Singapore + Bali Combo Tour: The Ultimate 10-Day Itinerary

• Split your 10 days as 4 nights in Singapore + 6 nights in Bali for the most balanced experience
• Fly Singapore to Bali on Day 5 morning — the route takes under 2.5 hours and multiple airlines operate it daily
• Singapore covers city energy, world-class food, and theme park thrills; Bali delivers temples, rice terraces, and beach clubs
• Budget around SGD 250–350 / USD 185–260 per person per day in Singapore; Bali costs significantly less at USD 60–120 per day depending on your style
• This itinerary works for couples, families, and solo travellers — with alternate day plans for each type

The Singapore and Bali combo tour is one of the most popular multi-destination routes in Southeast Asia — and for good reason. You get four days in one of the most efficiently planned cities in the world, then pivot to an island that runs on temple bells and rice paddy breezes. The contrast is the point. The trick is knowing how to structure your time so you're not rushing either leg. This 10-day itinerary is built around that logic.

Why the Singapore + Bali Combo Works

The two destinations complement each other in ways that few pairings do. Singapore is compact, ultra-connected, and easy to navigate — ideal for the first leg of a trip when you're adjusting to time zones and don't want logistics stress. Bali is the counterweight: slower, more atmospheric, and best explored with time to breathe.

The flight between them is also short. Singapore to Bali (Denpasar) takes around 2 hours 20 minutes — shorter than many domestic flights. Scoot, IndiGo, Batik Air Malaysia, and Singapore Airlines all serve this route. Return fares typically range from SGD 120–280 / USD 90–210 depending on how far ahead you book.

Ten days is enough to do both properly without feeling compressed — as long as you don't try to fit too much into either leg. This itinerary is structured to give you that balance.

How to Split Your 10 Days

The most common mistake travellers make on this route is spending too long in Singapore and not enough in Bali, or vice versa. The optimal split for a 10-day trip is 4 nights in Singapore + 6 nights in Bali. Here's why:

• Singapore's key highlights — Marina Bay, Sentosa, the ethnic quarters, and the food scene — can be covered well in 3.5 active days
• Bali rewards slower travel: Ubud and the highlands need at least 2–3 days; South Bali beach areas need another 2 days minimum
• Flying on Day 5 morning means you land in Bali by midday and don't lose a usable afternoon

Singapore: Days 1–4

Day 1: Arrival + Marina Bay Evening

Fly into Changi Airport — consistently ranked one of the world's best airports — and use the arrival afternoon to check in and recover. If you land before 3pm, head to Jewel Changi Airport first. The indoor waterfall (HSBC Rain Vortex, at 40m the world's tallest indoor waterfall) and its surrounding gardens are worth an hour without leaving the airport complex.

By evening, take a taxi or MRT to the Marina Bay waterfront. Walk the promenade along the bay — the full skyline of Marina Bay Sands and the city lights reflects off the water from around 7pm onwards. Dinner options along this stretch range from hawker-priced noodles to rooftop restaurants. If you want to start with local food immediately, head to Maxwell Food Centre in Chinatown — it's a 10-minute taxi from Marina Bay and open until late.

Best for couples: Book dinner at one of the waterfront restaurants with bay views — the visual payoff of the Marina Bay skyline at night is highest on your first evening. Best for families: Skip the late dinner and rest early — Day 2 on Sentosa is physically demanding.

Day 2: Sentosa Island Full Day

Sentosa is Singapore's purpose-built resort island, a 15-minute cable car ride or quick monorail from the mainland. Allow a full day — there's enough across the island to fill it without feeling rushed. Travjoy's curated Singapore options cover the key Sentosa attractions worth booking ahead.

Start with Universal Studios Singapore if you're travelling with children or want the theme park experience. Rides like Jurassic World Velocicoaster and the Minion Land zone fill a morning and afternoon easily. Tickets cost around SGD 84 / USD 62 per adult (2025 pricing); book online to avoid queue delays at the gate.

For travellers who prefer something less theme-park, the combination of Adventure Cove Waterpark and S.E.A. Aquarium works well. The aquarium is one of the largest in Southeast Asia with over 100,000 marine animals across 800 species.

