Antalya Airport to Konyaaltı, Kaleiçi & City Centre Transfer

Antalya Airport (AYT) lies on the eastern edge of the city. That makes the Lara coast, directly to its south, the quickest place to reach: about 14 km and around 20 minutes. Everything else on the city side is further west, and the further west your address, the more of Antalya you have to drive through.

Think of it as a line running from east to west. Lara is at the start, the city centre and Kaleiçi are in the middle, and Konyaaltı is at the far end, where the long pebble beach runs towards the mountains. The kilometres do not grow much from one to the next, but the traffic in between does.

This matters most when you compare offers or plan a tight evening. A dinner reservation in the old town an hour after landing is realistic; the same plan for Konyaaltı leaves less slack. And if you are splitting your holiday, say a few nights in Kaleiçi and then a week on the beach at Konyaaltı, the hop between the two is a short city ride, not another airport-length journey, so it is easy to arrange with the same company once you are here.

• City centre: about 14 km, around 24 minutes. Good for apartments and business hotels near the main avenues. Route and prices: Antalya Airport to the city centre.
• Kaleiçi: about 16 km, around 25 minutes, to the historic old town around the old harbour. See Antalya Airport to Kaleiçi.
• Konyaaltı: about 27 km, around 35 minutes. Details on the Antalya Airport to Konyaaltı route page.

These are typical times. At rush hour on a weekday, or on a summer evening when the whole city heads for the seafront, add a little more. Late at night the roads are clear and the trip is often shorter.

Guests are sometimes surprised that Konyaaltı, which is still inside Antalya, takes longer than reaching some of the beach hotels east of the airport. The reason is the route. To reach the western side, the driver has to go right across the city, through junctions and traffic lights, rather than along an open highway.

It is still a short trip by holiday standards, and your driver knows the alternatives when one avenue is jammed. If you have booked an apartment or hotel in Konyaaltı, simply plan on a little over half an hour from leaving the terminal. For a feel of the area before you arrive, read our Konyaaltı beach guide.

Kaleiçi is the old walled quarter wrapped around the harbour, and many of its lanes are narrow, steep in places, or open to pedestrians only. A van cannot always pull up at the door of a small guesthouse there. When that is the case, the driver takes you to the nearest point a vehicle can reach and helps carry your bags the rest of the way.

It helps to send us the exact address of your accommodation when booking, so the driver can work out the closest drop-off in advance. Our article on getting to Kaleiçi hotels covers this in more depth.

For a short city trip, it is fair to ask whether booking ahead is necessary. A few situations where it clearly is:

• You land late in the evening and would rather not sort out transport in an unfamiliar city.
• You are heading to Kaleiçi and want someone who knows how close a vehicle can get.
• You are a family of five or six, or a group, and need a single vehicle for everyone and the bags.
• You want to know the price before you land rather than at the end of the ride.

Our price is fixed per vehicle and given to you in about a minute on WhatsApp or by e-mail. It does not rise at night and there is no charge for luggage. Children ride in free child seats if you tell us their ages.

The driver waits in the arrivals hall holding your name on a sign. We follow your flight, and if it lands late the waiting costs you nothing. For couples and small families we send a minivan (up to 6 passengers) or a VIP Mercedes-Benz Vito (up to 7). Groups of 8 to 16 travel together in a Mercedes Sprinter. Only your party is in the vehicle, and it goes straight to your address.

You pay at the end of the ride, in cash or by card if agreed when booking, and you can cancel free of charge if your plans change.

Because the airport is on the opposite side of the city, the return from Konyaaltı deserves the same margin as the outward trip, plus extra for weekday traffic. Book it on the Konyaaltı to Antalya Airport page, or simply tell us your flight time and we will propose a pick-up.

Still choosing an area? Our comparison of Lara, Kundu, Konyaaltı and Kaleiçi sets out who each suits, and if you only have a few days, the three-day Antalya city break is a good starting plan.