Driver's note: All-inclusive beachfront hotel at Okurcalar with a Blue Flag and Green Key sandy beach, an aquapark of water slides and an indoor pool beside the spa.
Antalya Airport to Saphir Resort & Spa private transfer
Okurcalar lies a long way east of Antalya Airport, and the point of a private car is that the distance stops being your problem. The route is the coastal road, past the Belek turning, then Side and Manavgat, with the last stretch carrying on towards Alanya as far as the Karaburun shore where the hotel stands. The distance is 96 km and the drive usually runs to 80 to 100 minutes, with no other call along the way.
On a journey of this length the money is worth pinning down first, so the figure goes into writing over WhatsApp while you are still at home. The Mercedes Vito, which holds six, is from €65; for a party of eight the minivan comes in at €70. No meter runs beside you, suitcases add nothing, and because the cars work 24/7 a night landing is quoted the same as a morning one. If the coastal road slows through Manavgat, the sum agreed beforehand is still the sum that changes hands at Okurcalar.
Saphir Resort & Spa is an all-inclusive hotel on a wide sandy beach that holds both the Blue Flag and the Green Key. Its water takes in an aquapark pool with slides, a shadier pool set aside for children, a large outdoor pool and an indoor pool beside the spa, where the sauna and Turkish bath are. Outdoors there is tennis, basketball, table tennis, beach volleyball and water polo, while the mini club has its own entertainment team, a children's buffet at dinner and a disco of its own. A holiday built around all that travels with more than clothes, which is why the vehicle is worth settling before you land rather than at the kerb.
Whichever terminal you come through, the meeting is arranged the same way, and the flight number you send at booking is what the driver's timing is built on, so an aircraft held up on the runway does not leave you hunting for a car. The first 60 minutes on the ground cost nothing, which is enough for a carousel that dawdles or a heavy morning at the passport desks. Calling the booking off costs nothing either, provided word reaches us 4 hours before the car is due. A drive this long also goes better with a pause, so ask and the car pulls in for a coffee or for a child who has had enough, with the fare left exactly where it was.
Going home means the same road and the same agreed price. Send the departure time, we count backwards through check-in and the 80 to 100 minutes to AYT, and the pickup is set at the hotel's main entrance. Okurcalar sits between Manavgat and Alanya, so a day out can go in either direction, towards the Roman theatre at Side and the waterfall inland from Manavgat, or on to the castle hill above Alanya. Ask on WhatsApp and any of those is quoted as a fixed fare before anybody sets off.
Finding your driver inside Antalya arrivals
There is nothing to arrange and nobody to bargain with once you are on the ground. Whether the flight was a domestic hop or came in from abroad, the drill is identical: leave the baggage hall, look up, and the board carrying your name is in front of you. The heavy cases go onto a trolley under the driver's arm, and he leads the way out to where the vehicle stands. Between the terminal door and the hotel steps there is no change of vehicle and no second pickup, which on a run as long as this one is the difference between arriving tired and arriving worn out.
Choosing the vehicle for a family week at Saphir
A week beside an aquapark travels with swim things, sun cream, beach bags and often a buggy folded on top of the suitcases. A young family and that sort of load sit comfortably in the Mercedes Vito, from €65, with a boot deep enough for full-size cases and room for six. A larger party, or grandparents joining the holiday, keeps together in the eight-seat minivan at €70 instead of being split between two cars for 96 km. Child seats cost nothing whatever size is wanted, and the infant, toddler or booster is already fitted by the time the car reaches the terminal, so put the ages in the booking message.
Evening landings and the early flight back
A good many flights into Antalya land in the evening, and Okurcalar lies far enough along the coast for the closing part of the drive to be done in the dark. Bookings are taken 24/7 and the quoted fare holds at any hour, so an evening arrival is no dearer than a daytime one, and the driver stays where he is until you are through passport control, whatever the queue is doing. The drop-off is at the hotel door and not at a stop on the main road, which matters most when a child has fallen asleep on the back seat. If the flight home leaves early, allow for check-in on top of the drive itself, and the run back is held at the same fixed fare.
Good to know for Saphir Resort & Spa
- Include the flight number in your WhatsApp message; a delayed landing then moves the pickup instead of losing it.
- Ask for child seats when you book rather than at the car, because the right size has to go in before the driver sets out.
- Mention a break when you get in, and the driver works a stop into the 96 km without adding anything to the fare.
- Bring notes rather than a card, in EUR, USD or TRY, and hand them over only once you are standing at the hotel.
- Fix the return by message the day before, counting 80 to 100 minutes back to AYT, and drop it free up to 4 hours ahead.
Fixed fares from Saphir Resort & Spa
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)96 km · 80-100 min | €65 | €70 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the transfer to Saphir Resort & Spa cost?
The price covers the vehicle: a Mercedes Vito with room for six is from €65, while the minivan with room for eight is €70. It is agreed on WhatsApp in advance, applies in the same way to the journey back, and does not rise for suitcases or for a late arrival.
How long does the run to Okurcalar take, and can we break it?
It is 96 km and normally 80 to 100 minutes, running east along the coastal road through Side and Manavgat towards Alanya. A stop for a coffee or a washroom is yours for the asking, and neither that nor a slow stretch of road changes what you agreed to pay.
How does the meeting at the airport work?
The driver is in the arrivals area with a board, and your name is what it says, at the domestic terminal and the international one alike. Your cases are lifted onto a trolley and wheeled out to the vehicle, which is standing ready before the aircraft is even on the ground.
What if we land late, or have to call the trip off?
The pickup is timed from the flight number rather than from the printed schedule, so an aircraft that comes in late pushes the driver's time back with it. There are 60 minutes of free waiting from touchdown as well, and a trip that has to be abandoned costs nothing, as long as we know 4 hours in advance.
Can you carry child seats as well as the luggage?
Yes. Infant, toddler and booster seats are carried free of charge, fitted to the ages you give us. Beach bags, a buggy and full-size cases all ride in the Mercedes Vito from €65 alongside up to six people, and a bigger party moves up to the eight-seat minivan at €70.
Do you take a deposit, and can you run us back for the flight home?
No deposit is taken at the time of booking, and the driver takes cash at the Okurcalar end, in EUR, USD or TRY. For the way back, send the flight time and the same fixed fare is confirmed for a pickup at Saphir Resort & Spa, counting back the 80 to 100 minutes to AYT.
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