Marinas Near Sanur & Nusa Dua: Closest Options
The closest marina near Sanur, Bali is Kura Kura Marina on Serangan Island — roughly a 10–15 minute drive (about 5–6 km) from central Sanur via the Serangan causeway. Benoa Harbour, Bali’s long-established yacht gateway, sits a little further out at around 20–30 minutes by road from Sanur depending on traffic. From Nusa Dua the order reverses: Benoa is typically the quicker option, while Serangan takes slightly longer via the bypass. This guide compares both gateways with indicative distances, drive times and sea approaches, updated as of 2026.
A quick note on context: Serangan Island is home to Kura Kura Bali, an island development of roughly 500 hectares that was granted Special Economic Zone (SEZ) status in 2023, with a yacht marina being developed in phases as part of the masterplan. Benoa Harbour, just across the bay, remains Bali’s traditional port of entry for visiting yachts. Both matter to anyone choosing where to base a boat on Bali’s southeast coast.
Marina Near Sanur, Bali: Distances at a Glance
The table below shows indicative road distances and drive times from the three places most visitors start from — Sanur, Nusa Dua and Ngurah Rai International Airport — to the two practical marina locations on this coast. Times assume normal daytime traffic as of 2026; peak-hour congestion on the Bypass Ngurah Rai can add 10–20 minutes.
| Starting point | Kura Kura Marina (Serangan) | Benoa Harbour |
|---|---|---|
| Sanur (beach area) | ~5–6 km · 10–15 min | ~9–11 km · 20–30 min |
| Nusa Dua (resort enclave) | ~14–16 km · 25–35 min | ~10–12 km · 20–25 min |
| Ngurah Rai Airport | ~12–14 km · 25–35 min | ~7–9 km · 15–25 min |
| Denpasar centre | ~10–12 km · 25–35 min | ~11–13 km · 30–40 min |
The headline takeaway: if your base is Sanur, Serangan is clearly the nearest marina — close enough that a crew member can run into town for provisions and be back within half an hour. If your base is Nusa Dua or you are timing an airport transfer tightly, Benoa usually wins on road time, helped by the Bali Mandara toll road that links the airport, Benoa and Nusa Dua directly over the water.
How Far Is Kura Kura Marina from Sanur?
Serangan Island sits immediately south of Sanur, separated only by a narrow channel and mangrove flats. By road, you leave Sanur along the Bypass Ngurah Rai, turn onto the Serangan causeway (Jalan Tukad Punggawa), and cross onto the island — around 5–6 km in total. Outside rush hour this is a 10–15 minute trip; even in heavy traffic it rarely exceeds 25 minutes because most of the route avoids Denpasar’s congested core.
By water, the two are even closer. The Sanur roadstead and the Serangan approach share the same stretch of coast on the Badung Strait, so a tender run between a yacht off Sanur and the Serangan shoreline is a matter of minutes in settled conditions. This proximity is why Serangan has long served as a working waterfront for boats operating day trips to Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan — the fast-boat traffic you see leaving Serangan each morning is heading to exactly those islands.
How Far Is the Marina from Nusa Dua and the Airport?
From Nusa Dua, the drive to Serangan runs north along the Bypass Ngurah Rai past Benoa and Sidakarya before reaching the causeway — roughly 14–16 km and 25–35 minutes as of 2026. There is no toll-road exit directly for Serangan, so the toll saves little time on this specific run; it is most useful when your destination is Benoa Harbour or Sanur’s northern end.
From Ngurah Rai Airport, expect 25–35 minutes to Serangan in normal traffic. Benoa Harbour is closer to the airport — often reachable in 15–25 minutes — which has historically made it the convenient choice for crew changes and guest transfers. That gap is modest, though, and for anyone staying in Sanur or eastern Denpasar the calculation flips decisively toward Serangan. In short, there is no single “best” marina near Sanur, Bali and Nusa Dua for every itinerary — the right answer depends on where you sleep, where you clear formalities, and where your boat actually lies.
Serangan or Benoa: Which Gateway Should You Choose?
Both locations sit on the same protected corner of southeast Bali, but they serve different needs.
- Benoa Harbour is Bali’s established port of entry, with a long history of handling visiting yachts, cruise ships and commercial traffic. Its infrastructure is mature, and its proximity to the airport and the toll road makes logistics simple. The trade-off is a busy commercial-port environment shared with ferries, cruise vessels and fuel traffic.
- Serangan / Kura Kura Marina offers the closer, quieter option for anyone based in Sanur or eastern Denpasar. Existing marina operations on Serangan include berthing and a fuel dock, and the island is the site of the Kura Kura Bali SEZ, whose masterplan includes a larger yacht marina developed in phases. As of 2026 this remains a development in progress, so facilities are evolving rather than final — worth confirming current status before you commit to a berth.
For a practical overview of what is on the water at Serangan today — berths, fuel, services and the surrounding development — see our Kura Kura Marina guide, which we keep updated as the SEZ build-out progresses.
What Berthing Options Exist at Serangan as of 2026?
Berthing at Serangan is best treated as an enquiry-first process rather than an online-checkout one. Availability shifts with the season, vessel size and the pace of construction within the SEZ, so the sensible sequence is: confirm your vessel’s length, beam and draft, state your intended dates, and ask what is actually available before planning around it. Our berth booking page walks through exactly what information to prepare, and our berthing rates overview gives indicative pricing bands — treat all published figures as indicative, since rates in a developing marina are subject to change and final quotes always come from the operator for your specific vessel and dates.
Draft and tide deserve a mention. The approaches around Benoa Bay and Serangan involve charted channels through shallow banks, and deeper-draft vessels should time arrivals with the tide and seek local guidance on the current channel state. This is standard practice for southeast Bali and one more reason to make contact before you arrive rather than after.
Practical Tips for Getting There
- Traffic timing: The Bypass Ngurah Rai is busiest on weekday mornings (roughly 7–9 am) and late afternoons (4–7 pm). Schedule crew transfers and provisioning runs outside those windows where possible.
- Ride-hailing: Cars via ride-hailing apps reach the Serangan causeway without issue; agree a pickup point in advance, as signal and signage on the island itself are still developing.
- Provisioning: Sanur’s supermarkets and chandlery-adjacent hardware shops are the closest substantial provisioning point to Serangan — one more advantage of the short hop between them.
- Airport transfers: Allow a buffer of at least 45 minutes for any airport run from Serangan, even though the drive is often half that, because bypass traffic is unpredictable.
Plan Your Berth or Marine Services in Bali
Transparency note: kurakuramarina.com is an independent information and marine-services site. We are not the official website of the Kura Kura Bali developer or the SEZ authority, and development details described here reflect publicly available information as of 2026.
What we do offer is hands-on help on the water: berthing enquiries at Serangan and elsewhere in Bali, yacht agency support, marine services, and traditional phinisi boat construction through our partner yard network. If you are weighing up a marina near Sanur, Bali against Benoa for your vessel — or you need someone on the ground to check a berth, arrange fuel or handle logistics — message us on WhatsApp at +62 811-3823-875 or email sales@komodoluxury.com and we will respond with current, vessel-specific answers. Part of Juara Holding Group — operating from Bali across Indonesia since 2015.