Antalya Airport→Belek

Antalya Airport to Belek: choose the hotel, not just the resort

Belek is a resort area, not a single hotel entrance. For an Antalya Airport (AYT) taxi or private transfer to Belek, the details that matter are your exact property, your arrival flight, the number of passengers and the amount of luggage. The vehicle prices shown above the text come from the current route tariff and are per vehicle, not per person. Check the selected vehicle and the final total before you submit the booking. A starting fare does not describe every vehicle or every extra.

The distance is 34 km and the planning time is about 35 minutes. That is a good figure for the road itself. It is not a promise for every hotel, because the last stretch inside the resort area depends on which gate you use and how busy the resort roads are. On a quiet morning the run feels short. On a summer Saturday it can feel longer.

With Turkey Transfer the car is booked for your group only. You do not share it with strangers, and the driver does not collect other guests at other hotels first. For a family arriving after a flight, this is the main advantage of a private transfer on this route: you get in at the airport and the next stop is your hotel.

Arriving at AYT and meeting your driver

Antalya Airport has separate terminal areas, with two international terminals, T1 and T2, and a separate domestic terminal. Enter your flight number when you book and read the meeting instructions for the terminal your flight actually uses. Collect your bags and complete the arrival formalities first. Then walk to the agreed pickup point.

Passport control and the baggage belt can take a while when several flights land together. If you are delayed, send a short message to the booking contact.

Some points to remember:

• Do not assume that a driver can meet you at the aircraft gate or inside the baggage hall. The meeting point is outside the formalities, in the arrivals area.
• If your flight, terminal or arrival date changes, send the revised information to the booking contact as early as you can.

The airport connects directly to the D400 road network, and this is the road that will carry you east for most of the journey.

The drive from the airport to Belek

Leaving the airport, the road passes through Aksu. Then the D400, the Antalya to Mersin highway, opens out along the coast toward Serik. This is a flat, well-surfaced road. The scenery is more farmland than seaside. You see greenhouses and citrus groves, and the sea stays out of view until you reach the resorts.

For Kadriye and Belek, the driver turns off toward the water and finishes on Turizm Caddesi. For Boğazkent, the car stays on the D400 almost to Serik. Then it drops down to the coast on the eastern side. So the three areas share the same first part of the drive and only separate near the end.

Transfers to named Belek hotels

Many hotels in this area have similar names. For this reason, always write the full hotel name in the booking. A short name such as "Rixos" or "Gloria" is not enough for a driver.

Belek, Kadriye or Boğazkent?

The resort coast here is three neighbourhoods, and hotels next door to each other can belong to different ones. Hotels marketed under the wider Belek name can use different transfer zones. If your address is in one of the neighbouring areas, compare the Kadriye airport transfer and the Boğazkent airport transfer pages. The Belek hotel guide on this site helps you tell the properties apart. For pricing, always use the actual hotel location.

• Kadriye is the western end and the first area off the D400. It is home to TUI Magic Life Belek, Kempinski The Dome, Regnum Carya, Calista Luxury Resort and The Land of Legends. It is a good fit if you want the theme park close by.
• Belek runs on from there along the shore. Maxx Royal Belek, Voyage Belek Golf & Spa, Rixos Park Belek, Susesi Luxury Resort, Rixos Premium Belek and Gloria Serenity Resort are listed in this part, together with the small town centre around Atatürk Caddesi. It suits you if you want to walk to real shops and restaurants.
• Boğazkent is the quieter village at the eastern end. It has one big resort, Crystal Waterworld Resort & Spa, and not a whole strip of them.

All three sit inside the municipality of Serik. For this reason a booking confirmation or a map may only say "Serik". That is the umbrella district. It is not a fourth beach. The coast itself is Kadriye, Belek or Boğazkent.

Transfer fares follow pricing zones and not neighbourhood names, and the two do not always agree. Susesi Luxury Resort and Cornelia Diamond stand in Belek but price on the Kadriye zone. Rixos Premium Belek and Gloria Serenity Resort price on the Boğazkent zone. The Belek transfer price can therefore differ between hotels that are a short walk apart, especially in the minibus classes. Find your own hotel's fare on its hotel page or in the booking form.

Drop-off at the hotel

Belek hotels are large. Many are built as small towns, with a long driveway, a security point, and a main reception that may be some distance from the beach. The driver takes you to the entrance of the property you named. This is a short stop, so have your voucher or reservation details ready, and keep passports within reach for check-in.

Check-in time is set by the hotel, not by the transfer, so a room may not be ready if you land early. If your hotel has several buildings or a separate villa section, tell the booking contact which reception you need.

The beach, the forest and the turtles

Belek's beach is broad and sandy, and pine forest backs it the whole way instead of concrete promenades. This is one reason the resorts here feel calmer than busier parts of the coast. Most hotels open onto the sand through paths cut into the tree line. The public beach carries Blue Flag certification, meaning the water is tested regularly and a lifeguard is on duty. This is a reasonable check if you bring children into the sea.

The same beaches are protected nesting grounds for the loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta. During nesting season, stretches of sand are closed off at night and lighting near the shore is restricted. Most hotels brief their guests on the rules. If you walk on the beach in the evening, follow the signs.

