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Tanah Lot temple location, and the roads that lead there
The Tanah Lot temple location is the south-west coast of Bali, in the Tabanan regency. Here is where it sits, how far it is from the places you are likely to stay, and how to get there without stress.
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Editorial team, tanahlottempletour.comUpdated October 23, 2026Reading time about 6 minutes31 sources
Where the sea temple sits on Bali
Tanah Lot lies on the south-west coast of Bali, in the village of Beraban in the Kediri district of Tabanan regency.1 It is not in Badung, the regency of Kuta, Seminyak and Canggu, although it is close to them: Wikipedia places it about 13 km south of the town of Tabanan and 20 km north-west of Denpasar.5
The Ministry of Tourism gives the distance as around 30 km from Denpasar and around 30 km from Ngurah Rai Airport.23 The figures come from different sources and measure from different points, so plan your timing with the longer one.
On a map, follow the coast north-west from Canggu and you reach it after a short stretch of rice fields and villages. The map on this page shows the temple, the shore temples around it and the towns you are likely to set off from, with buttons that open each place in Google Maps. If you want a quick orientation, look for Canggu first: the sea temple lies a little further up the same stretch of coast, with the coast road leading inland towards Kediri and the main highway.
The drive
From a southern hotel to the shore
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Pick-up
Your hotel lobby
The driver confirms the time the evening before.
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On the road
About an hour
The usual drive from the southern resorts.
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Kediri
The big sign
Turn south-west at the main crossroads.4
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Car park
Park and pay
IDR 5,000 for a car on the official list.6
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Walk down
Through the shops
A lane of souvenir stalls to the sea.7
Driving yourself or with a driver
The Ministry of Tourism describes the classic route: from Denpasar take the main highway west to the town of Kediri, where a large sign at the main intersection points you south-west to Pura Tanah Lot.4 From there the road runs through Beraban towards the coast and the car park.
The parking area is big, at 2.77 hectares, and the official vehicle charges are IDR 3,000 for a scooter and IDR 5,000 for a car.86 From the car park you walk down to the sea through a long lane of souvenir shops; Wikipedia notes that every visitor passes through it.7
Hiring a car with a driver for the day spares you the parking and the evening traffic. If you ride a scooter, wear a helmet, avoid the main highway at rush hour where you can, and leave the temple before dark if you are not sure of the way back. Keep small notes ready for the parking attendant, and photograph the spot where you leave the scooter; rows of identical bikes are easy to lose in the dark.
Drive times
Hours by car to the temple, as tours list them
hrs
From where you stay
Getting to the temple from the main areas
| From | Pick-up on tours | Drive on tours | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuta | Sunset trip and full day | About 1 hr | Kecak transfer too |
| Seminyak | Sunset trip and full day | About 1 hr | Free pick-up zone |
| Canggu | Sunset trip and full day | About 1 hr | Closest busy area |
| Ubud | Full day; loop meets at Palace | Longer | Picked up earlier |
| Airport area | Ask the operator | About 30 km | Ministry figure |
Pick-up areas and drive times as the listings state them; the airport distance is the Ministry of Tourism's.3
Three ways to arrive
Tour, hired driver or your own wheels
Booked here
FlexibleHired driver
Your own timetable
- Parking
- IDR 5,000 a car
- Turn-off
- Kediri
- Best for
- Small groups
CheapestScooter
For confident riders
- Parking
- IDR 3,000
- Route
- Via Kediri
- Watch for
- Evening traffic
Decision helper
How should you get there?
Pick the line closest to your situation
A sunset trip or the full day
Both pick up free of charge in those areas.
The full day or the highland loop
One picks up in Ubud, the other meets at Ubud Palace.
A scooter, if you ride well
Parking is IDR 3,000 for two wheels on the official list.6
From Kuta and the other beach towns
For the drive from Kuta to Tanah Lot temple and from the other beach resorts of the south, the tours tell you roughly how long it takes. The half-day sunset trip picks up free of charge in Kuta, Legian, Seminyak, Sanur, Kerobokan and Canggu and lists about an hour by jeep or SUV each way. The Kecak ticket's optional transfer from Kuta also counts about an hour in each direction.
The full day booked on this site lists hotel transfer for Kuta, Legian, Seminyak, Jimbaran, Sanur, Kerobokan, Canggu, Nusa Dua and Ubud, and about 1 hour by car at the start. The driver contacts you the evening before to confirm the exact pick-up time, which depends on where everyone is staying.
Canggu is the closest of the busy areas, and Nusa Dua and Jimbaran the furthest. Whatever the listings say, traffic in the south of the island can stretch any drive; the south-coast day that pairs Uluwatu with Tanah Lot warns that travel times may be longer than usual.
Map
Tanah Lot, its shore temples and the roads to it
The temples on the rocks around Tanah Lot, the drive in from south Bali and Ubud, the highland stops of the full-day tour, and Uluwatu at the other end of the coast.