End the Sentosa day with Wings of Time — the outdoor multimedia show that runs at 7:40pm and 8:40pm nightly on Siloso Beach. It combines water jets, laser projections, and fire — the 7:40pm show costs SGD 23 / USD 17 per adult and runs for 25 minutes. It's the strongest sign-off for a Sentosa day without needing to stay late.

Day 3: Singapore Culture Trail

Day 3 is for the Singapore that doesn't have a ticket price. Start the morning in Haji Lane and Kampong Glam — Singapore's Malay-Arab heritage quarter. The Sultan Mosque (open to non-Muslim visitors outside prayer times) anchors the neighbourhood. The surrounding streets have independent cafes, textile shops, and some of the city's better street-food spots.

For lunch, walk or taxi to Chinatown Complex Food Centre — the largest hawker centre in Singapore with over 260 stalls. A full hawker lunch costs SGD 6–10 / USD 4.50–7.50 per person. The char kway teow stalls on the second floor are worth finding.

Spend the afternoon in Chinatown itself — the Sri Mariamman Temple (Singapore's oldest Hindu temple, built in 1827) and the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple are both free to enter and within walking distance. By evening, head to Clarke Quay for riverside dinner and drinks — the quay fills up from 7pm and is liveliest on weeknights when it's less crowded than weekends.

Solo travellers: Kampong Glam is easy and interesting to explore alone on foot; the coffee shops around Bussorah Street are good spots to pause and people-watch. Families: Substitute the evening Clarke Quay plan with Night Safari — Singapore Zoo's Night Safari is one of the world's first and best nocturnal wildlife parks, with tram rides through seven geographical zones. Tickets start at SGD 55 / USD 41 per adult.

Day 4: Gardens by the Bay + Fly to Bali

Book an afternoon or early evening flight to Bali (Denpasar) on Day 4 — most Singapore–Bali flights depart between 1pm and 7pm. This gives you a productive morning before the airport transfer.

Spend the morning at Gardens by the Bay. The outdoor Supertree Grove is free and most striking in daylight; the indoor Flower Dome and Cloud Forest cost SGD 53 / USD 39 for both combined (adult, 2025). If you've already seen Gardens by the Bay on a previous trip, the Singapore Botanic Gardens is the quieter alternative — the UNESCO-listed national orchid garden is inside.

Get to Changi Airport 2.5–3 hours before your flight. Even if you're not departing from Jewel, Changi's transit areas have good food options and a calm atmosphere compared to most international airports.

Bali: Days 5–10

Day 5: Arrive in Ubud

Land at Ngurah Rai International Airport (Denpasar) and transfer directly to Ubud — the cultural heartland of Bali, roughly 75 minutes north by car. Most hotels and villas in Ubud arrange airport transfers; pre-book before you land, as the airport taxi queue can be slow.

Ubud sits at around 300 metres above sea level. After Singapore's coastal humidity, the air feels noticeably cooler and greener. Check in and spend the afternoon walking Jalan Raya Ubud — the main street is lined with galleries, warungs, and silverwork shops. For dinner, the rice paddies around Jalan Kajeng and Penestanan offer restaurants with terrace views directly over active farmland.

If you arrive before 5pm, the Campuhan Ridge Walk — a 45-minute loop starting at Pura Gunung Lebah temple — gives you the classic Ubud hillside view in the late afternoon light. No entrance fee, no crowds on weekdays.

Day 6: Ubud Temples and the Sacred Monkey Forest

Ubud's temple circuit is best done in the morning before heat and tour groups arrive. Start at Pura Tirta Saraswati (the lotus pond temple in central Ubud — free entry) then walk 20 minutes south to the Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary. Entry costs around IDR 80,000 / USD 5. The forest has three Hindu temples and roughly 1,200 long-tailed macaques; keep phones and food secured.

For the afternoon, hire a driver for a half-day trip to Tegallalang Rice Terraces — the most photographed rice paddies in Bali, about 20 minutes north of central Ubud. The terraces are beautiful but commercialised; a small donation is requested to enter the main viewpoint areas. If you want quieter rice terrace scenery, ask your driver to take you through the Jatiluwih route instead — it's 45 minutes further but a UNESCO World Heritage landscape with almost no crowds.

Couples: Book a sunset dinner at a rice paddy restaurant — Swept Away or Bridges in Ubud both have terrace seating above active paddy fields. Families: Add the Bali Safari and Marine Park (about 1 hour from Ubud) for a full morning — it combines wildlife drives with shows designed for children.

