How to Reach Bali from Delhi: Distance, Non-Stop Flights and Travel Time

IndiGo is scheduled to drop the Bhubaneswar stop and fly non-stop from 1 January 2027. If neither airline suits your dates, a one-stop flight via Singapore, Kuala Lumpur or Bangkok takes 10 to 15 hours. Below you will find the exact distance, both direct services and their timings, fares by season, the visa and Bali levy for Indian passport holders, and the drive from the airport to Kuta, Seminyak or Ubud.

Flight timings were checked on 28 October 2026 against the airlines' winter schedules (in effect from 25 October 2026) as published by the schedule trackers FlightMapper and AeroRoutes. Timings change, so confirm on airindia.com or goindigo.in before you book. Visa and levy amounts were checked on Indonesia's immigration portal and the Bali provincial levy site the same week.

Delhi to Bali Distance: How Far Is Bali from Delhi?

The straight-line distance from Delhi to Bali is 5,822 km, or 3,618 miles. Pilots and flight trackers quote it as 3,144 nautical miles. This is the number that answers "Delhi to Bali distance by flight", and it is the same whether you start in New Delhi, Gurgaon or Noida, because everyone flies out of IGI.

The distance you actually fly barely changes with a stopover, because Bhubaneswar, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur all sit close to the direct line between the two airports.

Great-circle distances between airport coordinates, rounded to the nearest km.

A stopover costs you time on the ground, not extra distance in the air. Via Bangkok adds about 85 km. Via Bhubaneswar adds 5.

Is There a Direct Flight from Delhi to Bali?

Yes. Air India flies non-stop from Delhi to Denpasar, a route it took over from Vistara when the two airlines merged in November 2024. It runs two flights on five days a week, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. One leaves late at night and lands in time for breakfast. The other leaves in the small hours and lands after lunch.

The arrival times look longer than the flying time because Bali runs 2 h 30 min ahead of India. AI2145 leaves at 22:40 and lands at 08:10, which reads like nine and a half hours on the clock but is about seven hours in the air.

The return days differ from the outbound days because each return leaves Bali a few hours after its outbound flight lands. AI2145 lands the morning after it leaves Delhi, so AI2146 flies home on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Check the return day before you fix your last hotel night.

IndiGo flies the same flight number, 6E1611, all the way from Delhi to Bali every day. It lands in Bhubaneswar at 08:40, waits about 40 minutes, and leaves at 09:20 for Denpasar. You stay on one booking with your bags checked through. From 1 January 2027 IndiGo is scheduled to drop the Bhubaneswar stop and fly Delhi to Denpasar non-stop on its new long-range Airbus A321XLR. Once that starts, Delhi will have two non-stop airlines to Bali, and that usually pulls fares down.

Delhi to Bali Flight Time and One-Stop Options

Delhi to Bali flight time is about 7 to 8 hours non-stop on Air India and 8 h 50 min on IndiGo via Bhubaneswar. If neither suits your dates, a one-stop connection through Southeast Asia takes 10 to 15 hours door to door, depending mostly on how long the layover is.

Book any connection as one ticket under one PNR. On two separate tickets a late first flight is your problem, not the airline's, and you may need to clear immigration in the transit country to re-check your bags. Singapore Airlines and Scoot fly Singapore to Bali several times a day, which is why Singapore is the easiest back-up on the two days Air India does not fly non-stop. If you want a few nights in Singapore on the way, see the Singapore and Bali tour from Delhi.

Delhi to Bali Flight Fares and the Cheapest Time to Fly

Economy fares from Delhi start at about INR 25,000 one-way on the Air India non-stop and around INR 24,000 on the cheapest one-stop routings. A return ticket runs INR 28,000 to INR 40,000 in the quieter months and INR 40,000 to INR 65,000 or more at peak.

Indian school holidays push Delhi fares up in May and June. July and August are Bali's own busiest months, when Australian and European visitors fill the island, so hotel rates climb too. Midweek departures on Tuesday or Wednesday are usually a few thousand rupees cheaper than Friday. For weather month by month, read our guide to the best time to visit Bali, or Bali in November if you are looking at the year-end window.

Which Delhi to Bali Flight Should You Pick?

The departure time matters more than it looks, because it decides whether you get a full first day in Bali or spend it asleep.

AI2145 (22:40, lands 08:10) suits most Delhi travellers. You leave after work, sleep on the plane, clear immigration by about 9 am and reach a Kuta or Seminyak hotel before 10. Check-in is usually 2 pm, so ask for early check-in or plan a slow morning at the beach. AI2147 (03:00, lands 13:35) means leaving home around midnight. You land in time for hotel check-in, which works if you are heading straight to Ubud, but most people lose that evening to tiredness. IndiGo (06:30, lands 17:50) is the daytime option. You arrive at dusk, so book a first night close to the airport, in Kuta, Jimbaran or Nusa Dua, and move on the next morning.

