How much does a Bali trip from India cost?

Bali is one of those trips that looks expensive on Instagram and turns out to be very flexible on paper. The fixed government costs are small (a visa on arrival and a tourist levy), flights are the big lump, and everything else bends to your style, from INR 1,000 a night guesthouses to private pool villas. Below is the full cost, line by line in rupees, then a six day plan you can copy.

Exchange basis: 1 USD = INR 95.04 and 1 USD = IDR 18,090 (open.er-api.com, 24 October 2026), which works out to INR 1 = about IDR 190. Your bank or forex card will add its own margin, so read every rupee figure as a rounded estimate.

Bali trip cost from India at a glance (Bali ghumne ka kharcha)

Item	Cost (per person)	Where the number comes from
Visa on arrival (B1), 30 days	IDR 500,000, about INR 2,630	Indonesian immigration fee page
Bali tourist levy	IDR 150,000, about INR 790	Love Bali official page
Return flights from India	INR 25,000 to 55,000	Our rough estimate, varies by city and season
Hotels, 5 nights, private room, shared by 2	INR 10,000 to 30,000	Our planning range
Food, 6 days, local cafes and warungs	INR 6,000 to 12,000	Our planning range
Car with driver, 3 or 4 days, shared by 2	INR 6,000 to 12,000	Our planning range
Entry tickets and activities	INR 4,000 to 9,000	Our planning range
SIM or eSIM, tips, small extras	INR 3,000 to 6,000	Our planning range
Total without flights	about INR 32,000 to 72,000
Total with flights	about INR 57,000 to 127,000

The first two rows are official fixed fees. Every row marked “planning range” or “rough estimate” is there to help you budget, not a quote. For your own dates and group size, plug numbers into our trip cost calculator.

A couple travelling together splits hotels and the driver, so a “Bali trip from India for couple” costs less than twice the solo figure per person on those two lines. Flights, visa and levy are per head.

Indonesia entry rules for Indian passport holders

India appears on Indonesia’s immigration list of countries eligible for visa on arrival (the e-VoA list in the official FAQ). What the official pages say right now:

• Visa type: B1 Visa on Arrival, for tourism and visiting family, single entry.
• Fee: IDR 500,000 for 30 days (about INR 2,630 at today’s rate). Paid by debit or credit card for the e-VoA, or at a designated bank counter in the immigration area for the counter version.
• Stay: up to 30 days from the day you arrive. It can be extended once, up to 60 days in total. e-VoA holders can extend online through evisa.imigrasi.go.id; counter-visa holders go to the nearest immigration office. The official fee schedule lists a 30-day visit stay permit at IDR 500,000, but confirm the exact extension charge when you apply.
• e-VoA validity: the electronic visa is valid for 90 days from the date it is issued; if you do not use it in that window, you apply again. The system emails it within about 24 hours.
• Passport and tickets: passport valid for at least 6 months, and a return or onward ticket.
• Where to apply: only the official portal, evisa.imigrasi.go.id (the immigration site also names indonesiavoa.vfsevisa.id). Look-alike sites charge service fees.
• Rules of the visa: a B1 stay does not allow you to sell goods or services or take payment for work in Indonesia.

All Indonesia arrival declaration

Indonesia’s immigration site describes All Indonesia (allindonesia.imigrasi.go.id) as the single arrival declaration platform covering immigration, customs, health and quarantine, and says it can be filled in from three days before arrival. Fill it in before you board, on the official portal only. We could not load the portal’s own rules page, so if anything on it differs from this paragraph, trust the portal.

The Bali tourist levy

Bali charges foreign visitors IDR 150,000 (about INR 790). On the official Love Bali site you choose single or group payment, enter your name, email, passport number, country and arrival date, and pay by bank transfer, virtual account or QRIS. The voucher is emailed to you. There is also an “Apply Exemption” option. The page does not state a payment deadline, so the safest habit is to pay at home and keep the voucher on your phone. For timing questions, use the support link on the site.

Not sure whether your next destination needs a visa at all? Our visa-free countries for Indians tool shows the current picture.

Flights from India to Bali

Reported non-stop services include Air India and IndiGo from Delhi and an IndiGo route from Bengaluru (announced in 2024). Other metros usually connect through Singapore, Kuala Lumpur or Bangkok. We could not load the airline schedule pages while writing this, so treat the routes as a lead, not a promise, and check the airline site for your dates.

Fares are the biggest swing in the whole budget. Peak periods (Diwali, Christmas to New Year, and the July to August school holidays) cost far more than shoulder months, so set a fare alert early. The INR 25,000 to 55,000 range in the table is a loose estimate for a return ticket, not a fact.

6-day Bali itinerary from India

A relaxed first trip with two bases (the south coast and Ubud), one driver for the long days, and no rushed island hopping. This is an assembled plan from public information, not a diary of a trip.

Day 1: Land in Denpasar, ease into Seminyak or Sanur

Fill in All Indonesia before flying, clear immigration, and take a taxi or pre-booked transfer to your hotel. Evening on the beach, sunset and an early dinner. Do not plan anything big after a night flight.

Day 2: Uluwatu cliffs

Hire a driver for the day. Visit the clifftop Uluwatu Temple (modest dress, and keep sunglasses and phones secure around the monkeys), then spend the afternoon at one of the southern beaches. Stay for sunset, and for the traditional Kecak dance if the timing suits you.

Day 3: Move to Ubud via the terraces

Drive north to Ubud with stops along the way. The famous Tegallalang rice terraces are best early, before the crowds and the heat. Check in, then walk through central Ubud and the art market in the late afternoon.

Day 4: Ubud on foot

Morning walk on the Campuhan Ridge, then the Sacred Monkey Forest. Browse the galleries and cafes, and take an evening dance performance if you like. A cooking class or a Balinese vegetarian lunch fits well here.

Day 5: Temples and the lake

Take the driver to the highlands. Ulun Danu Beratan on its lake is the classic stop, and Tanah Lot on the coast works as a sunset end to the day on the way back south. Ask your driver to confirm the route and timings, since traffic decides how much fits.

Day 6: Last breakfast and fly home

Slow breakfast, last-minute shopping, and a transfer to Ngurah Rai airport with plenty of buffer. Remember your return or onward ticket and the days left on your 30-day stay.

Vegetarian food in Bali

Bali is easier than you might fear. Tofu (tahu), tempeh, gado-gado, vegetable nasi campur, sayur urap and fresh fruit are everywhere, and Ubud, Canggu and Seminyak have many fully vegetarian cafes. In a regular warung, say “tanpa daging dan ikan” (without meat and fish) and ask about shrimp paste (terasi) and fish stock in sambals and soups. Pork and alcohol are widely served, so ask about shared cooking oil if that matters to you. Jain travellers should carry a printed note in Bahasa Indonesia explaining no onion, garlic or root vegetables, and plan to use vegetarian cafes rather than local warungs.

Money tips for Indian travellers

• Use ATMs and cards at reputable banks and hotels for rupiah. Exchange booths with unusually good rates are a common source of short-changing, so count the notes.
• Pay big items by card or in advance (hotels, transfers) and keep small rupiah notes for warungs, parking and donations.
• Book flights first, hotels second. Airfare is the least flexible item.
• Ask your driver for a full-day fixed price that includes fuel and parking.
• Check card fees. Many Indian cards add a foreign-transaction charge, and some forex cards do not. The difference on a trip this size is a few thousand rupees.
• Travel in shoulder months (April to June, September to early November) for better prices than the July to August peak and the Christmas rush.

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