Antalya · Türkiye

Antalya destinations & resort areas

Every part of the Antalya coast has a different character, airport distance and excursion list. Use this page to pick the area that fits your holiday, then jump straight to its hotels, tours and airport transfer.

Distance from Antalya Airport (AYT)

Transfer times below are typical door-to-door drive times by private car in normal traffic. Shuttle services take longer because they stop at other hotels on the route.

AreaDistance from AYTPrivate transfer timeBest for
Lara15 km20 minClosest resort to AYT
Belek35 km35 minGolf resorts & pine forest
Side65 km1 h 05 minRoman ancient town & Apollo Temple
Kemer45 km1 h 00 minTaurus mountains & clear water
Alanya125 km2 h 00 minCleopatra beach & Alanya castle
Kundu18 km25 minThemed five-star resorts
Kadriye38 km40 minWalkable village centre
Manavgat72 km1 h 10 minManavgat waterfall & river
Kaleiçi17 km25 minWalled old town & marina

Lara

15 km · 20 min from Antalya Airport

Lara is the closest resort strip to Antalya Airport — a 20-minute drive along the coast, lined with themed five-star Ultra All Inclusive resorts and the long Lara sand-and-shingle beach.

  • Closest resort to AYT
  • Ultra All Inclusive themed resorts
  • Lara beach & Düden waterfalls
  • 20 min to Kaleiçi old town

Belek

35 km · 35 min from Antalya Airport

Belek is Turkey's golf and luxury-family capital: pine forest, championship golf courses, wide sandy beaches and some of the newest five-star resorts in the Antalya region, 35 minutes east of the airport.

  • Golf resorts & pine forest
  • Land of Legends theme park
  • Family Ultra All Inclusive
  • Aspendos & Perge nearby

Side

65 km · 1 h 05 min from Antalya Airport

Side combines a Roman ancient town on a peninsula — Apollo Temple, amphitheatre, harbour bars — with long all-inclusive beach resorts in Kumköy, Çolaklı, Titreyengöl and Evrenseki.

  • Roman ancient town & Apollo Temple
  • Manavgat river and bazaar
  • Beach resorts in Kumköy & Çolaklı
  • Green Canyon boat trips

Kemer

45 km · 1 h 00 min from Antalya Airport

Kemer lies west of Antalya where the Taurus mountains meet the sea — pebble beaches, clear water, pine slopes and the resort villages of Göynük, Beldibi, Kiriş, Çamyuva and Tekirova.

  • Taurus mountains & clear water
  • Olympos cable car / Mt Tahtalı
  • Diving and boat trips
  • Quiet pine-forest resorts

Alanya

125 km · 2 h 00 min from Antalya Airport

Alanya is the liveliest end of the Antalya coast: Cleopatra beach, the castle headland, Red Tower harbour and a big choice of value all-inclusive hotels, two hours east of the airport.

  • Cleopatra beach & Alanya castle
  • Best-value all inclusive
  • Boat trips & jeep safari
  • Direct private transfer from AYT

Kundu

18 km · 25 min from Antalya Airport

Kundu is the themed-resort quarter just east of Lara beach — the strip of landmark five-star hotels built as copies of Venice, Moscow and Troy, 18 km from Antalya Airport.

  • Themed five-star resorts
  • Lara beach on the doorstep
  • 25 min from AYT
  • Aquaparks & family concepts

Kadriye

38 km · 40 min from Antalya Airport

Kadriye is the village at the heart of the Belek golf area — walkable shops and restaurants, a boulevard of resorts and The Land of Legends theme park within a few minutes' drive.

  • Walkable village centre
  • Land of Legends nearby
  • Golf & family resorts
  • 40 min from AYT

Manavgat

72 km · 1 h 10 min from Antalya Airport

Manavgat is the river town inland from Side — famous for its wide waterfall, the riverside restaurants and the Monday bazaar, with beach hotels at Kızılağaç, Çolaklı and Sorgun close by.

  • Manavgat waterfall & river
  • Green Canyon boat trips
  • Monday bazaar
  • Side ancient town nearby

Kaleiçi

17 km · 25 min from Antalya Airport

Kaleiçi is Antalya's walled old town: Ottoman houses turned into boutique hotels, Hadrian's Gate, the Roman harbour and cliff-top views over the bay — the city base rather than a beach resort.

  • Walled old town & marina
  • Boutique hotels
  • Hadrian's Gate & Roman harbour
  • 25 min from AYT
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