Travelling to Antalya

Get in

Antalya is the closest airport, served by inexpensive flights from Istanbul. (As low as $50, early booking is also available for lower prices).

By Plane

Being 10 km from the city from Antalya, Antalya Airport AYT; caters for the charter flights full of holiday makers. Airlines that serve Antalya include: Transavia.com (lowcost and charters from Netherlands, France and Denmark), AtlasJet (domestic flights), SunExpress, Anadolu Jet, Ski Airlines (dozens of flights from all over Europe), Turkish Airlines  (plenty of flights from Ankara and İstanbul-Atatürk), Aeroflot  (daily flights from Moscow-Sheremetyevo), Ukraine International Airlines  (several charter flights a week from Kiev) to Antalya. Britain is also represented by numerous Charter firms such as Thomas Cooks and Airtours

By Bus

The Turkish bus system is comprehensive and you can get about anywhere from anywhere. Better spend a few more liras and you will have an unforgettable journey. Ulusoy has buses with seats that resemble business class in airplanes. There are also other bus companies, including Akdeniz, Kamil Koc, Metro and Varan. Some companies have an onboard WLAN.

Fares are low. Simply show up at the bus station (“otogar”) and announce your destination. From most cities, there are an overnight bus options (with Antalya).

By Boat

Most travelers arrive in Marmaris from Rhodes, Greece, then bus it overland. You can also take a ferry from Kastellorizo, a tiny Greek island just off the Turkish fishing village of Kas.

By Train

The nearest train station is in Burdur, 122 km north. Although Turkish State Railways (TCDD) ceased to operate direct passenger trains to Burdur from Istanbul, you can still buy a ticket for Pamukkale Express, which has sleeper berths as well as a coach car. You should get off the train in Dinar station and transfer to the connecting bus provided by TCDD (no extra payment other than your train ticket). Once in Burdur, all you need is to catch a minibus for Antalya, which takes one and a half hour and costs 9 YTL/person one-way. All this may seem a bit of a hassle, but it is still an option if you are on a tight budget, keen on reducing your carbon footprint or hold an Inter Rail pass.

Get around

Antalya offers a variety of public transportation, such as public buses, trams, mini-buses, taxicabs and dolmus.

By Bus

In Antalya, buses pass from anywhere to any destination in the city. Fares are low and most buses offer air-conditioning and TV even for short routes. To travel to remote places you may need to travel to the bus terminal first. The bus terminal has its own buses with distinctive blue stripes. As of 2010 bus terminal to city to airport travel is possible every two hours. Moreover, to reach the airport, Havaş buses can be used which are more expensive but more frequent, and they are departing on the hour from "Güllük PTT" (10 TL). There are public buses from the airport which leave on the hour and some half hours and cost 5 TL. To catch the public bus from the International Terminal to go next to the Taxi stand to the blue "D" sign which also has the bus schedule posted on it

By Dolmus

Dolmus literally means "filled up". Dolmus is a large cab, a station wagon, a regular taxi or a minibus that travels a certain route. Most major public transportation stations have a dolmus station, where you just take a seat in the dolmus that travels your desired route. In Antalya dolmus does not wait until it fills up. Instead, it is scheduled. However, if empty dolmus will move slowly hoping to find more passenger. Still it has to abide its schedule and cannot stall much.

By Taxi

There are taxi stands all over the city where the drivers have their base and tea pot. Each taxi is metered and there are two different rates. After midnight (24:00) till morning (06:00) it will cost 50% more than the daytime fare. For popular destinations there are price lists showing the rate in Euro. To the airport there is almost no alternative than the taxi and it will set you back with €20 (ca 40 TL) during the day.

By Tram

The tramway has been donated by the German city of Nuremberg and connects the western Konyaalti Beach and Antalya Museum to the eastern part of the city center. It runs all 30 min. in either direction and costs 2 TL per person. Tramway can be used for sightseeing as it passes most beautiful places of the city center.

By Car Rental

Car rentals are available in the bus terminal, air port and city center. It is advised not to use car for non professional companies as some of them do not include insurance . Be sure to abide non-parking restrictions, the municipality is very strict about it. There are destination signs on roads to help travelers. Also most of the younger locals know English will be pleased to help about your destination. You can also obtain city map from tourist information desks in the city center.

By Bicycle

Using bicycle in crowded roads might be dangerous and tiresome(especially in summer as the temperature hits high 40's at noon (100F-120F). However, there are a few bicycle-only roads passing beside the sea having incredible views.