Antalya Airport → Rubi Platinum Spa Resort & Suites Transfer

Rubi Platinum Spa Resort & Suites to Antalya Airport: return transfer & taxi

On departure the car climbs from the shore back up to the D400 junction and turns west. From here the road to the terminal has few surprises: Okurcalar, then Manavgat, where the lights and the river bridge are the stretch most likely to slow you down, and after that the open dual carriageway past Serik and Aksu. The whole 103 km takes about 85 minutes, a little longer on summer changeover days, when the coaches of every resort between Alanya and Side are on the road at the same hour.

In the dark, names matter here. A separate hotel called Rubi Hotel stands about a kilometre along the same coast, and drivers who are new to the area could easily read one lit sign for the other, so the pickup should say Rubi Platinum Spa Resort & Suites in full. An early flight at Antalya usually means leaving the hotel well before dawn; settle the bill the evening before, so that only the keys are left to hand over when the car arrives.

• Work the pickup time back from the flight: 85 minutes of driving plus your airline's check-in window, and add a quarter of an hour on a Saturday in high season.
• If you are travelling with a pushchair or a baby seat of your own, say so when you book the return, so the car comes with space for it.
• The price is for the vehicle and is fixed when you book, so a slow passage through Manavgat costs minutes, not money.