Antalya Airport → Side Star Beach Transfer

Side Star Beach to Antalya Airport: return transfer & taxi

On the way out the car first has to thread back through Side, and that short urban stretch up to the junction is where the clock varies most: barely a factor at four in the morning, noticeably slower in late morning when tour coaches and day visitors are pouring in the other way towards the ruins. Once the car is on the D400 westbound, the run past Manavgat's western edge, Çolaklı, Gündoğdu, Serik and Aksu is steady, and the 65 km normally takes the hour this page quotes, the busiest summer changeover days apart.

Departure morning is easier when the sand is at the door: a last swim before check-out takes minutes, not a trek to the shore. What needs care is the name. Side Star Park is just behind the hotel and Side Bay is next door, so in the dark the driver has to be looking for the Side Star Beach sign in particular, and the full name on the booking takes care of that. If your party is split between two Star hotels, say so and give both addresses when you book, since each is its own pickup.

• Fix the pickup time when booking by counting back from departure: 60 minutes of road plus the check-in time your airline sets, often around three hours for an international summer flight.
• Ask for child seats on the return booking as well; they are fitted before the car leaves for Side, not at the hotel entrance.
• What you pay is set per car before the trip, so a slow exit through Side's streets moves the time and leaves the fare alone.