1Tanah Lot2Pura Batu Bolong3Pura Batu Mejan4Pura Enjung Galuh5Pura Jro Kandang6Pura Penataran7Pura Luhur Pakendungan8Ticket counter
1Tanah Lot9Kediri10Canggu11Seminyak12Kuta13Ngurah Rai Airport14Denpasar15Ubud
1Tanah Lot16Pura Taman Ayun17Jatiluwih18Pura Ulun Danu Beratan
1Tanah Lot19Pura Luhur Uluwatu20Jimbaran12Kuta13Ngurah Rai Airport
- 1Tanah Lot
The sea temple on its rock, reached on foot only at low tide.910
In Google Maps ↗ - 2Pura Batu Bolong
A shrine on a rock with a crescent-shaped hole, loved at sunset.1112
In Google Maps ↗ - 3Pura Batu Mejan
Also called Beji temple; a spring shows on the beach at low water.1314
In Google Maps ↗ - 4Pura Enjung Galuh
A temple for Dewi Sri on a point that is a fine sunset spot.1516
In Google Maps ↗ - 5Pura Jro Kandang
Where farmers pray to the god who rules crop pests.17
In Google Maps ↗ - 6Pura Penataran
Its Madya shrine sees worship above all at high tide.18
In Google Maps ↗ - 7Pura Luhur Pakendungan
Its festival every 210 days brings the sacred kris from Kediri.1920
In Google Maps ↗ - 8Ticket counter
Foreign adults pay IDR 75,000 by the official price list.21
In Google Maps ↗ - 9Kediri
The large sign at its main crossroads marks the turn to Tanah Lot.4
In Google Maps ↗ - 10Canggu
One of the pick-up areas of the full-day tour.
In Google Maps ↗ - 11Seminyak
Another pick-up area for the tour booked here.
In Google Maps ↗ - 12Kuta
Free pick-up area of the half-day sunset trip as well.
In Google Maps ↗ - 13Ngurah Rai Airport
About 30 km from Tanah Lot, says the Ministry of Tourism.3
In Google Maps ↗ - 14Denpasar
Tanah Lot lies 20 km to its north-west.5
In Google Maps ↗ - 15Ubud
Pick-up there too; the highland loop also meets at Ubud Palace.
In Google Maps ↗ - 16Pura Taman Ayun
The royal water temple inside the UNESCO subak listing.22
In Google Maps ↗ - 17Jatiluwih
Rice terraces in the Catur Angga Batukaru heritage area.23
In Google Maps ↗ - 18Pura Ulun Danu Beratan
On Lake Beratan near Bedugul, built in 1633.2425
In Google Maps ↗ - 19Pura Luhur Uluwatu
A cliffside temple 70 m above the Indian Ocean.26
In Google Maps ↗ - 20Jimbaran
On the south-coast day that pairs Uluwatu with Tanah Lot.
In Google Maps ↗
Checklist
Before you set off
01
Plan
- Pick-up time confirmed with your driver
- A return arranged before sunset
- The tide checked if you want the reef
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Carry
- Cash for parking and the ticket
- A sarong for the temple grounds
- A phone with an offline map
Video
Tanah Lot, the sea temple of Bali: a travel guide
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From Seminyak by tour or taxi
Seminyak sits inside the free pick-up zone of both the sunset trip and the full day booked here, so a tour is the simplest way to cover the distance from Seminyak to Tanah Lot temple. Both start from your hotel lobby and bring you back to it.
If you prefer to go on your own, arrange the return before you set off. Finding a ride back can take a while at sunset, when everyone leaves at once. Agreeing a fixed return with a driver who waits for you in the car park is calmer.
Plan your evening so that you arrive with time to walk down to the shore. The lane of shops between the car park and the sea takes a while to get through, and the best viewpoints fill before the light turns.716 A late arrival still gets you a view, but not the choice of spots.
From Ubud and the highland roads
From Ubud the trip is longer, and the tours reflect it. The south-coast day that ends in Jimbaran picks up Ubud guests earlier because the drive is longer, while the highland loop meets its group guests at Ubud Palace. The full day booked here simply includes Ubud in its pick-up list.
A day trip from Ubud to Tanah Lot can also fill the drive with other sights. One listing that combines Ubud sights with the sea temple drives about 1.5 hours from the Tegallalang rice terraces to Tanah Lot, at the end of a day with the Monkey Forest and Tirta Empul.
Coming from the mountains is another option. A highland day lists about 1 hour by car from the Handara gate near Lake Bratan down to Tanah Lot, and the private highland tour lists 1 hour from Jatiluwih. That is the logic behind the full-day tours that link the terraces, the lake temple and the coast.
