Ubud Art Market

Ubud Art Market is a traditional market that sells handicrafts that are very popular with domestic and even foreign tourists.

Below is all about the Ubud art market and the information that you will get, such as:
General information about the Ubud art market
The location of the Ubud art market
Story of the Ubud Art Market
Transportation options
Ubud art market entrance fee
Opening hours
Things to do at the Ubud art market
Interesting places around the market

Ubud Art Market

The Ubud Art Market should be on your list of the best things to do in Ubud. Located in the center of Ubud, the traditional Ubud market offers tourists the best shopping experience. Here you can buy all the good things for souvenirs or for daily life. All the good things that you will find out, such as beautiful shirts with bintang signs, barongs, and acts, silk scarves, statues, kites, handmade woven bags, baskets, or hats, and many other hand-crafted goods.

Ubud is known as one of the art villages in Bali. Ubud’s local people always create an art product that is competitive with other areas in Bali. Beside Ubud itself, the product that you may have seen comes from the art villages surrounding it. The art villages around Ubud include Gentong village, Sapat, Petulu, Sukawati, Mas, and Tengkulak village.

Ubud Art Market Location

The location of the Ubud traditional art market is very easy to find and located in a strategic place. A walkable place to visit, located in the center of Ubud. 
Map: Jl. Raya Ubud, Ubud, Ubud District, Gianyar Regency, Bali 80571.

The Story of Ubud Art Market

Ubud Market has existed since ancient times, along with the construction of the Ubud Palace.  It was around the 1800s, since Ida Tjokorde Kandel was the King of Ubud at that time. For the welfare of the people around Ubud, the Ubud Market was built. In the past, the system used was a barter system, and since getting to know currency, the payment system in this market uses currency as the transaction value. And since the first wave of tourists brought by Tjokorde Agung Sukawati to visit the village of Ubud, this Ubud market has grown from initially selling household necessities to selling various handicrafts for tourists, but the function of this market is still what it was originally.

Make it a place for transactions for local Ubud residents who want to sell and buy necessities or everyday items. And the Ubud market, which was originally a traditional market, has slowly become an art market that sells various kinds of artistic goods for tourists.

Things To Do at the Ubud Art Market

A holiday in Bali always calls for some sort of shopping for souvenirs or memorabilia of the trip, and the best place to search would be in the artistic central region of the island, namely Ubud and its Ubud Art Market.

Bali art markets, in general, are always on itinerary lists, especially as the various items sold are typically Balinese, unique, and some unavailable elsewhere. In Ubud’s case, most visitors’ favorite leisure activities include easy strolls to the heart of the town, made possible by footpaths that virtually pass every aspect of Balinese culture and life. Ubud Art Market is one of the laid-back strolls, reachable from the Wanara Wana Monkey Forest Sanctuary just down south, an approximate kilometer from the market.

Shopping in Ubud

Shopping here is not always about an actual purchase. Viewing the various items on display from one stall to another is a highlight on its own, showing the craftsmanship and artistry of the Balinese. Admiring all the shops and stalls can usually not be accomplished in one day. So if you spot an item of interest, you might come back another day to bargain or settle the deal.

Compared to art markets in Bali’s other main tourist destinations, such as Kuta, the Ubud Art Market can be considered to feature higher-quality items and a larger mixture. Although beach clothes and shirts with “Bali” on them, ikat woven skirts, Balinese style paintings, woodcarvings, and woven baskets can be found almost everywhere on the island, items ranging from quadruple-colored bohemian skirts of satin, Moroccan-style oil lamps, quilt-stitched batik camisoles, and brass Buddha statuettes are somewhat the staple, typical Ubud Art Market curios.

It’s Good to Know About Ubud Market

The Ubud market offers not only exemplary Balinese items but rather a universal and international assortment, catering to visitors of all tastes. The items found here also tend to be of higher artistic value compared to other art markets, such as Kuta.

Prices vary, depending on your bargaining skills. Haggling is expected and indeed encouraged as part of the fun of shopping, but do so politely and with a smile. It is often helpful to decide how much you want to pay for an item before you start bargaining.

Unlike the various shops aligning the Monkey Forest Road, most stalls at the Ubud Art Market bear no barcode or set price, so start customary bargaining. Start at about half the asking price and go up until a compromise is reached. Refrain from buying anything if it is the first day of your holiday. Do a little survey while you’re enjoying your first day and getting accustomed to the prices.

Ubud Art Market Opening Hours

The market is open daily from 08:00 to 18:00, and some of the stalls are even open until late at night. The market is divided into two main allotments. The western block is the main art market, and the eastern block is a traditional market serving daily groceries and necessities.

Ubud Art Market Entrance Fee

The entrance fee for Ubud Art Market is free. The parking fee for a motorcycle or scooter is 2000 Rupiah, located underground in the basement of the market. For those who are going with the car, the parking fee is 10.000 rupiah and is located at Ubud Central Parking.

Transportation Options

So there are many taxi services to get around Ubud. For those of you who do not stay at one of the hotels in Ubud and plan to tour Ubud, there are several transportation options that you can choose to tour the attractions of Ubud. Here are the choices:

1. Using a Motorcycle

For cost-effective transportation options, you can use a motorcycle. There are many motorbike rental services in Bali, with a range of motorbike rental prices of around Rp 100,000–RRp 200,000 24 hours a day.

2. Looking for Car Rental Services with Drivers in Bali Ubud Car Rental

By renting a car and driver in Bali, it will be very easy for you to travel from one tourist spot in Bali to another. Without thinking about finding a parking space, looking for shortcuts, or thinking about road congestion.

In the area of the tourist attraction of Ubud, there is very rarely a car park available. Most people park on the side of the highway, which is often full. Because of this, we strongly recommend that you find a car rental service provider in Bali with a driver.

3. Buy a Cheap Tour Package in Bali UBUD TAXI

Because Ubud is very famous and gets very high demand from tourists, there are a lot of travel business providers that provide Ubud tour packages. The advantages of buying cheap tour packages in Bali with the Ubud route are that you get the advantages of car rental services with drivers. Besides that, your tour schedule will be planned and directed, and your holiday budget in Bali will be planned.

Read here, “the best and cheapest tour Driver in Bali Ubud” >>> Ubud Driver

Interesting Places Around The Market

• Visiting Ubud Palace, the location of the palace is across from Ubud Market
• Saraswati Temple Ubud, it is about 4 minutes walking and west side direction from the market
• Gung Lebah Temple, located 10 minutes walking western part of the market under the bridge
• Ubud Monkey Forest, located 15 minutes walking southern part
• Ubud ATV and Rafting, this adventure is possible 15 minutes drive with car or motorbike

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