Trans Sarbagita electric buses have started trial runs from the Ngurah Rai sports complex (GOR Ngurah Rai) in Denpasar to GWK park.
As of 9 November, rides are free for at least a year, after which the terms will be reviewed. Passengers still need to tap an electronic card (e-money) when boarding, as it is used to count riders. If you don't have one, you'll be given one on the bus.
The Hyundai buses are black, red and white, eight metres long, with 20 seats and room for about 10 standing passengers. There are 11 of them in total, a gift from South Korea. Ten run on the route every day, and one is kept in reserve. On a single charge, a bus can travel more than 200 kilometres. The service is operated by the state-owned company Damri.
In Denpasar, the bus passes the Bajra Sandhi Monument in Renon and runs along Jalan Sudirman. It crosses the south of the city to the Ngurah Rai Bypass and stops at the Dewa Ruci interchange, in Kelan and in Kedonganan. After that come Jimbaran, the Udayana University campus and GWK. The bus does not go to the airport terminals, central Kuta or Nusa Dua. In Kuta itself, electric shuttles to the beach are planned for 2027.
Electric buses leave the sports complex roughly every 40 minutes: the first at 6:15 and the last at 17:35. The round trip to GWK and back takes about four hours. Regular blue buses are supposed to run on the same route between these trips. The fare on those is 4400 rupiah.
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