Kura-Kura Bus: A New Way to Travel in Bali

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My Turtle Bus - Kura-Kura Bus

Two weeks ago, Sharon and I were travelling to Bali for around a week. Since we can't drive motorcycle and rented a car for a week was consider expensive, then after we spent our first day walking tour from Kuta - Legian - Seminyak, we decided to use Kura-Kura bus service, a new pubblic shuttle service in Bali. In english, Kura-kura means turtle, I don't know why they use it name, maybe because they have several stops and they walk slow? or maybe because it near beach and turtle was the animal that have connection with the beach *silly opinion*

Here are 5 things why you should try hop on Kura-Kura Bus/ Kura2 Bus:

 1. Route
Map route/ kura2bus.com
Although it considered as a new public shuttle service, but Kura kura bus already has 8 routes around Bali and mostly on central and south Bali ; Kuta line, Legian Line, Seminyak Line, Sanur Line, Jimbaran Line, Pecatu Indah resort line, South Nusa Dua line and Ubud Line. They next route will be Nusa Dua line and it will launch soon. Most of the bus stops are well known hotel, so if you will stay at one of the hotel that has kura-kura bus stop you can easily wait for the bus on the lobby or you can walk to another destination that reachable from the hotel. Psst several famous places and 5star hotel become kura – kura bus partner such as: Waterbom Bali, Seminyak Square, Ayana resort, Le Meridien, Grand Hyatt and many more.

2. Time Schedule
time schedule/ kura2bus.com click to enlarge

Kura-kura bus time table has a lot of bus schedules for a day. For Kuta and Legian line, Kura-Kura shuttle will arrive every 30 minutes, (well except for traffic hour). For another line, shuttle has schedule from 4 up to 11 times daily. If there's any issue on some line, they will inform the passengers via twitter or other social media account or you can directly ask to kura-kura staff in ticket booth. This is the most important thing that's why I chose this service.

 3. Fare and Payment
Left: Coin for single journey, Middle : Value card and 1 Day pass
Right: My card for 3 day pass

Each line has a flat fare for a single journey, all line excluding Seminyak Line connect through Galleria DFS Bus Bay. For Kuta, Legian and Seminyak Rp 20.000, Sanur and Jimbaran Rp 40.000, Pecatu Indah Resort Line and South Nusa Dua Line Rp. 50.000 and Ubud Line Rp. 80.000. They use a coin in different colors for each amount.

For multiple trips on all line you can also choose Value card, there are 100k, 200k, 300k and 400k cards. You can also topup this value card from 100k up to 500k on Dfs bus bay or ticket booths.

For unlimited travel on lines, you can choose Day Pass like we did. We chose 3 day pass simply because I just have 3 days left that day LOL. There are 1, 3, 5 and 7 Day Pass available on Kura-kura bus. One day is calculated 24 hours from the first time you tap the card into the device. Dont forget, they also have 20K refundable card deposit. Choose your payment wisely, if you only need a ride to your hotel, you better choose the single trip coin.
payment devices, left : tap card device, right: coin box for single trip

4. Shuttle
shuttle types/ kura2bus.com

 There are 3 types of bus on Kura-kura bus service. Medium bus (29 seats), Long mini bus (15 seats), and short mini bus (12 seats). Hey look at their eye catching shuttle service design, turtle on the road!

 5. Features
Kura-kuba bus has several onboard facilities, such as; Wifi, Electric power socket, LCD video and Audio voice announcement system for route and bus stops info.

 For solo traveler or duo traveler this service is really worth it and useful, moreover for a restaurant hopper like me and Sharon did. Fyi, a taxi fare from Kayu Aya (Seminyak) to Our hotel in Kuta was around 60K one way and if we did this almost every time then I don't think my money would be enough for airport tax payment and Damri Bus on my way to home hahahahah.

 Here are some tips from me:
1. Make sure you arrived about 5 to 10 minutes before the schedule to prevent you from missed the bus.
2. If you want to transit to another line, make sure you have enough time to travel from your place to DFS Bus Bay, or you can ask the driver whether you can catch it or not. In my case, when I want to travel to Ubud, I hopped on shuttle from Grand Inna Kuta at 8:41 and I asked the driver that we have to catch 10 am bus from DFS to Ubud, and he informed the office to wait for us :)
3. Somehow their normal seat didn't comfortable for a long journey trip, so if you travel to Ubud better you take the rearmost seat for a better seat.
4. Ask the driver if the electric socket didn't turn on.


