Ubud Palace Timings: Opening Hours and Dance Show Schedule

All times are Bali time, which runs 2.5 hours ahead of India. A 7:30 PM show starts at 5 PM IST.

Ubud Palace Opening Hours and Closing Time

Ubud Palace, also called Puri Saren Agung, opens seven days a week, Sunday included. There is no weekly closing day. What nobody can give you is one official number, because the palace does not post a schedule online and it is still a home to Ubud's royal family, not a ticketed attraction with a gate time.

We compared the visiting hours printed by 14 guides and listings, and found six different windows.

None of them names a source, so the most common answer is not proof of the right one. Every window does overlap between 9 AM and 5 PM, which is why we plan around those hours. Come at 8 AM and you may well walk straight in. Come at 5:30 PM and you may find the gate shut, because 7 AM to 5 PM is the most common listing. None of the guides gives a last entry time either, so aim to arrive by 4:30 PM.

Expect a gap in the evening too. On most of these windows the daytime visit ends by 6 PM, and the gates reopen ahead of the show. One guide says 7 PM, but others tell you to arrive by 6:45 PM, so nobody has this settled. If you only want the dance, you can skip the daytime visit altogether. See how to reach Ubud Palace for the route.

Ubud Palace Dance Show Timings by Day

The dance show starts at 7:30 PM every night except Nyepi. Most of what you see is Legong, the dance the palace is best known for. The stories come from ancient Hindu tradition, with classic fights between the gods and demons, played out in the front courtyard to a live gamelan orchestra.

Troupes rotate, and one Ubud hotel's list differs on Monday, Thursday and Friday, so treat this as a guide and read the board at the ticket desk on the day. Sources split on the finish, at about 8:30 PM or 9 PM, so don't book dinner before 9:15.

Tickets run about IDR 100,000 (about Rs 525) a person, and you can buy them at the palace in the afternoon, from sellers on Jalan Raya Ubud after about 5 PM, or online. Some online vouchers have to be swapped for a paper ticket before the show, so read yours. Daytime entry stays free, as our Ubud Palace entry fees page explains.

Seats are not reserved, so the front rows go to whoever arrives first. Be there by 7 PM, or by 6:45 PM if you want the front rows. Same-day tickets are fine for most of the year, though it pays to buy in the afternoon during July, August and the Christmas weeks.

When Is Ubud Palace Closed?

Nyepi, the Balinese Day of Silence, is the one closure you can put in a calendar. In 2027 it runs from 6 AM on Monday 8 March to 6 AM on 9 March. The dance show stops, and the question of palace hours falls away, because the whole island stays indoors and the airport shuts.

The evening before needs care too. Sunday 7 March 2027 is ogoh-ogoh night, when parades of giant effigies run from around sunset in Ubud and across Bali. In 2026, roads began closing as early as 4 PM on the eve and many cafes shut from midday. We found nothing on whether the palace show runs that night, so don't plan on it.

Ceremonies are the harder case. The royal family lives here, so a family or temple ceremony can close parts of the palace or change access with little notice. Bali's big festival dates are worth watching for that reason. Galungan falls on 13 January and 11 August 2027, and Kuningan on 23 January and 21 August 2027. We found no guide that says the palace shuts on those days, so treat them as days to ask, not days to avoid.

If you arrive to a closed gate, Ubud Art Market is directly across the road, and you lose only a few minutes of your day.

Best Time to Visit Ubud Palace

Go early. Guides agree the courtyards are calmest first thing, before the tour groups arrive, so 9 AM to 10 AM is the slot you can count on. The carved gates are easier to photograph then too.

Thirty minutes is enough for the public courtyards. The palace is small and the inner rooms belong to the family, so most people underestimate how quickly they will finish. The show is a separate trip, and from a 7 PM arrival it takes up to 2 hours.

From November to March, showers tend to arrive in the afternoon, which is one more reason to take the morning slot. The courtyards are open to the sky, so the Art Market is your cover if it rains. Paving is uneven and there are steps, which matters if someone in your group uses a wheelchair or walks with difficulty.

What to Wear to Ubud Palace

Cover your shoulders and knees, and you are dressed correctly under every version of the rule. Guides disagree here too. Some say no sarong is needed because the palace is not mainly a place of worship, while others say covered shoulders and knees are required, and a sarong and sash may be asked for during a ceremony. Our own Ubud Palace tips cover the rest of what to know before you go.

Fit Ubud Palace Into an Ubud Day

The palace sits in the centre of town on Jalan Raya Ubud, so it works as the start and the end of a day on foot. These timings are our suggestion, not a fixed schedule.

Driving in? Parking around Jalan Raya Ubud is tight, and Ubud Central Parking costs about IDR 10,000. For more ideas, see our list of things to do in Ubud, or read the Ubud Palace overview for its history and courtyards. Want the trip arranged for you? Start with Ubud tour packages, or see Bali tour packages if you want Ubud and the beach on one trip.

Edited by TravelTriangle