In short. Ubud is in Gianyar regency, in the centre of the island. From the airport and the south, people get there by Grab or Gojek car, on their own scooter, or with a driver for the day: by Google Maps it is 36 km and about 1 h 20 min by car from the airport, about 1 h 10 min from Canggu, and longer in daytime traffic. The Monkey Forest is open from 9:00 to 18:00, last entry at 17:00, a ticket costs 130,000 rupiah for an adult and 100,000 for a child; food, drinks and plastic bags are not allowed inside. Tickets for temples near Ubud are sold on the official site of the Gianyar tourism office: Goa Gajah is 50,000 rupiah for a foreign adult, Gunung Kawi in Tampaksiring 75,000, Gunung Kawi Sebatu 50,000, Yeh Pulu 30,000 (prices as of 9 November 2026).
Where it is. Ubud is in the centre of the island, in Gianyar regency. Around it are the villages and areas with the main temples and caves: Bedulu (Goa Gajah, Yeh Pulu), Tampaksiring (Tirta Empul, Gunung Kawi) and Tegallalang (Gunung Kawi Sebatu, rice terraces). Which regency your area belongs to and which public hospital is nearby, see the guide on areas of Bali.
How to get there. Travel times by Google Maps at night on 10 November 2026: from the airport to the Monkey Forest 36 km and about 1 h 20 min by car; from Canggu about 1 h 10 min by car and about an hour by scooter; from Seminyak about 1 h 10 min by scooter. In daytime the road to Ubud runs through traffic, so allow more. Three ways:
- Grab or Gojek. You order a car in the app and see the price before you book. From the airport the app is cheaper than the taxi counter; price ranges are in the calculation of how much money you need for the first month. For the way back, set the pickup point on a main street: in some places the apps do not go, details in the guide to Grab and Gojek.
- Your own scooter. If you have already rented a scooter, from Canggu it is about an hour. What to check at the rental is in the guide to renting a scooter; which licence you need for a scooter is in the guide to driving licences.
- A driver for the day. Convenient if you want to see the Monkey Forest, the Tegallalang terraces and the temples in Tampaksiring in one day: the car waits at each site. Agree the route and times with the driver in advance.
There is also the Trans Metro Dewata city bus, corridor 4 to the car park at the Monkey Forest, but from the airport with a change and a suitcase it is inconvenient: bus routes.
Monkey Forest (Monkey Forest Ubud). Address on the official site: Jalan Monkey Forest, Padangtegal, Ubud. Opening hours 9:00–18:00, last entry at 17:00. An adult ticket is 130,000 rupiah, a child 100,000; the site does not split prices between foreigners and locals or by day of the week. You can buy a ticket at the lobby counter by the central car park or online through the Book Now link on the official site. Rules for guests from the official page:
- food and drinks are not brought inside, keep food closed in your bag;
- plastic bags and other plastic are banned, you can leave your things in lockers in the lobby;
- do not touch the monkeys, pick them up or play with them, only staff feed them, peanuts are banned;
- do not look the monkeys in the eye for long: they may take it as a threat;
- keep jewellery, toys, beads and anything that looks like nuts with you and out of sight;
- if a monkey jumps on you, do not run, stand still and move away calmly, and call a staff member if needed;
- watch children so they do not play with the monkeys;
- dress modestly: this is sacred ground.
The site warns that whatever happens when these rules are broken is at your own risk.
If a monkey bites or scratches you. There is a first aid post on the grounds, and after a bite the official page advises going there. Monkeys in Ubud are counted among rabies carriers, so after help on the spot, wash the wound at once and sort out the vaccine the same day: the procedure is in the guide to bites and rabies.
Temples and caves near Ubud: official prices. Tickets are sold by the official site of the Gianyar regency tourism office (Dinas Pariwisata Gianyar). Prices for foreigners as of 9 November 2026:
- Goa Gajah (Elephant Cave), Bedulu village: adult 50,000 rupiah, child 25,000;
- Yeh Pulu (rock relief), Bedulu: adult 30,000, child 15,000;
- Gunung Kawi in Tampaksiring (rock-cut tombs): adult 75,000, child 50,000;
- Gunung Kawi Sebatu, Tegallalang: adult 50,000, child 25,000;
- Tirta Empul, Tampaksiring: adult 75,000, child 50,000, more in the guide to sights.
The terms on the site are the same for all sites: a child ticket is for ages 5 to 11, an adult ticket from age 12, and children under 5 enter free without a ticket. A paid ticket is not refunded or cancelled and is sent to the email you gave. At the entrance you need to show the ticket and an ID document, for example a passport.
Tegallalang rice terraces. We did not find an official tariff for foreigners on the regency sites, and the terraces are not on the Gianyar ticket site. Ask about the price on the spot.
Regency rules for tourists. On the same site Gianyar lists the rules: modest clothing at holy places and sites; courtyards inside temples are entered only to pray, in Balinese dress and not during menstruation; do not climb sacred trees and buildings; indecent photos at holy places are banned; do not litter; do not use single-use plastic. Pay in rupiah, and where QRIS is available you can use it. Exchange currency only at licensed official money changers. More about temples in the guide to Bali temples.
Our advice: buy tickets for the Gianyar temples on the official site gianyartourismticket.com and keep your passport with you. Go into the Monkey Forest without bags or food, and take off glasses and earrings beforehand. If you plan the Monkey Forest and the temples in Bedulu and Tampaksiring in one day, set out in the morning: the Monkey Forest lets people in until 17:00, and the road there and back takes two to three hours.
What this means for you. Ubud is a bit over an hour by Grab or Gojek car, by scooter or with a driver, and entrance tickets for the Monkey Forest and the temples around it cost from 30,000 to 130,000 rupiah for an adult foreigner at official prices as of 9 November 2026. The main rules are simple: modest clothing, nothing edible or plastic near the monkeys, passport with you. Sites change their prices, so check them on the official sites before you go.