Rice terraces, cliff temples and a plate of nasi goreng for the price of a London coffee.
Heathrow to Bali for under £450 return. XiamenAir gets you there with one stop, and you land somewhere that feels like a different planet from the Zone 1 commute.
✈️ The Deal
- From: London - Heathrow
- To: Bali, Indonesia
- Airline: XiamenAir
- Stops: 1 stop
- Price: £437–£499 return
- When: September - October
Example dates:
16/09/2026 - 17/10/2026
16/09/2026 - 20/10/2026
02/10/2026 - 20/10/2026
02/10/2026 - 22/10/2026
💰 How Far Does Your Money Go?
A full plate of nasi goreng at a local warung costs around £1.50. A mid-range dinner with a drink comes to about £15, roughly what a single round in a London pub costs. Even a cocktail at a Seminyak beach club, around £6, is cheaper than a pint back home.
☀️ The Weather
Bali in September and October sits in the shoulder season, with daytime temperatures around 30°C and evenings cooling to about 23°C. The sea holds at 27–28°C, warm enough to swim without thinking twice. Expect a short afternoon downpour some days, but mostly long stretches of sun.
🏨 Where to Stay
Options across the island for every budget.
favehotel Sunset Seminyak — 8.2/10 · From €22/night Simple, central and a five-minute walk from Seminyak's beach clubs.
Puri Cendana Resort Bali — 8.8/10 · From €55/night Pool, garden and airport shuttle, tucked just back from the Seminyak strip.
Viceroy Bali — 9.6/10 · From €290/night Private pool villas over the Petanu river valley in Ubud, for the one night you go all in.
🎯 What to Do
Rice fields, cliff temples and islands, all within reach of one base.
Tegallalang Rice Terraces — Walk the stepped paddies outside Ubud at sunrise, before the tour buses arrive.
Uluwatu Temple sunset and Kecak dance — Watch the fire dance performance as the sun drops behind the clifftop temple.
Seminyak beach clubs — Spend the afternoon by the pool with a cocktail as the sun sinks into the Indian Ocean.
Nusa Penida day trip — Take the fast boat out to see the cliffs at Kelingking Beach, a view that doesn't exist anywhere else.
🗺️ Where to Go From Here
Bali is a gateway, not a dead end.
Nusa Penida — Dramatic cliffs and manta ray snorkelling, 30–45 minutes by fast boat from Sanur.
Gili Islands — Car-free islands with coral reefs and slow living, around 2 hours by boat from Padang Bai.
Nusa Lembongan — Quieter than Penida, with mangroves and surf breaks, a short hop from Sanur.
Lombok — Waterfalls, beaches and Mount Rinjani, 1.5 to 5 hours away depending on the route.
£437 doesn't buy you much of a summer in London. It buys you two and a half weeks in Bali. Book before the shoulder season fills up.
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