In Reply to: Time/Cost: Kuta to Ubud posted by frankg on Wednesday, 28. September 2005 at 18:46 Bali Time:
I have used the shuttle bus before, not too bad but can be annoying with stopping off to pick up people who aren't ready. Anyway last trip August needed to go from Kuta to Ubud to deliver large present for Balinese friend. When booking shuttle bus, 30,000rp, asked where bus dropped off in Ubud,as have been caught before. Guy said Ubud markets, great as we wanted to go just near there lugging large present. Trip was OK, a french couple,2 japanese girls & us. Got to outskirts of Ubud, bus stops, here we are said the driver. Japanese girls looked confused. I said to driver you are supposed to go to markets. Meanwhile outside the bus are about 10 eager driver ready to pick us up, sure, not this time. I said to the japanese girls, don't get out of the bus. I told the driver he had to take us to markets that was the arrangement. He said no, this is just a shuttle bus, anyway after about 15mins he gave in & took us to the markets much to the dismay to the eager drivers waiting. When we got to the markets the japanese girls wanted to go to some hotel, sorry had to leave them to sort out that one.