Antalya Airport → Paloma Finesse Side Transfer

Paloma Finesse Side to Antalya Airport: return transfer & taxi

Leaving, the order of the road is turned around. First come the five kilometres of local streets back up through Manavgat's southern quarters to the D400, and they are the stretch that changes most with the hour: empty before dawn, when the car is on the highway within a few minutes, and busy from mid-morning, when delivery vans, buses and the town's own errands crowd every junction. After that the D400 runs west past the Side junction, Serik and Aksu as a dual carriageway with traffic lights at its main junctions, and outside the summer peaks the 65 minutes quoted for the 71 km hold up well.

The neighbours matter more in the dark than in daylight. Paloma Orenda is the next hotel along, Palomaqua's slides stand between the two, and at five in the morning one lit entrance on this stretch looks much like another, so the booking should carry the full name and the number: Paloma Finesse Side, Acısu Mevkii Sokak 24. A family going home after a fortnight beside a water park also tends to leave heavier than it came, with inflatables, damp towels and bags from the Manavgat bazaar, so count the cases again on the last evening and tell us if the number has grown.

• Fix the pickup hour when you book rather than at reception, working back from the flight: 65 minutes of road, plus the time your airline wants you at the terminal, commonly around three hours for an international flight in high season.
• Ask for the children's seats on the departure leg as well as the arrival; they are fitted before the car sets out and cannot be added at the gate.
• The fare is per vehicle and fixed at booking, so a slow crawl out of Manavgat changes the clock, not the price.