Side to Alanya

Side to Alanya transfer: the easiest way to get there

When you land at Side, the last thing you want is to work out how to get from the airport to Alanya. A private airport transfer takes the question away: a Haqqi Tours driver is at arrivals when you walk out, your vehicle is parked minutes away, and the cost of the Side to Alanya transfer was fixed on WhatsApp before you left home. There is no airport taxi queue, no meter running in traffic and no negotiating a fare in a language you may not speak.

This page covers everything travellers ask about the Side to Alanya route: how far it is and how long it takes, whether an airport taxi, public transport or a private transfer is the better choice, what Alanya in Side is like, where to stay and eat, when to travel, where you meet your driver at Side, which vehicles we use and how the booking works.

Pickup in Side: hotel, address or port

This route does not start at an airport, so the pickup is wherever you are in Side: a hotel lobby, a private address, a marina or a bus station. Give us the exact place and the time you want to leave, and the driver is there a few minutes early, helps with the bags and takes the direct road to Alanya. The price is fixed for the vehicle in the same way as an airport transfer, and the WhatsApp desk confirms the pickup point in writing.

For a hotel pickup we ask for the hotel's full name and, in a large resort area, the gate or reception to use; for a private address, a map pin is ideal. The driver's name and number arrive with the confirmation so you can message on the morning if plans move.

Side to Alanya at a glance

Service: private transfer, your own vehicle from Side to Alanya, door to door. Vehicles: Sedan (1–3 passengers), Minivan (1–7 passengers) and Sprinter (8–13 passengers) - Mercedes, Volkswagen, Ford Transit and Peugeot Traveller models, air-conditioned, with room for luggage. Price: fixed for the whole vehicle and agreed on WhatsApp before you travel, tolls and waiting included, nothing to pay the driver on the day. Meeting: at your hotel or address in Side at the time you choose. Booking: the form on this page or a WhatsApp message; confirmation in writing within minutes, in Arabic or English.

Taxi or private transfer from Side to Alanya?

An airport taxi from Side to Alanya means finding the official rank, waiting your turn, and paying whatever the meter shows at the end - more at night, more in traffic, and sometimes more if the driver takes the long way. A private transfer from Haqqi Tours replaces all of that with one agreed price for the whole car, confirmed in writing on WhatsApp before you fly.

For one traveller with a small bag, a taxi or public transport can be a fair choice. For two or more people, a family with children, or anyone with real luggage, a private transfer is normally the cheapest way to get from Side to Alanya per person - and by far the easiest. Public transport to Alanya involves changes, tickets and stairs; a private car goes to the hotel door.

There is also the question of trust. Our drivers know the hotels of Alanya, work on a fixed price, and never take a detour or add a "special fare" at the end. Your booking is confirmed by a real person on a WhatsApp desk that works in Arabic and English, and that same desk is reachable throughout your trip.

Public transport from Side to Alanya: is there a bus, train or metro?

There is no rail link from Antalya Airport to Side; the airport coaches stop in Manavgat, a taxi ride from the beach hotels, which is why almost every visitor arrives by pre-booked transfer.

So the honest comparison for Alanya is this: public transport is the cheapest option for one person with a cabin bag and time to spare, and a private Side to Alanya transfer is the better one for everybody else - two or more travellers, families, older relatives, anyone landing late, anyone with proper luggage. The price is per vehicle, not per person, which is why a family of four often pays less than it would on four bus or train tickets plus the taxi at the end.

About Alanya

Side is a Roman city on a small peninsula about 65 km east of Antalya Airport, with its ancient theatre and temple columns standing right beside the hotels, beaches on both sides of the old town and the resort strips of Kumköy, Çolaklı and Evrenseki along the coast.

Around Alanya the areas travellers ask us about most are the old town on the peninsula, Kumköy and Side beach hotels, Çolaklı and Evrenseki westward and Titreyengöl and Sorgun to the east. Tell us the hotel and the driver takes the best route into that part of Side on the day.

From Alanya you are well placed for Aspendos theatre nearby, Köprülü Canyon rafting, the Green Canyon lake, the Roman theatre of Side and the Temple of Apollo at sunset. Your driver can point out what you pass on the way in from Side, and the WhatsApp desk arranges a car for a day trip if you want one later.

Hotels in Alanya: where the transfer takes you

Whether you are staying in a large hotel, a small guesthouse or a rented apartment in Alanya, the transfer is door to door. Our drivers know the hotels of Çolaklı and Evrenseki westward, Titreyengöl and Sorgun to the east and Manavgat town and river well, and any other address in Side is fine - tell us where, and if the lane is too narrow for a car the driver stops at the nearest point and helps with the bags.

