transport there. This can be confronting as you will get swamped with offers of transport and will need to barter your fare, or as you exit the building before you cross the road and on your RH side you will find a taxi kiosk. Tell them where you wish to go, pay them and you will get a receipt. Wait a bit and your taxi driver will walk across the road and escort you to his vehicle. This cost us Rupiah 55,000 per person { about Aus $7.50 } to go to Legian { refer to our page Where are we } and it will then give you some idea of cost going elsewhere. For families it would be better to pre book a pick up from G’day, you will need the room for the extra luggage. Going via taxi or pre booked transport will give you your first taste of the chaos that is Bali traffic. Note that Taxi prices aren’t that negotiable to or from the airport, as the driver must pay a tax for entry into the airport grounds – outside you will find that travel over a similar distance will cost less. The taxis we got at the airport ( Bluebird ) would only allow 2 people per car plus luggage, G’day and Mickey can take 4 each plus luggage or up to 7 each if hired for a trip.
* Hotels can help organize bus tours.
* If you have a international drivers licence you can hire cars, mpvs or a motor bike.
* Some tour packages have a pick up and return service.
* If you stay in the quieter places like Sanur a taxi will be expensive so private transport is the way to go.
WHAT TO WEAR?
Light clothing, sandals or flat shoes, sun glasses, if you can sun screen and hat and buy a bottle of water.
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For a quote or to book G’Day or Mickey please email via the link thechickenmanbali@hotmail.com
I have used Gede the driver and he is fantastic.
Thanks for your comment Mick, Gede is the Bali name for G’day and i agree that he is fantastic, maybe the next time u drop by our page you can leave some tips for others.
Bluebirds are generally good but the disadvantage of a metered ride is that the longer you go the more you pay whereas a ride negotiated with the driver is a different ball game because it is in the interest of the negotiated driver to get you where you want to go ASAP as he has nothing to gain by polonging the trip.
This has happened to me….a metered Blue Bird in one trip cost about $50,000 RP the same trip with a different driver cost around $35,000….the drivers gets 30% of their taking ie the one that did the dirty pocketed $16,000RP and the one that did the right thing would only got $11, 600 so he would require roughly a $4,000RP tip for him to “get even” with the bad driver….I usually give drivers who are friendly and do the right thing a nice fat extra $10,000 RP…. its worth the $1.20 AUS just to see the big smile.
Could you please tell me how much I should pay Gede for a half or full day trip with him and how many people he can take in his vehicle.Thanks Dianne
Hello Dianne good question, we agreed on prices as we went however i emailed Gede for a price list and will get back soon, Bali people are very laid back and do not work at a fast pace it is just not in their nature. Gede and Mickey can both take 4 people from the airport with luggage or 6 people on a day drive with out luggage
Cheers
John
hi…me and my partner are heading to bali in January, would like to know the price list of Gede for maybe a half day tour. wold u be able to provide the info in ur page? thanks heaps
Tanya
Hello Tanya for what info i have look in my post on the transport page
Cheers john
Hi I have just come back from Bali, we used both Mickey and Gede(G’Day) average price we paid for example Legian to the Elephant safari park was 50000pupia each person so 6 of us =300000rupia. Both are excellent we used Mickey several times and then met Gede toward the end of our trip.Would highly recomend both of these lovel guys.
Going to Bali next week. Will need transport from Airport to Ubud. What do you recomend (cost!)
Hello Peter
I do not set the prices for G’day or Mickey, the are to many variations on what customers require. You can contact G’day via email – thechickenmanbali@hotmail.com – or contact him on Face Book.
Cheers
John