In Reply to: how long from Denpasar airport posted by pipes on Friday, 28. January 2005 at 21:31 Bali Time:
Kuta to Amed is about 100Km and can take about 3.5 hours depending on traffic conditions and the number of times you want to stop.
As you leave your hotel (any hotel) there will be a number of drivers offering to take you wherever you want to go. Try a few for short trips and if you find one you are comfortable with and who has a reasorable vehicle the try to negotiate a price for the Amed/Tulumben trip. It will be an all day trip for the driver to get back home even if you stay there and you should expect to pay about Rp250,000 for a 6-8 hour day which includes petrol, parking fees and traffic 'fines'. You may get it for less if you're good at bargaining but on your first trip I doubt this.
Your driver will get about 10% of the fare so if you have a good trip you might like to tip him a bit.