A new boat terminal that will offer fast boat connections between Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport and Canggu will be in operation as early as 2026.
The Badung Regency Government has confirmed that the new port will be located between Canggu and Cemagi and will allow tourists to travel congestion-free between the airport and the island’s busiest tourism hotspot.
The Badung Regional Secretary, Ida Bagus Surya Suamba, told reporters on Monday, 2nd June 2025, that the development of a new boat terminal in the Canggu-Cemagi area has been included in plans to level up the coastline between Kuta and Cemagi.
He explain,d “The construction of this port is part of the arrangement of the Kuta to Cemagi coastal area. It has been included in our medium-term planning.”
The stretch of coastline that runs from Kuta through to Cemagi includes most of Bali’s most popular tourism resorts, including Legian, Seminyak, Canggu and Seseh.
Since the end of the pandemic it has become increasingly evident that infrastructure such as roads, public transport and utility services in this area urgently needs to be levelled up in order to meet the increasing demands of the tourism sector and to best serve local communities.
Suamba told reporters that construction of the new Canggu-Cemagi Boat Terminal will start in the 2026 budget year.
He confirmed that the Badung Public Works and Spatial Planning Agency (PUPR) is currently completing a feasibility study (FS) in the area and an Environmental Impact Assessment known as an AMDAL. Suamba added, “According to the direction of the Regent, the realisation will start in 2026, and the FS and the AMDAL are still being processed at PUPR.”
Speaking separately, the Chairman of the Badung DPRD, I Gusti Anom Gumati, shared his support of the initiative and cited the development of the Canggu-Cemagi Boat Terminal as an important strategic step in overcoming the region’s traffic congestion issues and supporting the development of tourism in a more positive way.
Gumati told reporters that building a small port to transport tourists over the sea is a positive move that will also protect the land.
He confirmed that the development of the Canggu-Cemagi Boat Terminal aligns with the Badung Regency Government’s three key aims: securing clean water, managing waste, and reducing traffic congestion.
Gumati added “We in the council fully support it, even if necessary through a regional loan scheme. What is important is that this benefits the community and the future of Badung tourism.”
Nyoman Giri Prasta, now the Deputy Governor of Bali, proposed the initial idea for the Canggu-Cemagi Boat Terminal during his time as Regent of Badung.
When he first proposed the idea, late in his term as Badung Regent, Prasta told reporters “Sea transportation allows tourists to go directly to their accommodation, simply by a small boat from the port to the hotel pier. This is much more effective than burdening the increasingly narrow land routes.”
As it stands only a few details have been revealed regarding the logistical arrangements of the Canggu-Cemagi Boat Terminal and its supporting sea taxi routes.
What is known is that a direct sea tax service will be operated from I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport to tourist resorts like Kuta, Seminyak, Canggu, and Cemagi.
The sea taxi terminal at Bali Airport, which is also in development, is also set to offer fast boat services connecting tourists directly with Nusa Penida and potentially directly to Nusa Ceningan and Nusa Lembongan.
At present those tourists landing at Bali Airport and heading to the Nusa Islands must leave the airport terminal and travel to Sanur Harbour, Serangan Harbour, or even further to Padangbai Harbour in order to connect to a fast boat or ferry service to the outlying islands.
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