Day 7: Kintamani Volcano and Tirta Empul

Day 7 takes you into the Balinese highlands. Hire a driver for the day (around USD 35–50 for a full-day private car) and head north to Kintamani, where you get a panoramic view of Mount Batur — an active volcano rising to 1,717 metres above a caldera lake. The viewpoint is best before 10am; cloud cover thickens after midday.

On the return, stop at Pura Tirta Empul — the holy spring temple near Tampaksiring where Balinese Hindus come to purify in the sacred water. Built in 962 CE, it remains an active place of worship. Visitors are welcome but must cover their legs and wear a sarong (available at the entrance). Witnessing the ritual bathing is a respectful and genuinely moving experience; don't photograph worshippers closely.

Return to Ubud by late afternoon. If energy allows, the Ubud Art Market on Jalan Raya is best browsed around 4–5pm when light is softer and stall owners are more willing to negotiate on textiles, carvings, and silver jewellery.

Day 8: Move to South Bali

Check out of Ubud after breakfast and transfer south. Most travellers choose between three areas for South Bali: Seminyak (polished beach clubs, designer restaurants, boutique shopping), Canggu (surf breaks, cafes, a younger crowd), or Nusa Dua (resort-style beaches, calmer water, good for families). All three are 45–90 minutes from Ubud by car.

Spend the rest of Day 8 settling in and at the beach. Seminyak Beach and Batubelig Beach have some of Bali's most photogenic sunsets — face west from around 5:30pm. Dinner in Seminyak ranges from USD 8–12 for a local warung meal to USD 40–70 per person at the beach club restaurants along Jalan Petitenget.

Budget note: South Bali accommodation ranges from USD 30/night for clean guesthouses to USD 400+/night for private pool villas. The mid-range sweet spot — private pool villa in a residential lane, 10 minutes from Seminyak beach — typically runs USD 80–120/night and is often better value than a hotel room at the same price point.

Day 9: Uluwatu Temple and the Kecak Dance

Day 9 is for the Bukit Peninsula, the limestone clifftop promontory that forms Bali's southern tip. Drive 45 minutes from Seminyak to Pura Luhur Uluwatu — a sea temple perched on a 70-metre cliff above the Indian Ocean. Entry costs IDR 50,000 / USD 3. The cliff path around the temple gives you open ocean views in both directions; it's best before noon when it gets crowded.

Stay for the Kecak Dance performance at Uluwatu — it runs nightly at 6pm and uses the cliff-edge as its stage, with the setting sun directly behind the dancers for the first 30 minutes. Tickets cost IDR 150,000 / USD 10 and must be booked at the temple counter; arrive 45 minutes early for front-row seating. The performance lasts about one hour.

After the dance, drive 20 minutes to Jimbaran Bay for a seafood dinner on the sand. The long row of beachfront restaurants here does grilled fish, prawns, and squid priced by weight — a full meal for two with drinks runs approximately USD 30–50 depending on what you order.

Surfers: Uluwatu also has one of Bali's most famous surf breaks directly below the temple cliffs (accessed via a cave stairway). The wave is best at mid to high tide and works well from April to October.

Day 10: Final Morning and Departure

Ngurah Rai International Airport is about 30–45 minutes from Seminyak and 45–60 minutes from Canggu. Most international departures recommend arriving 3 hours early, so plan your final morning accordingly.

If your flight is in the afternoon, use the morning for anything left on the list — a final swim, a quick visit to Tanah Lot Temple (the sea-stack temple on the west coast, 20 minutes from Canggu), or breakfast at one of the rice paddy cafes along Jalan Batu Bolong in Canggu. Coffee shops here open from 7am.

Getting from Singapore to Bali: What to Know

The Singapore–Denpasar route is served by multiple carriers. Scoot (budget, Singapore-based), IndiGo, Batik Air Malaysia, and Singapore Airlines all operate this route. Flight time is approximately 2 hours 20 minutes. Return fares (one-way Singapore to Bali) typically range from SGD 80–160 / USD 60–120 on budget carriers booked 4–6 weeks ahead. Singapore Airlines fares are higher but include checked baggage.

