Canggu Traffic May Finally Get a Reset
Canggu is often associated with traffic jams. Anyone who has stayed in the area and tried to reach the beach at rush hour will say so with confidence. It’s not just the main roads that grind to a halt…
Bali Targets Traffic Relief with Four New Port Projects
Whenever you plan to travel from Bali to Java on your own, check the calendar. Public holidays or long weekends almost always lead to kilometres-long tailbacks at the ferry crossing. After the severe…
Police Announce Traffic Management Plan for Holiday Season
During the Christmas-New Year holidays, Bali expects another influx of visitors. In Indonesia, this period is called 'Nataru.' This year’s forecast is over a million visits. In addition to tourists, l…
Holiday Rush Isn’t Over: Two Traffic Surges Expected in Indonesia
Indonesian police are preparing for two waves of return traffic after the long weekend at the end of Ramadan. The first is expected on 24–25 March, and the second on 28–29 March. Authorities expect th…
Bali Police Now Use Smartphones to Catch Traffic Violations
Denpasar traffic police have launched ETLE Mobile Handheld — a portable version of the ETLE electronic system for recording traffic offences. An officer can now capture a motorbike or car number plate…
Bali Traffic Cameras Capture 4,936 Offences
The road safety operation «Keselamatan Agung 2026» in Bali has ended. In Badung Regency, it ran from 2 to 15 February: the police promised tighter checks in tourist areas, on high-risk stretches of ro…
Bali Airport Traffic Peaks, Another Wave Expected
Ngurah Rai Airport saw the projected peak in passenger traffic over the long weekend for Chinese New Year (Imlek).
The airport administration had previously said that Sunday, 15 February, would be the busiest day of the holiday period from 13 to 19 February, with around 76,000 passengers expected in a single day (…
Traffic Combat Begins on Nusa Penida
Nusa Penida is experiencing a transport crisis. Each morning and evening, roads around Banjar Nyuh harbor are blocked by cars, buses, and scooters. Most tourists arrive and leave at the same hours, an…
Canggu Clears the Clutter: Say Goodbye to Messy Overhead Wires!
The Regent of Badung, I Wayan Adi Arnawa, and his deputy, Bagus Alit Sucipta, ceremoniously cut the wires of cable television on one of the streets in Canggu. This marked the launch of a large street…
Eid al-Fitr 2025: Bali-Java Ferry Crossings Overloaded
The annual migration of Muslims to their hometowns and villages (mudik) ahead of the Lebaran holiday has started earlier than usual in Bali this year. Many Indonesians are trying to leave the island b…