From the airport on arrival or departure day
Tanah Lot is around 30 km from Ngurah Rai Airport, the Ministry of Tourism says, which makes it tempting to squeeze in on the day you land or the day you fly.3 It can work, but treat the plan with care. Flights land at all hours, the drive across the south of the island depends heavily on the traffic, and you will have luggage to think about.
The full-day tour booked here lists luggage and large bags among the things that are not allowed, so it does not suit a day with suitcases in the car. If you want to stop on the way to or from the airport, a private transfer with a driver who waits while you visit is the more realistic choice; agree the waiting time and the price in advance.
The better plan for most trips is to visit on a full day of its own. Spend the night somewhere in the south, check the tide table, and pick the hour that suits what you want to see: the reef at low water, the calm early morning that the ministry recommends, or the silhouette at sunset.927
Arriving: from the car park to the shore
Once you are there, the walking is short but busy. Buy your ticket at the counter near the car park, where the official price for a foreign adult is IDR 75,000.21 The Majapahit Museum near the entrance serves as an introduction before you reach the sacred area.28
Then follow the lane of shops down to the sea. The art market sells sarongs, hats and sandals, handy if you forgot to dress for the temple.29 Toilets and hand-washing stations are spread around the grounds.30
At the shore, check the water before you plan the next hour. The temple rock can be reached on foot only at low tide, and the cliff paths lead north to Batu Bolong and Enjung Galuh whatever the sea is doing.93116
Your day in the west
The sea temple, the terraces and the lake in one day
Hotel pick-up in south Bali or Ubud, a live guide, free cancellation up to a day before.
You ask,we answer.
Where exactly is Tanah Lot?
In Beraban, Tabanan regency. The official address is Beraban village, Kediri district, Tabanan, on the south-west coast.1
How far is Tanah Lot from the airport?
Around 30 km. The Ministry of Tourism gives around 30 km from Ngurah Rai Airport in Denpasar.3
How long is the drive from the southern resorts?
About an hour on tours. The sunset trip lists about an hour each way from its pick-up zone.
Which tours pick up in Ubud?
The full day booked here, among others. It lists Ubud among its pick-up areas; the highland loop meets at Ubud Palace.
How much is parking?
IDR 5,000 for a car. Scooters pay IDR 3,000 and six-wheelers IDR 10,000 on the official list.6
How do I find the turn-off?
At Kediri. A large sign at the main crossroads in Kediri marks the turn south-west to Pura Tanah Lot.4
Sources
What this text is based on
- 1Daya Tarik Wisata Tanah Lot (official site)Website Resmi Daya Tarik Wisata Tanah Lot↩
- 2Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Indonesia (indonesia.travel)Tanah Lot↩
- 3Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Indonesia (indonesia.travel)Tanah Lot↩
- 4Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Indonesia (indonesia.travel)Tanah Lot↩
- 5WikipediaTanah Lot↩
- 6Daya Tarik Wisata Tanah Lot (official site)Ticket Price↩
- 7WikipediaTanah Lot↩
- 8Daya Tarik Wisata Tanah Lot (official site)Facilities↩
- 9WikipediaTanah Lot↩
- 10Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Indonesia (indonesia.travel)Tanah Lot↩
- 11Daya Tarik Wisata Tanah Lot (official site)Batu Bolong Temple↩
- 12Daya Tarik Wisata Tanah Lot (official site)Batu Bolong Temple↩
- 13Daya Tarik Wisata Tanah Lot (official site)Batu Mejan Temple↩
- 14Daya Tarik Wisata Tanah Lot (official site)Batu Mejan Temple↩
- 15Daya Tarik Wisata Tanah Lot (official site)Njung Galuh Temple↩
- 16Daya Tarik Wisata Tanah Lot (official site)Enjung Galuh Area↩
- 17Daya Tarik Wisata Tanah Lot (official site)Jro Kandang Temple↩
- 18Daya Tarik Wisata Tanah Lot (official site)Penataran Madya Temple↩
- 19Daya Tarik Wisata Tanah Lot (official site)History & Natural Environment↩
- 20Daya Tarik Wisata Tanah Lot (official site)History & Natural Environment↩
- 21Daya Tarik Wisata Tanah Lot (official site)Ticket Price↩
- 22WikipediaSubak (irrigation)↩
- 23ANTARA News BaliPetani Jatiluwih Rasakan Manfaat WBD↩
- 24WikipediaPura Ulun Danu Bratan↩
- 25WikipediaPura Ulun Danu Bratan↩
- 26Uluwatu Temple (official site of the managing body)Uluwatu Temple↩
- 27Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Indonesia (indonesia.travel)Tanah Lot↩
- 28Daya Tarik Wisata Tanah Lot (official site)Majapahit Tanah Lot Museum↩
- 29Daya Tarik Wisata Tanah Lot (official site)Art Market↩
- 30Daya Tarik Wisata Tanah Lot (official site)Facilities↩
- 31Daya Tarik Wisata Tanah Lot (official site)Batu Bolong Temple↩
