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Scooter rental · Bali
How to rent a scooter in Bali
Most of Bali moves on two wheels, and renting one is the easy part. What catches people out is the paperwork, the deposit, and the scratch nobody photographed at pickup. Here is what it costs, what you legally need, and what to check before you ride off.
Prices and rules on this page last checked July 2026.
What it costs
What a scooter costs to rent in Bali
Renting a scooter in Bali costs roughly Rp 60.000 to Rp 100.000 a day for a small automatic like a Honda Scoopy or BeAT, and Rp 100.000 to Rp 200.000 a day for a 150cc Yamaha NMAX or Honda PCX. Rent by the week or the month and the daily figure drops a long way. Every shop sets its own rate, so treat the table below as the shape of the market rather than a price list.
| Scooter | Models you'll see | Per day | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110–125cc automatic | Honda Scoopy, Honda BeAT, Yamaha Fazzio, Honda Vario 125 | Rp 60.000–100.000 | Rp 1.200.000–1.800.000 |
| 150–160cc automatic | Yamaha NMAX, Honda PCX, Honda Vario 160 | Rp 100.000–200.000 | Set by the shop |
| Manual and trail | Honda CRF, Kawasaki KLX | Rp 150.000–250.000 | Set by the shop |
Typical asking prices in the tourist areas in mid-2026, gathered from published shop rates. A week on a small automatic usually lands around Rp 400.000 to Rp 600.000.
Two things move the number more than the model does. The first is how long you keep the bike: a month costs far less per day than a week, and a week costs less per day than three days. The second is where you rent it. A shop in Denpasar renting mostly to residents advertises monthly rates from around Rp 650.000, while the same bike in Canggu or Uluwatu is priced for a two-week holiday. If you are staying a month, it is worth asking a shop outside the beach strip.
Paperwork
What you legally need to ride
To ride legally in Bali you need a motorcycle licence from home plus an International Driving Permit carrying the motorcycle category. A car licence is not enough, and neither is a car-only IDP. Police run checkpoints on the main roads around Canggu, Kuta and Ubud, and they stop foreign riders routinely. The fine is the small problem. The large one is that riding unlicensed voids most travel insurance, so a hospital bill after a crash becomes yours in full.
- A motorcycle licence from home, the physical card.
- An International Driving Permit endorsed for motorcycles. Arrange it at home before you fly; it cannot be issued here.
- A passport, plus a copy of the visa currently in it.
- A helmet for you and a helmet for anyone riding behind you. Both are required, and both are checked.
- You must be 18 or over to rent.
At the counter
Six minutes that save you an argument
Do this every time, including with a shop you have used before. It is the cheapest insurance available in Bali.
- Film the bike before you ride away. One slow lap with your phone, close on the plate and on every scratch. Thirty seconds now settles any dispute about damage later.
- Squeeze both brake levers. They should bite well before the lever reaches the grip.
- Look at the tyres. Visible tread, no cracks in the sidewall, no bald patch on one shoulder.
- Test the lights, both indicators and the horn. In Bali traffic the horn is how you announce yourself, not how you complain.
- Check the helmet. The strap should click and hold, and the shell should have no cracks.
- Ask where the STNK is — the bike's registration document. You want to know the bike is legally registered, and police at a checkpoint will ask for it.
Deposits & disputes
Leave money, not documents
A deposit in Bali is normally cash, somewhere between Rp 500.000 and Rp 2.000.000, or a card hold. That is reasonable, and most good shops ask for something. Handing over a passport is a different thing entirely: a passport is a traveller's legal identity in a foreign country, and a shop holding one has quietly removed the option of walking away from a disagreement. That is exactly where the worst disputes start.
The dispute itself usually arrives at the end. You bring the bike back, someone points at a scratch on the fairing, and a repair bill appears that has no relation to the damage. Sometimes the scratch was already there. Sometimes it arrived between drop-off and inspection. Either way the argument is settled by whoever has evidence, which is why the phone video at pickup matters more than anything else on this page.
On Rodaku a shop that declares it retains a passport or KTP as security cannot publish a listing at all: the check runs before a bike can go live, so it does not rely on anyone remembering the rule. Whatever deposit a shop does take is written on its own page while you are still deciding, and Rodaku never holds it.
