Arriving in Bali: the Airport Taxi, Paying in Rupiah, and the Rules for Visitors
What happens after you clear Ngurah Rai: the official airport taxi counter, paying in rupiah or by QRIS, licensed money changers, Bali's rules for foreign visitors and the emergency numbers.
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Bali’s airport is I Gusti Ngurah Rai (DPS), south of Denpasar. Once you are through immigration and customs, you need a ride, rupiah or a way to pay without it, and to know the rules Bali sets for foreign visitors. The visa, the All Indonesia arrival card and the tourist levy come before that, in Bali’s entry requirements.
The official airport taxi
Indonesia’s Ministry of Tourism says “Ngurah Rai Airport Taxi is the only taxi that have a service counter and allowed to offer service out of the airport.” The counter is “located outside the arrivals hall (exit arrivals turn right).”
The official pages we read do not publish the fares, and none of them confirms a pickup point for ride-hailing apps. Ask the fare at the counter before you get in.
Public buses
Bali’s bus services into the airport changed several times in 2025, and we could not find a current official route or fare for an airport bus. Treat a taxi or a hotel pickup as the reliable option until the provincial transport office publishes one.
Paying in rupiah
Bali’s circular for foreign visitors, as reported by Antara, Indonesia’s state news agency, tells tourists to make transactions in rupiah and to change money only at official money changers.
Bank Indonesia (BI) says every money changer must first get a licence from BI and must display the licensed KUPVA logo it issues, together with its BI business licence certificate. If a booth shows neither, walk on.
Paying by QRIS
QRIS is Indonesia’s national QR code for payments. BI says “International travellers can make payments at all QRIS merchants in Indonesia” by scanning the code with a participating payment app. You enter the amount in rupiah, check the amount in your home currency, and confirm with your PIN.
BI’s cross-border QRIS page lists partner countries including Thailand (PromptPay), Malaysia (DuitNow QR) and Singapore (NETS QR). If your bank’s app is on one of those systems, check in the app whether it can pay a QRIS code before you rely on it.
The app needs a data connection at the till. That is the case for buying a Saily eSIM before you leave home: it is live from the arrivals hall, with no SIM counter to find. Travelling on from Bali? Top up the same Saily profile for the next country.
Bali’s rules for foreign visitors
The Governor of Bali’s Circular No. 7 of 2025, which updated the 2023 circular, sets out what visitors must and must not do. Antara’s report quotes it.
Visitors must:
- Honour the sanctity of temples, pratima and sacred symbols.
- Dress modestly and appropriately, especially at sacred sites.
- Use a licensed tour guide.
- Hold a valid international or national driving licence to drive.
- Stay in licensed accommodation.
Visitors must not:
- Enter the main or central area of a sacred site except to pray.
- Climb sacred trees.
- Litter, or use single-use plastic.
- Use harsh or vulgar language.
- Drive under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs.
- Work or do business without official documents.
Antara reports that visitors who break the rules “will be firmly dealt with” through sanctions or legal proceedings. The circular, as reported, names no fine amounts.
Emergency numbers
The Ministry of Tourism lists these:
- Police and general emergencies: 110 or 112.
- Ambulance and medical emergencies: 118 or 119.
- Fire: 113.
It lists no tourist police hotline for Bali.
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