    Last but not least I have to say thank you to Kak Nathalie, she was the first person who introduced me with this service.

     For further information you can visit their web

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    96 comments

    1. winnyJanuary 20, 2015 at 9:37 PM

      ada yah seakrang tu meidi

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    2. noerazhkaJanuary 20, 2015 at 10:12 PM

      Wah, asik banget sekarang ada moda transportasi seperti ini di Bali .. Nice info, Kak Meiii .. ;)

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    3. DitaJanuary 21, 2015 at 2:55 PM

      wahhh kereeen nihh gak bingung lagi kalo mau keliling di Bali :D

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    4. Jalan2LiburanJanuary 21, 2015 at 10:11 PM

      Lumayan ya kalau pengen hopping on off cafe2 gitu :))

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      1. Meidiana KusumaJanuary 22, 2015 at 9:31 PM

        iyah, aku paling sering turun di Seminyak Square atau Bintang Supermarket buat mampir coffee shop atau resto-resto gitu kak

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    5. tesyasblogJanuary 22, 2015 at 6:48 AM

      Wuih keren deh Bali :)
      Aku sih tetep naik motor Mei kalo pergi berdua hahaha :D

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    6. AlamandaJanuary 24, 2015 at 7:49 PM

      Wah, lucu juga mobilnya. Boleh nih dicoba nanti kalau ane ada kesempatan jalan-jalan ke sana kaya ente sist ^^

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    7. fanny fristhika nilaJanuary 25, 2015 at 12:54 AM

      boleh dicoba sesekali... tp tetep lbih murah sewa motor ;p

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      1. Meidiana KusumaJanuary 26, 2015 at 5:38 PM

        nah itu masalahnya kak, aku ga iso bawa motorr :(

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      2. linaDecember 13, 2015 at 8:35 AM

        iya nih.. pngn nyobain rasanya.. pasti seru banget ;)

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      3. DocomoxAugust 17, 2016 at 9:49 PM

        iya mantab nih kak bisa d coba skalikali nih bus kura nya xD

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    8. JenitaJanuary 28, 2015 at 2:24 PM

      hi mei. salam kenal.. wahh. seru bngt yahha ada si kura2 bali ini.. kalau dari airport gt, belum ada yah? since they only put DFS bay gt di map.nya.. hehe..

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      1. Meidiana KusumaJanuary 28, 2015 at 5:42 PM

        Hi Jenita, nah itu dia yang aku juga sayangkan. Tapi memang saat ini belum ada rute ke Bandara :(

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    9. Astari RatnadyaFebruary 5, 2015 at 11:28 PM

      aaaakhirnnyyaaa bali ada transportasi kece beginiii.
      #cariTiketKeBali aaah

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      1. Meidiana KusumaFebruary 6, 2015 at 6:58 PM

        hihihi iyaa lucu yah, sayangnya tempat duduknya kurang nyaman sih kak :(

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    10. FahmiFebruary 6, 2015 at 12:11 PM

      Satu lagi pertanyaan ini shuttlenya on time ga?

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      1. Meidiana KusumaFebruary 6, 2015 at 6:58 PM

        kalo trafficnya normal on time mii, tapi pas Kuta ama Seminyak macet sihh waasaalaam :)) :)) aku malahan pernah kejebak macet pas di shuttle nya ahahahah

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    11. Endah Kurnia WirawatiFebruary 6, 2015 at 7:32 PM

      wuahhhh!! baru tau ada bus pariwisata lucu di Bali...

