Bali is preparing to welcome over 1.4 million additional people to the island over the Christmas and New year holidays. While this is great news for many tourism operators, the massive influx of arrivals will undoubtedly have an impact on the island’s already pressured transportation networks. The Denpasar City Transportation Agency have announced that they …
Transportation
A moveable floating bridge, also known as a pontoon, collapsed into the sea on Thursday afternoon at Nusa Penida dock. The incident saw passengers plunging into the sea as they left dry land to board the fast boat back to Bali. The Directorate General of Sea Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation through the Nusa …
Bali Search and Rescue and the Indonesian Navy have conducted a life-saving mission on the waters surrounding Bali. In the mid-afternoon of Wednesday, 16th November, the ferry carrying 236 passengers, 35 crew members, and dozens of vehicles got into grave danger. The ship, named KMP Mutiara Timur 1, was traveling from Ketapang Port, Banyuwangi, East …
As the G20 Summit approaches, more details are being shared about the change to the flow of normal Bali life during the event. It was announced in the last few months that tourists and residents can expect to see more security officers on the streets and that there will be some road closures. It has …
A local village leadership committee has imposed an independent toll road fee through their village. Village leaders have created a tariff for drivers passing through Nagi Traditional Village in Petulu, which sits just north of the center of Ubud. The toll has been in place since the end of September but has caught the attention …
The Governor of Bali, Wayan Koster, has announced plans to make roads around popular tourist attractions and destinations electric vehicle zones. The announcement comes as the governor and his provincial government are keen to take tangible strides towards ensuring Bali transitions towards using green energy as widely as possible. At the Indonesian Electric Motor Show …
Malaysia’s budget airline, AirAsia, is launching its new ride-hailing service in Indonesia. As a trail for the broader Indonesian market, the company will launch AirAsia Ride by the end of November in Bali. The announcement was made by the company’s Regional CEO, Lim Chief Shan, during a virtual press conference on the 13th of September. …
Traffic police in Bali have launched a two-week-long operation to improve awareness of road safety. The operation, launched by Tabanan Regency Police, will run from the 13th of June to the 26th of June and focuses specifically on moped drivers. Over the course of the first 9-days of the campaign, Tabanan Police ticketed 144 people …
A bus, carrying 45 passengers from Java, caused an 11-vehicle pile-up on the Denpasar-Singaraja highway, in Tabanan on Saturday 18th June. The collision caused multiple serious injuries to dozens of drivers and passengers, including five international tourists. The incident also killed a 30-year-old Balinese mother of three. The accident happened on Kuningan Day, the final …
Bali is working to improve road safety across the island, as well as improve transportation infrastructure. From building a new toll road to installing electric car charging points ahead of the G20 summit, from awareness campaigns around the dangers of drunk driving to the police’s latest announcement of a ban on smoking while driving. A …
The Bali Mandara Toll Road is trialing a new system for contactless, non-stop travel. At present drivers must stop at the toll gate and tap their pre-paid travel card. The trial requires drivers to download a specialist app called Cantas onto their phones. They will enter their payment details and give permission for the app …
A Wings Air flight veered off the runway at Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport and into a sewer. The aircraft, traveling from Bali’s neighboring island Lombok to Denpasar landed at Ngurah Rai Airport on Tuesday 31st June at 2.45 pm. There were no injuries and all passengers and crew were evacuated safely. They were all shaken …