Seven days is the sweet spot for seeing Bali by electric car: enough time to cover the southern beaches, the Bukit cliffs, Ubud, the Kintamani crater rim and the quiet east coast without spending more than a few hours a day behind the wheel. A week in a self-drive Wuling Air EV comes to $203 at the standard $29 daily rate, as of August 2026, and Bali’s public charging network reached 230 units across 164 locations by the end of 2025 — enough to cover every leg of this route. Here is the full day-by-day plan, with honest drive times, charging anchors, and answers to the questions travellers ask before committing to an EV for a full week.
How this itinerary works
- Two bases only: the southern beach belt for days 1–3 and Ubud for days 4–6, with day 7 looping back south. You unpack twice, not seven times.
- Every leg is short by road-trip standards. The longest planned drive, Ubud to the east coast, stays well under two hours each way.
- Start each morning above 70 percent battery and the plan never gets tight. Charge while you eat, not while you wait.
- Drive times below are real-world ranges. Peak traffic between 08:00–10:00 and 16:00–19:00 can add 40–60 percent to a journey, so start early.
| Day | Base | Plan | Charging anchor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seminyak | Arrival, car delivered to your villa, beach sunset | Kuta/Seminyak belt, incl. Beachwalk Shopping Center |
| 2 | Seminyak | Canggu morning, Tanah Lot sunset | Munggu/Mengwi — nearest named stations to Canggu |
| 3 | Seminyak | Uluwatu temple, Bukit beaches, Jimbaran dinner | ITDC Nusa Dua or the Jimbaran corridor, before the climb |
| 4 | Ubud | Move north, rice terraces, old town on foot | Gianyar (the regency’s confirmed stations) |
| 5 | Ubud | Kintamani and the Mount Batur rim | Bangli/Kintamani corridor |
| 6 | Ubud | Sidemen valley and the east | Klungkung and Karangasem |
| 7 | South | Sanur morning, then return or airport-area drop | Sanur |
Days 1–2: the southern belt
We deliver the car free to any villa or hotel in the Kuta–Seminyak–Airport corridor, so day one needs no driving at all. Seminyak sits roughly 10 km and 20–40 minutes from the airport area, and the Kuta/Seminyak belt has some of the island’s densest public charging outside Denpasar. Most guests treat EV car hire in Seminyak as delivery-first: the car arrives charged, you drive it when you feel like it.
Day two heads to Canggu, and honesty matters here: late-2025 listings name no public station in the Canggu core, with the nearest confirmed units in Munggu and Mengwi. EV car hire around Canggu therefore follows one habit — leave Seminyak charged and you will not think about it again. Batu Bolong traffic is slow, so treat the short distance as an hour-scale drive and aim for Tanah Lot before sunset.
Day 3: Uluwatu and the Bukit
The Bukit peninsula is close — around 22–23 km and 45–75 minutes from the airport corridor — but it is the one zone on this itinerary with no confirmed public charger, so arrive charged. Top up at ITDC Nusa Dua or along the Jimbaran corridor before the climb, then enjoy the temple and the sunset Kecak with no range maths at all. Jimbaran’s seafood grills on the way home sit conveniently back inside the charging belt.
Days 4–5: Ubud and the volcano rim
Ubud is approximately 37–38 km from the airport area, 60–105 minutes depending on traffic. No public station is confirmed in the Ubud core itself, but Gianyar regency has named stations and the Bangli/Kintamani corridor is covered, so the pattern is simple: arrive with a healthy margin and top up in Gianyar when it suits you. Area detail lives on our Ubud EV rental page.
Day five’s climb to the Kintamani rim uses noticeably more energy going up and recovers a useful share of it through regenerative braking on the way down. Leave Ubud above 70 percent and the round trip is comfortable in any car in our fleet.
Day 6: Sidemen and the east
From the southern corridor Sidemen is around 47 km and 75–115 minutes; approaching from Ubud is noticeably shorter. There is no named public charger in the valley itself, and that is exactly why it sits on day six of a planned week: Klungkung and Karangasem stations are confirmed on the eastern corridor, so you charge on the way, wander the rice terraces, and drive back with buffer to spare.
Day 7: Sanur and the loop home
Finish gently. Sanur has a confirmed public station and an easy beachfront morning, and the Bali Mandara toll road — Rp14,000 for cars, since April 2024 — makes the hop back toward the airport corridor quick. We collect the car at your final hotel, or you keep it until the day you fly.
Can I rent an EV for a week in Bali?
Yes — weekly bookings are the most common request for this exact route. As a baseline, a weekly electric car rental in Bali starts around $203 for seven days in a Wuling Air EV at $29 per day, or $525 in a Wuling Cloud EV at $75 per day, as of August 2026. Message us on WhatsApp for a confirmed weekly quote with villa delivery included.
What is the best route for EV driving in Bali?
South first, then centre, then east — the order laid out above. That sequence keeps every drive inside the island’s confirmed charging corridors and leaves the thinnest coverage, the far north and east coasts, as optional extensions rather than must-do legs. The easiest route for an EV in Bali is simply the one where you can name your next charger before you set off.
Can an EV make it to Amed or Lovina without charging?
Treat both as full-day extensions with a charging plan, not casual detours. Lovina is roughly 87 km and 140–190 minutes from the southern corridor; Amed is roughly 97 km and 150–210 minutes. Driving an EV from Denpasar to Lovina or Amed is realistic on a full battery, but never plan to arrive empty.
Where should you stop to charge on the way to north Bali? Candikuning (Bedugul) is the natural mid-route stop on the northern road, Singaraja and Seririt cover the Lovina side, and Karangasem covers the Amed approach. How long you charge before driving north depends on the car — the practical rule is to leave the south at 100 percent and treat Candikuning as a top-up, not a rescue.
How do I avoid range anxiety on Bali island trips?
Three habits: start every day above 70 percent, charge where you were going anyway — lunch in Gianyar, dinner in Jimbaran — and always know your next two stations rather than your next one. The EV range needed for Bali road trips is modest, because most days on this itinerary stay under 100 km. That is also the safest charging plan for Bali road trips: short legs, named stations, no heroics.
Which EV should I take for a full week?
For two people, the $29 Wuling Air EV handles every leg above. For more range headroom and luggage space, the MG4 EV at $75 per day or the six-to-seven-seat BYD M6 at $70 per day are the comfortable picks, as of August 2026 — the crossover and hatch classes carry the most battery in reserve, which is what makes long drives in Bali feel easy. More week-rental answers live in our FAQ.
Ready to lock the week in? Send your dates and villa area to WhatsApp +62 811-2859-0000 or email sales@balipremiumtrip.com — we confirm the car, the delivery time and a charging plan matched to this exact route.