      Keren mei! *two thumbs up*

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      1. Meidiana KusumaFebruary 6, 2015 at 7:35 PM

        aku juga pas mau berangkat kemarin baru dikasih tau kak Nathalie, hihihi seneng banget ada yg lucu-lucu gini, makanya jadi nyobain naik deh

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    12. UnknownFebruary 22, 2015 at 1:02 PM

      Kmrn sempet liat brosur nya di beach walk trus liat harga nya lumayan juga. Kalo gw karna selalu pergi rame2, yaa mending sewa mobil avanza aja murah cuman 170/24 jam lepas kunci :-)

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      1. Meidiana KusumaFebruary 22, 2015 at 5:22 PM

        iyah bener, kalo lebih dari 3 orang better nyewa mobil sih menurut aku :)
        tapi kalo kebetulan sendirian atau berdua dan ga bisa bawa motor, ini salah satu option lebih baik daripada taxi hohohohoho

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      2. HariatiJune 1, 2016 at 6:21 AM

        Bener kak... aku yang gak tahu jalan ini perlu sekali naek travel ini...

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    13. Sapi LucuFebruary 27, 2015 at 11:28 AM

      aduh kemarin di bali mau nyobain ini pegel nungguinnya bok, akhirnya balik lagi naik Bluebird ajah lagian deket2 juga jaraknya.
      Eh tukeran link dong bow...

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      1. Meidiana KusumaFebruary 27, 2015 at 8:54 PM

        ahhahah iyah kak, dibeberapa line dia ada jam-jam tersendiri tapi kalo Kuta, Seminyak sama Legian sih setengah jam sekali kok.

        Boleehh kakk, aku taruh di tempat ku yooooo

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      2. docomoxAugust 15, 2016 at 2:14 PM

        hmmm mantab sekalii ini model bus kura-kuranya kaka ^^

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    14. UnknownApril 9, 2015 at 9:57 AM

      Hi Meidiana
      Terima Kasih telah menggunakan Kura-Kura Bus dan telah membagikan pengalamannya memalui blog pribadi kamu :)
      ada kabar gembira jika Nusa Dua Line akan dibuka dalam waktu dekat ini dan bila ingin ke ubud sekarang sudah bisa di booking online
      Kini website Kura-Kura Bus tersedia dalam 5 bahasa ! English, Japanese, Bahasa, Korean & Chinese

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      1. Meidiana KusumaApril 9, 2015 at 10:43 AM

        wah Nusa dua linenya akhirnya launching mas? asikk jadi bisa ke The bay dongg :D
        ayo dperbanyak lagi armadanya, biar semakin nyaman dan jadwalnya lebih banyaak, sukses yaa

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      2. suka kucingOctober 8, 2015 at 4:11 PM

        wah keren banget mas.. bahkan sekarang tersedia 5 bahasa :D

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      3. gayahidupkuNovember 12, 2015 at 5:51 PM

        iya 5 bahasa itu uah banyak lohh ^^

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      4. Aplikasi Belajar Bahasa Jawa - TeknonetworkFebruary 22, 2016 at 6:58 AM

        wasik bener dah emng :)

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    15. Ain MungilApril 28, 2015 at 4:28 AM

      Wiiihh bisnya lucu..
      Kok gue nggak pernah liat yak ._.
      Musti dicobain nih..

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      1. Meidiana KusumaApril 29, 2015 at 6:56 PM

        hihihi kemarin juga ngeh nya pas dikasih tau teman ada ginian, eh tapi sering juga sih ngeliat bis ini sliwerann

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      2. MelindaOctober 8, 2015 at 3:45 PM

        Wah, Saya Belum Pernah Ke Bali nih :( Pengen banget naik bis asik itu :(

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    16. mimikaOctober 8, 2015 at 3:46 PM

      kalau dari airport gt, belum ada yah? since they only put DFS bay gt di map.nya.. hehe :D

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    17. rioOctober 8, 2015 at 4:04 PM

      wahh. seru bngt yahha ada si kura2 bali ini.. kalau dari airport gt, belum ada yah?

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    18. nartaOctober 10, 2015 at 7:24 PM

      waah... wasik ya sekarang ada kura2 bus buat travel ke bali lagi....

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      1. asuransi kesehatan terbaik pasarpolisApril 1, 2016 at 9:58 AM

        wah iya kak narta saya juga baru tau kalo itu kayaknya emng mengasikan :D

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    19. BerkontenOctober 16, 2015 at 11:15 AM

      Hahahahha.... kalau ke bali naik travel kira-kira butuh biaya berapa?
      Mahal nggak ya kira-kira?