• Visa on arrival for Bali: Available for most nationalities at a cost of USD 35 (as of 2025). Check eligibility for your passport before travelling
• Bali Tourist Levy: Since February 2024, international visitors pay IDR 150,000 (approximately USD 10) on arrival — collected at a separate counter before immigration
• Time zone: Singapore is GMT+8; Bali is GMT+8 (no adjustment needed)
• Currency: Singapore Dollar (SGD) in Singapore; Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) in Bali. Change SGD to IDR at authorised money changers in Ubud or South Bali (Kuta), not at the airport

Budget Breakdown for 10 Days

Costs vary significantly between Singapore and Bali, which is part of what makes this combo smart for travellers on a mid-range or premium budget — you spend more in Singapore (where prices are higher but quality is consistent), then recover ground in Bali where the same standard of accommodation costs far less.

Which Traveller Type Is This Combo Best For?

The Singapore + Bali 10-day combo works well across most travel styles, but the balance shifts depending on what you're after.

Best for couples: Singapore gives you sleek rooftop dinners, waterfront walks, and spa hotels; Bali adds private pool villas, sunset ceremonies, and candlelit beach dinners. The contrast between the two makes the trip feel more like two holidays in one.

Best for families: Singapore's theme parks (Universal Studios, Adventure Cove, Night Safari) are purpose-built for children. In Bali, the cultural experiences in Ubud and wildlife parks work well for older kids (8+). Younger children may find the Bali temple circuit less engaging — allocate more Bali time to beach areas for under-8s.

Best for solo travellers: Both destinations are solo-friendly. Singapore is extremely safe to navigate alone, even at night. Ubud has a strong solo traveller scene — yoga retreats, cooking classes, and shared tours are easy to join independently. South Bali's beach clubs and surf culture are also accessible without a group.

Choose Bali first if you're on a tight schedule and want to end on a relaxed note — a final day in Ubud or Seminyak is a gentler close than a Singapore airport. Choose Singapore first if you want to ease into the trip with a well-organised, English-speaking destination before moving to somewhere with more navigational complexity.

Travjoy's curated Singapore experiences are researched and vetted by local experts — if you want a shortcut to the best options without spending hours comparing platforms, the Singapore Top 20 is the quickest way to identify which experiences are worth your time and which to skip.

What to Skip (and Why)

Not everything worth mentioning is worth doing when you only have 10 days. A few honest cuts:

• Marina Bay Sands SkyPark (Singapore): The views from the SkyPark observation deck are good, but the price (SGD 32 / USD 24 per adult) and queues make it optional for a 4-day Singapore leg. If you're staying at MBS, the infinity pool is included — use that instead. If you're not staying there, Singapore Flyer offers comparable elevated views at a similar price with shorter waits
• Multiple Bali areas: Trying to base yourself in Ubud, Seminyak, and Nusa Dua in six days means three hotel changes and too much time in cars. Pick two areas — highland Ubud for days 1–3 and one south coast base for days 4–6
• Kuta Beach (Bali): It's the most convenient beach to Denpasar airport, but also the most crowded and least representative of what Bali offers. Seminyak, Canggu, or Nusa Dua are better choices for an overnight beach base
• Orchard Road shopping (Singapore): Worth a walk if shopping is your goal, but not worth allocating specific itinerary time when Marina Bay, Sentosa, and the ethnic quarters deliver more distinctive Singapore experiences

When to Go

Both Singapore and Bali sit close to the equator and are warm year-round. The best months for this combo are May, June, and September — Singapore stays dry, and Bali is between its two main rain seasons. July and August are also reliable for weather but are peak tourist months in Bali, meaning higher villa prices and more crowded temple sites.

Avoid December to March for the Bali leg if possible — the northwest monsoon brings heavy afternoon rain that can close surf breaks and make highland roads slippery. Singapore is less affected by seasonality, though it does get afternoon thunderstorms year-round.

Conclusion

A Singapore + Bali combo tour is one of the most rewarding ways to spend 10 days in Southeast Asia — as long as you don't rush either leg. Four nights in Singapore is enough to feel the city properly without exhausting it; six nights across Ubud and South Bali gives Bali the slow travel pace it rewards. The flight between them is short, the contrast is enormous, and the planning — once the structure is clear — is straightforward.

If you're planning the Singapore portion, start with Travjoy's curated list of Singapore experiences — local experts have already filtered the top attractions, tours, and dining options so you're not starting from scratch. Browse the Singapore destination page to build your shortlist.