Petrol stations in Bali

Just out of Seririt today, I stopped at a petrol station. Man, these things are popping up like villas (I can say that in Bali!). You will find sparkling Pertamina stations all over Bali, along many main roads. In Seminyak there is a relatively new one at Jl. Kunti / Sunset Rd. Riding a motorbike you have 2 options for petrol, go to the station and line up, or buy it from the racks on the street. Station sell petrol cheaper and of better quality, though can, take longer to fill up, as all the locals use them. The deal is you look for the bike lane, get in line, put the bike in neutral, with the kick stand down and the seat up.

Everytime someone gets served you can roll your bike forward one place. Pushing in line, is something locals sometime do, with ‘bules’ and each other. Its not meant to be aggressive, so try not to overeact. The price of petrol on the street racks is 5,000rp per liter. My 100CC Honda Supra Fit holds 3 liters. I’ve seen some crazy things in my time, including one petrol vendor across from Bintang supermarket, who didn’t have a funnel, and couldn’t be bothered to go over the road and buy one. As he tilted the Absolut (they love these bottles) over to get to my centrally located petrol tank, half a cup of petrol splashed all over my bike. He repeated this 2 more times. If you are driving around Bali in a hire car, and have to top up with the bottled petrol, don’t worry, it won’t kill the car.