Eating well after the Side to Alanya drive

Food is part of the arrival. Around Alanya you will find trout by the river, Turkish breakfast in the old town lanes, ice cream on the peninsula promenade and fish restaurants on the old harbour, and most of our drivers can tell you where they eat themselves. If you would rather go straight from Side to a table than to the hotel, mention it when you book and the driver drops you close by.

Best time to travel from Side to Alanya

The season runs April to November; summer is hot and dry, and Saturday and Sunday changeovers bring the busiest traffic on the D400 coast road from Antalya.

None of this changes the price of your Side to Alanya transfer - it is fixed for the vehicle whatever the season, the hour or the traffic - but it does change the timing, and that is what your driver plans for. Tell us the flight number and we allow for the real conditions on the day.

Meeting your driver at Side

Where you meet your driver depends on Side: a set meeting point inside arrivals, a designated exit, or a name board held just after customs. Rather than guess, we send the exact instructions with your WhatsApp confirmation - the meeting place, the driver's name and number, and what to do if you cannot see them. If your flight is delayed, we know: every Side to Alanya transfer is flight-tracked and the pickup moves with your real landing time.

Waiting time after landing is included, and if you are delayed at baggage or passport control a quick WhatsApp message keeps everyone informed. On the way back, the driver collects you from the hotel at an agreed time with enough margin for your flight from Side.

Our vehicles for the Side to Alanya transfer

For this route we offer Sedan (1–3 passengers), Minivan (1–7 passengers) and Sprinter (8–13 passengers). The vans are Mercedes, Volkswagen, Ford Transit and Peugeot Traveller models, all recent, air-conditioned and cleaned between journeys, with proper luggage space rather than a crowded boot. Choose the vehicle by how many of you are travelling and how much luggage you bring; the desk will tell you if a larger vehicle would be more comfortable.

Child seats and booster seats are available on request - say the ages of the children when you book and we bring the right ones. Extra-large luggage, sports equipment and wheelchairs are all fine; just mention them so the right vehicle is sent.

Every vehicle is checked and cleaned between journeys, and the drivers know the hotels of Alanya and their side streets, so you are delivered to the right gate, not just the main road.

Who books the Side to Alanya transfer

Families are our most frequent guests on this route: a private car means the children are strapped into proper seats, the pushchair goes in the back, and nobody is counting change for tickets. Groups of friends and extended families take the Sprinter or a minivan so the whole party travels together from Side to Alanya on one fixed price. Older travellers book it for the door-to-door help with the bags, and couples for a calm start to the trip instead of a taxi queue.

If your trip continues beyond Alanya - a day trip, a second city, a port or a return to Side - the same desk arranges it in the same WhatsApp conversation, with the same fixed-price approach.

Families, groups and business travel from Side to Alanya

For a group, the arithmetic is simple: a Sprinter carries up to thirteen people and their luggage from Side to Alanya on one fixed price, which is usually less per person than any other way of making the journey - and everybody arrives together, at the same door, at the same time. Two vehicles are arranged for larger parties, with the drivers coordinating the pickup at Side.

Older travellers and anyone who walks slowly are met as close to the arrivals exit as Side allows, and the driver helps with the bags at both ends; a wheelchair folds into any of our vans - just tell us when you book.

How to book your Side to Alanya transfer

Send the form on this page, or write to us on WhatsApp: flight number, date, passengers, luggage and hotel. Within a few minutes a member of our team confirms your Side to Alanya transfer with the price fixed, the vehicle chosen and the meeting point at Side explained. Everything is in writing, in English or Arabic.

Changes and cancellations are handled through the same WhatsApp conversation. Because the terms depend on conditions such as how close to the pickup time the request is made, our team will explain exactly what applies to your booking when you ask - always before any payment, never as a surprise afterwards.

Good to know before you land at Side

Most Side hotels are in the beach villages rather than the old town itself - give us the hotel name and we send the driver to the exact gate, including the all-inclusive resorts set back from the road.

Note the terminal or hall your flight uses at Side, and if you change flights before travel tell the desk - the pickup is tracked against the flight number we hold.

If you are two households or a group, say how many bags as well as how many people; luggage decides the vehicle more often than passengers do.

Alanya to Side: the return transfer

The same service runs the other way. For a Alanya to Side transfer we collect you from your hotel at an agreed time, with a comfortable margin for check-in and security at Side, and the driver helps with the luggage at both ends. Book both directions together and the desk keeps them on one confirmation.

Many guests book both directions together for a single confirmation with two times on it; if the return flight changes during the stay, one message moves the pickup to the new time.

Why travellers choose Haqqi Tours for Side to Alanya

Haqqi Tours is a travel company, not a taxi app: the people who confirm your Side to Alanya transfer are the same people you can message at midnight when the flight is late. The price is fixed and written down, the driver is a licensed professional who does this road regularly, the vehicle is what we said it would be, and if anything on the day is not as promised, one message to the desk puts it right.