Ubud Art Market
#2of 8 places to visit in UbudUbud, Bali, Indonesia
Also known as Pasar Seni Ubud
Quick answer
Opening hours: 08:00–18:00. Entry is free. Allow 1 hr. Best time: 08:00 – 10:00.
Updated · Compiled by Traveliac, AI-assisted · 4 min read
- Opening hours
- 08:00–18:00
- 08:00 – 18:00 daily; produce vendors on the market's ground floor begin setting up as early as 04:00
- Entry fee
- Free
- Time needed
- 1 hr
- Best time of day
- 08:00 – 10:00
- Best months
- Apr – Jun, Sep – Oct
- Address
- Jalan Raya Ubud No. 35, Ubud, Kecamatan Ubud, Kabupaten Gianyar, Bali 80571, Indonesia
About Ubud Art Market
Ubud Art Market occupies a two-level pavilion directly opposite Ubud Palace on Jalan Raya Ubud, packed with stalls selling woodcarving, batik and ikat textiles, woven bags, silver jewellery, and painted wood ornaments made across Gianyar and Klungkung regencies. None of the goods carry fixed price tags; every transaction is negotiated stall by stall, and the same rattan bag or sarong can be quoted at wildly different opening prices depending on the vendor and the hour.
Best time of day: 08:00 – 10:00. When vendors are still setting up stalls, the day is cooler, and asking prices tend to be more negotiable before the first sale of the day.
Ubud Art Market timings
Ubud Art Market opens at 08:00 and closes at 18:00. It keeps the same hours on Saturday and Sunday.
- Opening hours
- 08:00–18:00
Mon–Sun 08:00–18:00 - 08:00 – 18:00 daily; produce vendors on the market's ground floor begin setting up as early as 04:00
- Closed on
- Open every day
Opening hours compiled from gianyarkab.go.id and public records, last updated . They change without notice — confirm before you travel. How we write these guides
Ubud Art Market ticket price
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Standard ticket | Free |
| Concession (student / senior) | Free |
| Children | Free |
Entry to the market itself is free, as of 2026; all cost is in what visitors choose to buy, and prices are not fixed.
Prices compiled from gianyarkab.go.id and public records, last updated . They change without notice — confirm before you travel. How we write these guides
Best time to visit Ubud Art Market
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Very busy
08:00 – 10:00
Setup & Early ShoppersBest time to go
Vendors still arranging stock; fewer buyers competing for a vendor's attention, generally the best bargaining window.
Quiet10:00 – 14:00
Peak Tourist Hours
Tour groups and day-trippers from the south coast fill the aisles; narrow walkways between stalls become congested.
Very busy14:00 – 16:00
Midday Lull
A quieter stretch as many groups move on to Tegallalang or the Monkey Forest; easier to browse without jostling.
Moderate16:00 – 18:00
Closing Push
Vendors motivated to clear stock before closing; a secondary bargaining opportunity as the market winds down.
Moderate
History of Ubud Art Market
Pasar Seni Ubud grew out of Ubud's older produce market, which has operated at this same crossroads for generations as the town's general marketplace before tourism reshaped its upper level into a dedicated crafts bazaar from the late 20th century onward. The building's current two-storey concrete-and-tile structure dates to a municipal renovation; the ground floor still functions as a working produce and flower market for local households, operating on a schedule that starts well before dawn, while the upper level and surrounding stalls cater to the handicraft trade that built Ubud's tourism reputation alongside its painting and dance traditions.
Rules & etiquette at Ubud Art Market
Bargaining is not optional here — it is the expected mode of transaction, and paying an initial asking price marks a visitor as an easy target for inflated quotes elsewhere in town. A practical opening move is to counter at roughly 40–50% of the first price quoted, then settle somewhere in the middle; vendors who refuse to move at all on a clearly inflated price are signalling it was never their real floor. Cash, in small denominations, moves transactions faster than cards, which few stalls accept. Photographing vendors or their stalls without asking first is considered rude, and stallholders who feel pressured for a photo without a purchase may respond coolly to further browsing.
Tips for visiting Ubud Art Market
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The upper level tends to carry higher-margin tourist-facing goods — sarongs, magnets, printed sundresses — while the narrower stalls toward the back and the flower-and-produce ground floor show the market's older, non-touristic function; both are worth walking. Quality varies enormously stall to stall for nominally identical items like wood carvings, so comparing two or three vendors before buying is normal practice, not rude. The market sits directly opposite Ubud Palace and a short walk from Museum Puri Lukisan, making a palace-market-museum loop an efficient way to cover central Ubud on foot in under two hours. Late afternoon, roughly 16:00–18:00, is a secondary window for good bargaining as vendors look to clear stock before closing, though selection thins compared to morning. Genuine hand-carved wood pieces sit alongside machine-finished imports at similar first-asking prices, so checking for tool marks and slight asymmetry, rather than trusting a vendor's claim of handmade origin alone, is the more reliable way to judge what is actually being sold.
How to reach Ubud Art Market
We haven't pinned Ubud Art Market's exact position yet; the map shows the other places in our Ubud guide. Use the address below or the directions link.
Jalan Raya Ubud No. 35, Ubud, Kecamatan Ubud, Kabupaten Gianyar, Bali 80571, IndonesiaDirections in Google Maps
From Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS)
25 km · 60–90 min
Rp 250,000–400,000 (prepaid airport taxi or ride-hail)
From Ubud Palace
0.05 km · 1 min
Free (walk)
From Museum Puri Lukisan
0.4 km · 5 min walk
Free (walk)
Nearest airport
From Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS)
approximately 25 km, 60–90 minutes by road.
Nearest station
From No rail service in Bali; the market sits directly on Jalan Raya Ubud, Ubud's main street.
Ubud Art Market FAQs
Is there an entrance fee for Ubud Art Market?
No, entry is free, as of 2026. Visitors only pay for what they choose to purchase, and every price is negotiable.
How much should you bargain at Ubud Art Market?
A common approach is to counter the vendor's first asking price at roughly 40–50%, then settle somewhere between that and their quote. Prices vary by vendor for identical items, so comparing a few stalls first helps set a realistic target.
What time does Ubud Art Market open?
The craft stalls generally open around 08:00 and run to 18:00 daily, though the ground-floor produce and flower vendors begin setting up as early as 04:00 for local shoppers.
Does Ubud Art Market accept credit cards?
Rarely. Most stallholders deal in cash only, and carrying small-denomination rupiah notes makes negotiating and paying noticeably faster than trying to pay by card.
Compiled with AI assistance from official sources and public records, and published only after the checks in How we write these guides. Nobody from Traveliac has visited this place. Last updated . How we rank and check places