Golf in Belek

Belek is Turkey's golf capital, and many visitors arrive with clubs. The courses are spread across Kadriye and Belek and not clustered in one spot. The Montgomerie Maxx Royal, designed by Colin Montgomerie, sits alongside the two courses of Sueno Golf Club, the National Golf Club, and the Sultan and Pasha courses of Antalya Golf Club. Gloria Golf, Carya Golf Club and Lykia Links are also in the area, and they are all within a few minutes of each other. Most hotels can arrange a tee time even when golf is not part of the room rate.

For the transfer, golf has three practical consequences:

• Count the golf bags. Put them in the booking next to the suitcases, so the vehicle has enough space.
• Name the club entrance if you want to be taken to the course and not to the hotel reception. Do not assume that the hotel reception is the meeting point.

Aspendos, Perge and day trips

Aspendos and Perge are separate archaeological outings. They are not automatic stops on an airport transfer. Plan your sightseeing after you arrive at the hotel, or ask for an itinerary with the extra time and cost confirmed in advance. Attraction tickets and hotel benefits are separate from the vehicle booking.

Taxi times from the Belek hotels, as a guide:

• The Land of Legends theme park, with its water park and aquarium, is in Kadriye. It is a 10 to 15 minute taxi ride from most hotels. It is a full day out for a family and not a stop on the way from the airport.
• Aspendos Roman Theatre is one of the best-preserved ancient theatres anywhere and is still used for concerts and festivals. It is about 25 to 30 minutes away. It hosts an open-air opera and ballet festival every September.
• Side, with its old town, its harbour and the Temple of Apollo on the water, is roughly 30 to 35 minutes from Belek.
• Manavgat Waterfall and the river boat trips make an easy half-day out, around 25 to 30 minutes away, with a lively local market nearby.
• Kurşunlu Waterfall Nature Park is further inland, past Aksu, about 35 to 40 minutes out. It suits a quieter walk in the shade of the pines.
• Perge, an ancient city with a striking stadium and a colonnaded street, lies on the road toward Antalya.
• Antalya's old town, Kaleiçi, and the harbour are about 40 to 45 minutes away if you want a city evening with dinner by the marina.

A private transfer can be arranged for any of these as a point-to-point trip, not only for airport runs.

Markets, eating and evenings

The small town centre around Atatürk Caddesi has shops and restaurants that you can walk to from nearby hotels. Belek's own weekly market is held on Saturdays around the same street. It sells fruit, olives, cheese and clothing, with souvenirs next to them. Kadriye has a smaller version on Tuesdays.

Walking the resort strip itself works well in short stretches. Turizm Caddesi links several hotel entrances directly. However, Kadriye, Belek and Boğazkent sit far enough apart that going from one to another means a taxi or a hotel shuttle and not a walk.

Families and children

Belek suits families well. The beach is wide and sandy, the resorts are green, and many hotels are built around children's pools and clubs. The Land of Legends is close, and the Blue Flag beach gives parents a clear point of reference.

The booking should record the children and the seats you need. Check that passengers, pushchairs and larger bags fit the vehicle you selected.

Late-night and early-morning flights

Many flights to Antalya land at night and many leave very early. A private car with a driver who has your flight number is a practical choice for both. If your flight is late, the driver can follow it, so you do not need to call in the middle of the night. If you arrive in the early morning, check in advance whether the hotel can receive you and where you can wait for the room.

For an early flight home, plan the pickup from the hotel the evening before. Know the exact time and which reception door the car uses.

The return trip to the airport

For your Belek to Antalya Airport return, plan from the flight departure time and your airline's check-in requirement. Allow for road conditions. Hotel checkout time alone is not a flight pickup plan.

A simple way to plan it:

1. Take the flight departure time and subtract the time that your airline asks for check-in and security.
2. Subtract the drive. Use 35 minutes as the planning figure for the road, and add a margin for the hotel exit road.
3. Add more time on a summer Saturday or when you carry golf bags.

Tell the booking contact your flight number and terminal for the return. The airport has separate terminal areas, and the driver needs to know which entrance to use. Be at the hotel reception a few minutes before the agreed time with your luggage packed and your room paid for, so that the transfer starts on time.

Large groups and shared holidays

Belek hotels suit big parties: three generations of one family, two couples sharing a week, or a golf group on a long weekend. The transfer needs a little more planning than a couple's trip.

• Count everyone, including babies and children, then count the bags. A vehicle that fits eight passengers on paper may not fit eight passengers and eight suitcases.
• Choose a minibus class when the whole group lands on one flight. Everyone arrives together, and nobody waits for a second vehicle.
• Use two vehicles when the group is large or the bags are many. Give both bookings the same hotel name and flight number, so the drivers know the cars belong together.
• If part of the group lands on a different flight, make a separate booking for that flight. One driver cannot wait for two aircraft that land hours apart.

Pick one lead name for the group. That person receives the meeting details and passes them on.

Plan the other end too. A big resort in Belek may have a long drive from the gate to the reception. Agree in advance where the group meets on departure day. A group that gathers in the lobby ten minutes early leaves on time. A group that gathers by the pool does not.

Summer crowds or shoulder season?

Your last day in Belek before an evening flight

An evening flight gives you a long final day. Hotel checkout is usually in the morning, so the question is what to do between checkout and the pickup.