KAI Plans Bali Railway Linking Airport, Legian and Canggu

Bali — PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) has earmarked more than Rp 2 trillion (US$120 million) for a two-phase railway network linking I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport with Legian and, later, Canggu, according to a report published on Nov. 9, 2026.

The first phase is planned to connect the airport with Legian. The second phase would extend the line from Legian to Canggu, creating a rail corridor through some of Bali’s busiest tourism areas. The project is intended to ease chronic traffic congestion, particularly along the airport-to-Canggu route.

KAI President Director Bobby Rasyidin announced the plan after meeting President Prabowo Subianto at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta. The project is expected to be developed in two phases over an estimated two-year period, while KAI has also assessed implementation issues including land acquisition.

Why Bali’s proposed railway matters to visitors

For foreign visitors, the proposal would mean another potential transport option between Ngurah Rai airport and the island’s southern tourism corridor. Legian and Canggu are major visitor destinations, but the reports do not state when passenger services would begin, how many stations would be built or what fares would be charged.

The railway plan comes as Bali authorities seek alternatives to road travel on congested tourism routes. The Jakarta Post reported that construction was expected to begin next year, but the reports did not provide a confirmed opening date or a detailed construction schedule. The line remains a planned project rather than an operating service.

The proposed network would connect the airport with Legian in its first stage and extend to Canggu in the second. Further details on the route, stations, technology and passenger capacity were not included in the reports used here.

Sources

• The Jakarta Post — Indonesian business newspaper
• The Star — Malaysian newspaper
• jakartaglobe.id
• rri.co.id
• traveltext.id