Bali International Airport (DPS), known locally as Ngurah Rai and run by InJourney Airports since the 2024 merger of Angkasa Pura I and II, splits passengers between two buildings: a Domestic terminal for flights within Indonesia and an International terminal serving Australia, Singapore, Japan, the Gulf and the rest of Asia. They stand next to each other, a two-minute walk apart on the kerbside. Inside, each Bali Airport terminal keeps its own sealed departure area, and no passage links them once you have passed screening.
Which building you are in decides what you can use
Each terminal has its own lounges, and you can reach only the ones behind your own security check.
Two rooms on the international side sell entry. Concordia takes the 3rd floor of departures, left-hand side, and opens 06:00–02:00. Entry runs US$33–45 booked ahead, or US$55 as a walk-up. Tujuwan, the renovated Premier Lounge, occupies the mezzanine above immigration near Gate 2. It sells walk-in entry for 600,000 IDR (US$33) and is the only international room with showers. Two further spaces are not on sale: the Garuda Indonesia lounge by Gate 2 admits premium cabins and SkyTeam elite members only, and Flight Club (05:00–01:00) is a restaurant that accepts a Priority Pass dining credit rather than a lounge visit.
The domestic pair costs far less: US$11–19 for Blue Sky Premier and Concordia Domestic, both on the 2nd floor near Gate 6. Blue Sky opens 05:30–21:30, Concordia 05:00–22:00. But a passenger bound for Sydney cannot walk over to those cheaper rooms. Anyone on a 03:00 departure finds them shut anyway, and Concordia International itself closes 02:00–06:00. Our lounge guide compares the four paid rooms alongside the two that cannot be bought.
Before and after the security check
| Zone | What you can reach there |
|---|---|
| Landside — no boarding pass needed | Airline and bag-drop desks, ATMs, licensed money changers, car-rental counters, the official taxi desk with fixed zone fares, transfer meeting points, cafés and convenience shops |
| Airside — past screening | Duty-free, Balinese crafts and coffee counters, bars and restaurants, that terminal's lounges, gate seating |
The terminals have Wi-Fi, but the operator publishes no price, network name or coverage map; our Bali Airport Wi-Fi guide covers what is known.
Arriving: five steps in a fixed order
Immigration comes first. A Visa on Arrival costs IDR 500,000 (about US$28). It covers one 30-day stay and can be extended once. Buy the electronic version at least 48 hours ahead and you use the autogates instead of the payment queue. Baggage reclaim follows, then an electronic customs declaration, then the public arrivals hall.
Bali's tourist levy is a separate payment: IDR 150,000 (US$8) per person. It goes through the official Love Bali channel or an airport counter, never passport control. Both charges are detailed in our visa and levy guide.
Ground transport starts in that hall. The official taxi desk quotes fixed fares by zone. Private drivers wait at the transfer meeting point, and some resorts run their own shuttles. Kuta lies 3 km away: ten to fifteen minutes in light traffic. Seminyak takes about 25 minutes off-peak, though an evening run can pass the hour. The arrivals guide gives timings per destination.
Departing: the useful half is past the checkpoint
Departure reverses the sequence: bag-drop or check-in at the departures hall, screening, then the gate area. The lounges, duty-free and most restaurants sit beyond that point. Clear security early and you wait in a chair with a coffee instead of on a bench in the hall. The exception is the small hours: between 02:00 and 06:00 Concordia is shut, Flight Club closed at 01:00, and Tujuwan does not publish its hours, so a 03:00 departure means the gate seating and whatever cafés happen to be staffed.
A surfboard changes the arithmetic. Oversized-item fees and size limits differ by carrier, and our baggage allowance page lists them airline by airline. For recommended arrival times by route, see the departures guide.
Practical notes
- Money: ATMs and licensed changers sit landside in both terminals, though airport counters rarely match rates in Kuta or Seminyak.
- Assistance: wheelchair and mobility help is booked through your airline, not at the airport, so request it when you buy the ticket.
- Language: signs are posted in Indonesian and English, and passenger-facing staff speak English.
- Hours: outlets follow the flight schedule and the season. A restaurant open for a 20:00 departure may be dark at 04:00.
The Bali Airport map draws the same layout as diagrams: both buildings, the arrivals route through immigration, and the departures side with check-in and screening.
