Driver's note: Founded in 1988 on the Konakli seafront, it spreads hotel buildings, villas and botanical gardens behind a Blue Flag, Green Key beach and a wide pier.
Antalya Airport to Saphir Hotel & Villas private transfer
Saphir Hotel & Villas stands on the shore at Konakli, in the Alanya district, and reaching it from the airport is a proper run east along the coast. You clear passport control, find your driver in the arrivals hall, then settle into an air-conditioned car that follows the shoreline past Belek, Manavgat and Okurcalar before the Antalya - Mersin road brings you into Konakli. The journey covers 125 km and takes 100 to 120 minutes, depending on how the coast road is moving that day. The hotel stands on the sea side of that road, so the water is there as soon as the car turns in.
A fixed fare is what makes a drive of this length predictable. Yours is agreed in writing before you travel and starts at €95 for a Mercedes Vito seating up to six, or €100 for an eight-seat minivan. Because the price is set per vehicle, roadworks outside Manavgat or a slow crawl through the resort strips change your arrival time and nothing else. Free cancellation runs up to 4 hours before pickup, and messages are answered 24/7, so a flight shifted overnight is handled by WhatsApp rather than by losing the booking.
The hotel is spread across a wide site rather than stacked in a block: hotel buildings, villas, botanical gardens and a broad pier share the same grounds, and the villa rooms sit in their own buildings away from the main ones. Tell us which part you are booked into and the driver sets you down at the matching entrance instead of the nearest gate, which saves hauling cases through the gardens at the end of a long day. There is a car park on site, so the vehicle pulls in properly rather than stopping on the highway edge. If you are bringing dive kit for the hotel's diving course, say so and the larger vehicle is put on the booking.
Arrivals are handled the same way at either terminal. Your flight is tracked from the number you send on WhatsApp, so a delay moves the pickup rather than leaving you to find a car, and you have 60 minutes of free waiting from landing to absorb passport queues and a slow baggage belt. Booking ahead also means walking past the rank with the price already agreed rather than negotiating it with your luggage beside you.
On a run of this length people often want to break the journey, and you only have to ask: the driver pulls in at a service area on the coast road for a stretch, a coffee or a nappy change, and the fixed fare covers it. Child seats are fitted to the ages you give us at no extra charge, which counts for more over 125 km than over a short hop. For the journey home we work backwards from your flight time, allow the same 100 to 120 minutes for the road, and collect you from the entrance you used on arrival. Send a WhatsApp message the day before and the return is confirmed at the same fixed fare.
Meeting your driver at Antalya arrivals
There is nothing to organise once you land. When you have your bags, walk out into the arrivals hall and look for your name on a board; the driver is there whether you come through the domestic or the international terminal. The 60 minutes of free waiting starts at touchdown, which is room enough for the passport hall on a busy evening. He takes the cases, walks you to the car park and stows them, and you are on the road east within minutes of reaching the vehicle. Bookings and changes go through WhatsApp, answered 24/7.
Which vehicle suits the Konakli run
The mini club, the activity pool with its water slides and the Blue Flag beach mean the children's kit travels too: a pushchair, armbands, a case of beach things. The Mercedes Vito from €95 seats up to six and swallows tall cases alongside all of that, so nobody rides with luggage on their knees. Parties larger than that take the eight-seat minivan at €100, which keeps everyone and their bags together rather than splitting a group across separate cars for 125 km. Child seats in any size are fitted at no charge when you give the ages at booking.
Late landings and the road itself
The coast road east narrows in places and runs through the middle of resort towns, so it moves at whatever pace those towns allow. That is why the drive is quoted at 100 to 120 minutes rather than a flat figure, and why the fare is fixed: a slow road costs you time, not money. Arriving after dark is ordinary here, and the drop-off happens inside the hotel's own car park rather than on the highway shoulder. If you are landing tired with children, ask for the break when you book rather than on the road, and it is planned in from the start.
Good to know for Saphir Hotel & Villas
- Send your flight number on WhatsApp when you book, so Antalya arrivals can be tracked and the pickup moved if you land late.
- Say whether your room is in the hotel buildings or the villas, so the driver stops at the matching entrance on grounds this wide.
- Give the ages of your children when booking and the right child seats are fitted before you reach the car, at no extra charge.
- Ask for a break on the coast road at the time of booking if you are travelling with toddlers, as the fixed fare already covers it.
- Carry cash in EUR, USD or TRY for the driver, as there is no prepayment and no card machine in the vehicle.
Fixed fares from Saphir Hotel & Villas
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)125 km · 100-120 min | €95 | €100 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is a transfer from Antalya Airport to Saphir Hotel & Villas?
The fixed one-way fare starts at €95 for a Mercedes Vito seating up to six, and €100 for an eight-seat minivan. The price is per vehicle rather than per head, it is agreed in writing before you travel, and the return leg costs the same.
How long does the drive to Konakli take?
It is 125 km and takes 100 to 120 minutes, running east along the coast through the resort towns before Konakli. The spread covers a slow afternoon on those strips, and the fare does not move if the road does.
Where do I meet the driver at the airport?
In the arrivals hall, holding a board with your name, at either the domestic or the international terminal. Collect your luggage first, then walk out and look for your name; the cases are lifted for you from that point and carried out to the car park.
What happens if my flight is delayed?
Your flight is tracked from the number you send on WhatsApp, so the driver comes to match the landing you actually make. You also have 60 minutes of free waiting from touchdown, which covers passport control and a slow belt at no extra cost, and messages are answered 24/7.
Can we stop on the way, and does it cost extra?
Yes, ask and the driver pulls in at a service area for a stretch, a drink or a nappy change, and the fixed fare covers the stop. If plans change before you travel, free cancellation runs up to 4 hours before pickup.
Will the car drop us at the villas or at the main hotel?
Whichever you are booked into. The villa rooms stand in their own buildings within the same grounds as the hotel buildings, the gardens and the pier, so tell us the part you are staying in and the driver uses the car park nearest to it.
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Browse the full Belek hotel transfer directory, check the Antalya Airport arrival guide or see all fixed prices.