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      1. Meidiana KusumaOctober 16, 2015 at 9:18 PM

        wah kalo travel saya kurang tau, belum pernah coba pake travel di Bali

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      2. WikimodisOctober 21, 2015 at 3:08 PM

        dulu sih beberapa tahun yang lalu aku naik travel ke Bali harganya gak mahal mahal banget hehe tergantung darimana dulu tapi xD kalau skrg mungkin uda naik harganya hihi

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      3. gayahidupkuNovember 10, 2015 at 8:34 AM

        bus kura2nya keren banget yakak ^^

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    20. lukiciNovember 3, 2015 at 3:38 PM

      Aku sendiri biasanya selalu pergi rame2, yaa mending sewa mobil avanza aja murah cuman 170/24 jam lepas kunci :-)

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      1. Meidiana KusumaNovember 27, 2015 at 2:55 PM

        iyah kalo rame-rame memang lebih murah sewa mobil mas, trus enakk yah jadinya bisa ke mana-mana

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    21. WoobwlNovember 5, 2015 at 7:20 PM

      Busnya lucu kakak :D
      rutenya juga banyak dan bakalan seru kalau bareng sama keluarga :D
      thanks infonya kakak hehe

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    22. UoneNovember 5, 2015 at 7:30 PM

      Busnya lucuuuu....... dikasih tips yang makin memudahkan untuk liburan, makasih kak ^ ^

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      1. Meidiana KusumaNovember 27, 2015 at 2:56 PM

        Haiii :) sama-sama makasih udah mampir ke blog saayaa

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    23. TeknonetworkNovember 9, 2015 at 7:43 PM

      wah kura2 bus ? seru banget pasti

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    24. BerpostingNovember 25, 2015 at 4:49 PM

      seru banget busnya, tapi kalo travel ke Bali kayaknya masih mahal deh
      nice info..thanks

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      1. Meidiana KusumaNovember 27, 2015 at 2:57 PM

        iyah sekarag flight ke Bali dari jakarta udah ga ada yang promo banget nih *jadi ikutan sedih*

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    25. intanJanuary 4, 2016 at 1:05 PM

      Wahhh lucu banget ada kura-kura bus di Bali, jadi gak sabar ke bali lagi.. ^_^

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      1. Meidiana KusumaFebruary 27, 2016 at 6:11 PM

        ihihi, nanti cerita-cerita yah seseruan naik kura-kura busnya :)

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    26. Elkilani KurniaFebruary 27, 2016 at 5:40 PM

      Payment devices nya... kfreatif banget.... sumpak keren..

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      1. Meidiana KusumaFebruary 27, 2016 at 6:12 PM

        iyah, seru banget tinggal tap tap, trus kartunya kalo ga mau dibalikin jadi bisa buat koleksi

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    27. vani oktavianaApril 28, 2016 at 9:11 PM

      Wah, lucu juga mobilnya. Boleh nih dicoba nanti kalau ane ada kesempatan jalan-jalan ke sana kaya ente sist ^^

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      1. Meidiana KusumaApril 30, 2016 at 5:36 PM

        hihihi, sekarang katanya udah nambah line baru kak

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    28. erikaApril 28, 2016 at 9:14 PM

      Aku sendiri biasanya selalu pergi rame2, yaa mending sewa mobil avanza aja murah cuman 170/24 jam lepas kunci :-)

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      1. Meidiana KusumaApril 30, 2016 at 5:37 PM

        iyah kalo jalan ke Balinya udah ber3 atau ber4 mendingan sewa mobil kak :)
        aku kalo bisa bawa motor mungkin lebih milih sewa motor, eh tapi males nyasar sih, mending order gojek sekalian hahahah

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    29. UnknownJune 3, 2016 at 11:21 AM

      Thx infonya sis, cuma sy mau tanya itu rutenya misalnya Kuta-Legian-Seminyak coinnya RP 20.000, itu maksudnya Rp 20.000 sudah all in 3 rute tsb atau masing2 pemberhentian 20.000 yah?

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      1. Meidiana KusumaJune 3, 2016 at 5:44 PM

        itu harga persekali naik deh mas, lebih murah kalp beli 1 day pass sih :)

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        hahah busnya lucu xD

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