Amed & the Far East Coast Getting there & around

Getting there & around

Most people drive here via the main highway from Amlapura and Culik. The spectacular road going all the way around the headlands has been improved; it’s possible to do the journey as a circle, with the foreknowledge that conditions between Ujung and Aas are twisting and narrow.

All the places east of Culik are difficult to reach by public transport. Minibuses and bemos from Singaraja and Amlapura pass through Culik, the turn-off for Amed. Infrequent public bemos go from Culik to Amed (3.5km), and some continue to Seraya until 1pm. A public bemo should cost around 7000Rp from Culik to Lipah.

You can also charter transport from Culik for a negotiable 40, 000Rp (by ojek it costs less than half this price). Be careful to specify which hotel you wish to go to – if you agree on a price to ‘Amed’, you may be taken only to Amed village, far short of your destination.

Perama offers charter tourist-bus services from Candidasa and Lovina, but you can do usually do better by hiring a car and driver.