Driver's note: An Ultra All-Inclusive beachfront resort at Çolaklı with a large Blue Flag beach, an activity pool with four water slides, a mini club and a mini zoo in the garden.
Antalya Airport to Alba Resort Hotel private transfer
The journey to Alba Resort Hotel begins where the flight ends. You go through passport control, take the cases off the belt and come out to a driver already holding a board with your name on it, rather than into the queue at a rank. The road then heads east along the coast, past the Belek and Serik junctions and out across the Manavgat farmland until the Çolaklı turning, a run of 70 km that normally takes 60–75 min. It finishes inside the grounds, at the entrance off Erhan Demir Bulvarı, not at a drop-off on the main road with your luggage.
On a drive this long, a figure fixed in advance is worth more than a low opening rate. Ours begins at €55 for a Mercedes Vito, which seats six, and €60 for an eight-seat minivan; in both cases the price is for the whole car and is confirmed in writing before you travel. If the coast road is crawling behind coaches on a summer changeover day, nothing is ticking over in the corner of the windscreen and the figure stays where it was; you arrive later, for the same money. The driver is paid in cash at the end, in euros, dollars or lira, and the booking can be cancelled free of charge up to 4 hours before pickup.
Alba Resort has a lot for children: an activity pool with water slides, a kids' pool with a small slide of its own, a mini club and a mini zoo inside the grounds. A family packing for all that turns up with pushchairs and armbands as well as cases nobody could lift alone, so boot space matters. A Mercedes Vito at €55 carries six people and the bags that come with them. Larger parties, or anyone who has packed for a long Ultra All-Inclusive stay, do better in the eight-seat minivan at €60. Seats and boosters for children are free, and they go in before the car leaves for the terminal, so send the ages with your booking.
Your flight number is tracked, so a landing that comes in late shifts the pickup rather than costing you the car, and 60 minutes of free waiting begin at touchdown to absorb a stubborn passport queue or a slow belt. Driving 24/7 matters on this route, because the last stretch out to Çolaklı is unfamiliar country at the end of a travelling day. If anyone needs a break, ask: the driver will pull in at a service area on the coast road for a drink and a toilet stop, which costs nothing and does not move the fare.
The return is the same drive reversed at the same fixed price, arranged over WhatsApp a day or so before you fly home. We work backwards from your departure, allowing the 60–75 min to the terminal plus the wait at the desks. The same cancellation window, 4 hours before pickup, covers that leg at no charge. A car can also be booked for a day out during the week: the theatre and harbour at Side, the market and waterfall at Manavgat, or The Land of Legends across at Kadriye, each quoted in advance in the same way.
The name board in Antalya arrivals
Nothing has to be arranged once you land. Come out of baggage reclaim, look along the arrivals hall for your name on a board, and the driver is there whatever gate your flight was sent to, domestic or international. The free waiting of 60 minutes runs from the moment the wheels touch down, enough to cover a busy evening at passport control with nobody watching a clock. He takes the heavy cases to the car park, loads up and gets you moving, and from there it is a single run to Çolaklı, with nobody else to set down along the way.
What the road east to Çolaklı is like
The route leaves the airport eastbound on the coast road, threads past Belek and Serik, then opens into flat farmland before the Manavgat approach and the Çolaklı turning. Reckon on 70 km and 60–75 min, with summer Saturdays the slowest, when transfer coaches fill the same stretch. There are service stations along the way if you want to stop, and the driver will pull in for as long as you need without charging for it. The fare was fixed before you left home, so a slow road takes your time and not your money.
Landing after dark at a hotel this size
Evening arrivals are common on this coast, and we run 24/7 with no night rate, so a late landing simply means a later pickup at the same fare. Alba Resort is laid out in separate blocks across a large site, and reception is staffed around the clock, so ask there which block you are in before setting off with the luggage rather than crossing the grounds more than you need to. If you are arriving late with small children, mention it when you book and the seats will already be strapped in, which saves fitting them in a dark car park at the airport.
Good to know for Alba Resort Hotel
- Send the flight number on WhatsApp when booking, so the landing is watched and the pickup shifts if you are held up.
- Give the children's ages with it, because the free seats and boosters go in before the car leaves for the airport.
- Ask for a break if you are travelling with small children, as the driver will stop at a service station on the coast road at no charge.
- Bring the fare in cash, in euros, dollars or lira, since the car takes no cards and nothing is collected up front.
- Book the return a day ahead, allowing 60–75 min to the terminal; cancelling is free until 4 hours before the pickup.
Fixed fares from Alba Resort Hotel
Both figures are for the whole vehicle, one way, agreed on WhatsApp before pickup. The return leg costs the same as the outbound one.
| Trip | Mercedes Vito (1–6) | Minivan (1–8) |
|---|---|---|
| Antalya Airport (AYT)70 km · 60-75 min | €55 | €60 |
| The Land of Legends, Kadriye45 km · 40–50 min | €55 | €70 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is a transfer from Antalya Airport to Alba Resort Hotel?
From €55 in a Mercedes Vito with six seats, and from €60 in an eight-seat minivan. You are charged for the vehicle rather than by the seat, the figure is confirmed in writing before you fly, and the run back to the airport is the same.
How long is the drive from the airport to Çolaklı?
It is 70 km and usually 60–75 min on the coast road east, through Belek and Serik and past Manavgat to the Çolaklı turning. Heavy summer traffic can stretch that, but the fare was agreed beforehand, so the amount you hand over at the end is unchanged.
Where does the driver meet us after we land?
In the arrivals hall, holding a board with your name, at whichever gate the flight comes into. Collect the luggage, come through, and look for the board; the cases are taken off you and carried to the car park, so nobody is pushing a trolley about alone.
What happens if my flight is delayed?
The number you send on WhatsApp lets us follow the flight, so the driver arrives for the real landing time and not the printed one. You also get 60 minutes of free waiting from touchdown, we drive 24/7 with no night rate, and cancelling stays free until 4 hours before the pickup.
Are child seats free, and can we break the journey?
Yes to both. Baby seats, child seats and boosters cost nothing, whatever size you need, and they go in before the car sets out, provided you give the ages when booking. If the children need a break on the run out to Çolaklı, the driver stops at a service area on the coast road and the fare is unaffected.
How is the fare paid, and can you drive us out during the week?
In cash to the driver when the journey ends, in euros, dollars or lira, with nothing taken beforehand. Ask on WhatsApp and we will also quote a fixed fare for the run back to the airport, or for a day out from Çolaklı to Side, Manavgat or The Land of Legends at Kadriye.
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Browse the full Belek hotel transfer directory, check the Antalya Airport arrival guide or see all fixed prices. Staying at Alba Resort Hotel and planning a theme-park evening? See the Land of Legends transfer from Alba Resort Hotel — fixed price, driver waits after the night show.