Renting on Rodaku
Three steps, and no one in the middle of them
Look at a shop's actual bikes
A shop's page carries its own fleet: the model, the colour, the gearbox, the condition it is in, and what that shop charges by the day, the week and the month.
Send your request to the shop
The request goes to that shop and the shop answers it. Nobody sits in the middle of the conversation, and nothing is added to the price for making the introduction.
Collect the bike from the photos
A listing is tied to one licence plate. The scooter you looked at is the scooter waiting at the counter, and the rate you saw is the rate you pay.
Answers
Renting a scooter in Bali, answered
How much does it cost to rent a scooter in Bali?
A small automatic scooter such as a Honda Scoopy or BeAT typically costs Rp 60.000 to Rp 100.000 a day in Bali, and a 150cc Yamaha NMAX or Honda PCX Rp 100.000 to Rp 200.000. A month on a small automatic usually lands between Rp 1.200.000 and Rp 1.800.000. Each shop sets and shows its own rate.
Do I need a licence or an International Driving Permit in Bali?
Yes. You need a motorcycle licence from your own country plus an International Driving Permit endorsed for motorcycles. A car licence does not cover a scooter. Police check foreign riders regularly around Canggu, Kuta and Ubud, and riding without the right permit also invalidates most travel insurance.
Can a rental shop hold a passport as a deposit?
A cash deposit of Rp 500.000 to Rp 2.000.000, or a card hold, is the normal arrangement in Bali and the one to insist on. On Rodaku a shop that declares it retains a passport or KTP as security cannot publish a listing at all, so the question does not arise on a shop page here.
How much deposit is normal in Bali?
Most Bali rental shops ask for Rp 500.000 to Rp 2.000.000 in cash, or hold a card. Some ask for nothing on a short rental. Whatever a Rodaku shop asks is written on that shop's page before you send a request, and Rodaku itself never holds a deposit or adds a fee of its own.
How do I avoid the pre-existing damage scam?
Film the bike before you ride away, slowly, taking in the plate and every existing scratch. Keep the video until the deposit is back. Get a written receipt for the deposit and the rental. If a shop refuses either, rent somewhere else — the shops that plan to argue about a scratch are the ones that avoid evidence.
Is renting a scooter in Bali safe?
Bali traffic is dense and fast and the crash statistics are not gentle, so the honest answer is that it depends on you. Ride with a helmet that fastens, stay off the bike after a drink, check the brakes before you leave, and carry the right licence so your insurance still applies if something happens.
Can I rent a scooter for a month in Bali?
Yes, and it is much cheaper per day than renting by the day. A month on a small automatic typically costs Rp 1.200.000 to Rp 1.800.000 in the tourist areas, and less from shops in Denpasar that rent mainly to residents. Where a Rodaku shop offers a monthly rate, it is shown on the listing.
Should I rent from my villa or from a rental shop?
A villa or hotel can usually arrange a scooter, but it is arranging it with a rental shop and adding a margin for the phone call. Going to the shop yourself gets you the shop's own price, a choice of bike rather than whatever is spare, and someone to call directly if the bike stops working.
Do Bali rental shops deliver the scooter?
Many do, free of charge inside the main tourist areas, and it is common to have a bike dropped at a villa or at the airport. On Rodaku, delivery is one of the things a shop declares on its own page, so you can see whether it is offered before you send a request.
What happens to my ID photo?
If a shop photographs your ID at pickup, Rodaku keeps that file inside Indonesia and deletes it three full days after the rental ends. The scheduled deletion date is visible in the app, so a record meant to be temporary actually is.
Rent by area
Down to the desa you're staying in
Nobody stays in "Bali", and after the first day nobody stays in "Canggu" either — they stay in Pererenan, or Bingin, or Penestanan. Rodaku maps the island the way you actually live in it. More areas come online as local shops list their bikes.
Ubud
Penestanan · Sayan · Peliatan
Uluwatu
Bingin · Padang Padang · Pecatu
Seminyak & Kuta
Petitenget · Kerobokan · Legian
Sanur
Sanur Kaja · Sanur Kauh
Amed & the Nusa islands
Amed · Nusa Lembongan · Nusa Penida
Rodaku · Bali
Book the bike you saw, from the shop that owns it.
The shop owns the bike, sets the rate and keeps the money. Rodaku builds the page it is listed on, and gets paid by the shop once a month whether you rent or not.