Antalya Airport → Club Hotel Sidelya Transfer

Club Hotel Sidelya to Antalya Airport: return transfer & taxi

Going back is mostly a matter of that side road. The kilometre and a half up to the D400 is quiet at almost any hour, and at the top the car swings west onto the highway and through Gündoğdu again. In the small hours that boulevard is empty; from mid-morning it collects buses, delivery vans and turning traffic, which is the main reason a daytime departure takes longer than a dawn one. Beyond it the D400 is a dual carriageway all the way back, and 55 minutes for the 57 km is a fair figure outside the busiest summer weekends.

Because the beach is a separate walk from the buildings, the last morning needs a little planning. A final swim means the walk down from the beach gate and back, or the shuttle if it is already running, then a shower and a change before the car arrives at the main entrance, which is where it will wait. Fine sand gets into everything, so empty shoes and beach bags the night before rather than on the doorstep. If the luggage has grown since you arrived, tell us when you confirm the pickup.

• Count back from your flight: 55 minutes of road, plus the time your airline asks you to be at the terminal, often about three hours for an international flight in high season.
• The pickup point is the main entrance; a driver waiting there cannot see guests who are still down at the beach.
• Child seats for the departure are fitted before the car leaves, so ask for them when you book the return, not at reception.