Flying home, AI2148 (14:35) leaves you the morning in Bali for a last swim, and you land in Delhi at 19:35. AI2146 (10:35) means leaving your hotel around 7:30 am.

Visa, Tourist Levy and Entry Checklist for Indians

Indian passport holders do not need a visa before they book. You get a Visa on Arrival (VOA) at Bali airport, or apply online beforehand for an e-VOA on the Indonesian immigration portal (evisa.imigrasi.go.id). Both cost IDR 500,000 (about INR 2,700), are valid for 30 days, and can be extended once for another 30 days. Indonesia announced in August 2026 that the fee will rise to IDR 750,000 for the e-VOA and IDR 1,000,000 on arrival, but no start date has been set. If you also hold a chip-enabled Indian e-passport, the e-VOA lets you use the passport autogates and skip the visa queue, which can run 30 to 60 minutes when two wide-body flights land together. Older non-chip passports and younger children are sent to the staffed counters.

Work through these six steps in the week before you fly:

1. Check your passport. It must be valid for at least six months from your arrival date, with two blank pages.

2. Apply for the e-VOA on evisa.imigrasi.go.id, or carry IDR 500,000 (or a card) to pay at the VOA counter in Bali.

3. Pay the Bali tourist levy of IDR 150,000 per person on the provincial site, lovebali.baliprov.go.id, and save the QR code on your phone.

4. Fill in the free All Indonesia arrival card on allindonesia.imigrasi.go.id (or the All Indonesia app) in the 3 days before you land, and save the QR code. It replaces the old arrival card and the separate electronic customs declaration (e-CD), and it opens only 72 hours before arrival, so don't try it earlier.

5. Carry your return ticket and hotel confirmations. Airline staff in Delhi can ask to see them before boarding.

6. Sort your money. You can take up to INR 25,000 in Indian rupee cash out of India. Carry some US dollars or withdraw rupiah at the ATMs in Bali arrivals.

For documents, photo specs and the extension process, see our full guide to the Bali visa for Indians.

Departing from Delhi: IGI Airport Terminal 3

All international flights to Bali, on both Air India and IndiGo, leave from Terminal 3 at IGI Airport. Reach the terminal three hours before departure. Immigration queues at T3 build up between 9 pm and 1 am, which is exactly when the late Air India flights leave.

From central Delhi, the Airport Express Line metro runs from New Delhi station to T3 in about 20 minutes. From Gurgaon it is roughly 16 km by road, 30 to 60 minutes depending on traffic on NH48. From Noida it is about 40 km, so allow 60 to 90 minutes, and more on a weekday evening. Hindon airport in Ghaziabad handles only domestic flights, so it is not an option for Bali.

Landing in Bali: Ngurah Rai Airport to Your Hotel

Ngurah Rai Airport sits on the narrow neck of south Bali at Tuban, so the beach areas are close and Ubud is the long drive. Once you are through immigration and customs, the official taxi counter and the Grab pick-up point are both in the arrivals area. Telkomsel and XL sell tourist SIM cards and eSIMs at the counters just past customs.

Add 30 to 45 minutes to any of these between 4 pm and 7 pm, when traffic around Kuta and the airport bypass slows to a crawl. If your Bali trip is booked as a package, the airport pick-up is normally part of it.

Plan around Nyepi. On Bali's Day of Silence the airport closes for 24 hours and no flights land or leave. In 2027 Nyepi falls on Monday, 8 March, from 06:00 that day to 06:00 on 9 March.

Can You Go from Delhi to Bali by Road, Train or Sea?

No. Flying is the only practical way.

By road. Bali is an island, so no road reaches it. An overland drive from Delhi would have to cross Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia, then use ships to get from Malaysia through the Indonesian islands to Bali. It is not a realistic tourist route, and the paperwork for a vehicle across those borders would take longer than the trip itself.

By train. There is no rail link out of India to Southeast Asia, and Bali has no railway at all. Taking a train to another Indian city first does not help either, because Delhi already has a non-stop flight to Bali.

By sea. No passenger ferry or scheduled ship runs from India to Indonesia. The occasional cruise ship calls at Bali, but none sails on a regular route from an Indian port.

Bali Packages from Delhi

Delhi travellers have one real advantage, a non-stop flight, and the best Bali itineraries are planned around it. Our Bali tour packages from Delhi start from the Air India and IndiGo timings above, including New Year departures. Couples can compare Bali honeymoon packages from Delhi. Popular choices are the Bali Indonesia tour from Delhi, the 5 nights 6 days Bali tour from Delhi and the 5 nights 6 days Bali honeymoon from Delhi. To see every departure city, browse all Bali tour packages.

Once you know how you are getting there, plan the ground part with our Bali travel guide, the list of places to visit in Bali, things to do in Bali and our Bali travel tips.

Flying from somewhere else? Read how to reach Bali from Mumbai, from Bangalore or from Chennai, or our main guide on how to reach Bali from anywhere in India.

Edited by TravelTriangle