Airport to Canggu water taxi still needs 14 studies before a decision

7 October 2026
Airport to Canggu water taxi still needs 14 studies before a decision

A water taxi pier linking Ngurah Rai Airport and Canggu is still only a plan. On 2 October the project was discussed with residents of Tibubeneng village.‌‍​‍‌⁠‍​​⁠‍‍​‍⁠⁠‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠‍​‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌‌‌⁠‌⁠‌⁠​⁠​‍⁠⁠‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‌⁠​‍‌⁠​​‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠​‍‌⁠‌​​‍⁠‌‌⁠‌​‌‍⁠⁠​‍⁠‌‌‍​⁠‌‍​‌‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌⁠‌‍‌⁠‌⁠‌‌​‍⁠‌‌⁠‌⁠‌‍​‌‌⁠‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠​‍​‍⁠‌‌⁠‌​‌‍​‌‌⁠‍​‌‍‍‌​‍⁠‌‌⁠​⁠‌⁠‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍⁠​‌‍⁠​​‍⁠‌‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌⁠​⁠​‍⁠‌​⁠​‌​⁠‌​​‍⁠‌‌⁠​⁠‌⁠‌​‌⁠‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌⁠​⁠​‍⁠‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠​‍‌‍‌‌​‍⁠‌‌‍​‌​‍⁠‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​⁠‌‍‍‌‌⁠​⁠‌‍‍‌‌‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠‍

The pier is proposed at Perancak Beach in North Kuta. Before any decision, at least 14 studies are needed: environment, culture, engineering, and the impact on residents and nearby temples. Residents asked that access to temples and ceremonies be kept and worry about more traffic.‌‍​‍‌⁠‍​​⁠‍‍​‍⁠⁠‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠‍​‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌‌‌⁠‌⁠‌⁠​⁠​‍⁠⁠‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‌⁠​‍‌⁠​​‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠​‍‌⁠‌​​‍⁠‌‌⁠‌​‌‍⁠⁠​‍⁠‌‌‍​⁠‌‍​‌‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌⁠‌‍‌⁠‌⁠‌‌​‍⁠‌‌⁠‌⁠‌‍​‌‌⁠‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠​‍​‍⁠‌‌⁠‌​‌‍​‌‌⁠‍​‌‍‍‌​‍⁠‌‌⁠​⁠‌⁠‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍⁠​‌‍⁠​​‍⁠‌‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌⁠​⁠​‍⁠‌​⁠​‌​⁠‌​​‍⁠‌‌⁠​⁠‌⁠‌​‌⁠‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌⁠​⁠​‍⁠‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠​‍‌‍‌‌​‍⁠‌‌‍​‌​‍⁠‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​⁠‌‍‍‌‌⁠​⁠‌‍‍‌‌‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠‍

Udayana University has been working on the feasibility study for more than six months. A detailed design comes next, but even that does not mean construction starts right away. Who will pay is also undecided.‌‍​‍‌⁠‍​​⁠‍‍​‍⁠⁠‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠‍​‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌‌‌⁠‌⁠‌⁠​⁠​‍⁠⁠‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‌⁠​‍‌⁠​​‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠​‍‌⁠‌​​‍⁠‌‌⁠‌​‌‍⁠⁠​‍⁠‌‌‍​⁠‌‍​‌‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌⁠‌‍‌⁠‌⁠‌‌​‍⁠‌‌⁠‌⁠‌‍​‌‌⁠‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠​‍​‍⁠‌‌⁠‌​‌‍​‌‌⁠‍​‌‍‍‌​‍⁠‌‌⁠​⁠‌⁠‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍⁠​‌‍⁠​​‍⁠‌‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌⁠​⁠​‍⁠‌​⁠​‌​⁠‌​​‍⁠‌‌⁠​⁠‌⁠‌​‌⁠‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌⁠​⁠​‍⁠‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠​‍‌‍‌‌​‍⁠‌‌‍​‌​‍⁠‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​⁠‌‍‍‌‌⁠​⁠‌‍‍‌‌‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠‍

What it means for buyers: the Canggu water taxi is an idea, not a construction project. Don't factor it in when comparing travel times from the airport to different areas.‌‍​‍‌⁠‍​​⁠‍‍​‍⁠⁠‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠‍​‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌‌‌⁠‌⁠‌⁠​⁠​‍⁠⁠‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‌⁠​‍‌⁠​​‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠​‍‌⁠‌​​‍⁠‌‌⁠‌​‌‍⁠⁠​‍⁠‌‌‍​⁠‌‍​‌‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌⁠‌‍‌⁠‌⁠‌‌​‍⁠‌‌⁠‌⁠‌‍​‌‌⁠‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠​‍​‍⁠‌‌⁠‌​‌‍​‌‌⁠‍​‌‍‍‌​‍⁠‌‌⁠​⁠‌⁠‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍⁠​‌‍⁠​​‍⁠‌‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌⁠​⁠​‍⁠‌​⁠​‌​⁠‌​​‍⁠‌‌⁠​⁠‌⁠‌​‌⁠‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌⁠​⁠​‍⁠‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠​‍‌‍‌‌​‍⁠‌‌‍​‌​‍⁠‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​⁠‌‍‍‌‌⁠​⁠‌‍‍‌‌‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠‍