Driver's note: A five-star, ultra all-inclusive hotel at the seafront in Kumköy with a Blue Flag sand beach, outdoor water slides and an indoor pool heated through the winter.
Antalya Airport to Side Star Elegance private transfer
Side Star Elegance stands at Kumköy Location in Side, a seafront hotel with its own sand beach, and the drive out to it from Antalya Airport is straightforward. You clear passport control, collect your cases and walk into the arrivals hall, where a driver is already holding a board with your name on it. From the terminal the road follows the coast east past Belek and Serik before the turn down into Kumköy, about 65 km that takes 55 to 70 minutes in ordinary traffic. Nothing needs arranging at the kerb, because the car, the driver and the price are all settled before you fly.
On a run of this length a fixed fare is worth more than a meter. Ours is written down on WhatsApp before you fly: from €55 in a Mercedes Vito, which seats up to six, and €60 in the eight-seat minivan for parties of up to eight. Nothing is added afterwards for suitcases, for a late landing or for the hour you happen to arrive, and the service runs 24/7. Payment is cash to the driver in EUR, USD or TRY when you reach Kumköy, and cancelling costs nothing as long as you tell us 4 hours before the pickup.
The hotel sells an ultra all-inclusive board and stays open right through the year, so the same car brings midsummer families to the water slides and winter couples to the heated indoor pool. Parents travelling with a pushchair, armbands and a case of swim things settle comfortably into the Mercedes Vito from €55, which takes tall suitcases upright rather than stacked on laps. Larger parties, or families travelling out together, can ask instead for the eight-seat minivan from €60 so that nobody has to follow in another car. Free child seats are fitted in any size before the car leaves for the airport, so send the children's ages when you book.
The meeting works the same way whichever terminal you come through. We track the flight number you send us, so a delay moves your pickup rather than losing it, and the first 60 minutes after touchdown are free waiting while you stand in the passport queue. Your driver takes the heavy cases across to the car park and loads them, and then the drive is yours alone, with no shuttle stop and no detour to somebody else's hotel. The next time the doors open you are at the Side Star Elegance entrance with the reception desk in front of you.
Going home works in reverse, at the same fixed fare, arranged with a WhatsApp message the day before your flight. We count back the 55 to 70 minutes on the road, add your check-in time and fix the pickup at the hotel entrance from that, and the driver is there whether the flight is at dawn or after dark. Guests staying in Kumköy often add a car for a day out as well, whether that is the ancient theatre and harbour at Side, the Roman theatre at Aspendos, or The Land of Legends over at Kadriye. Each is quoted in advance as a fixed price for the whole vehicle, so you know the cost before you agree to anything.
From the arrivals hall to the Kumköy road
Nobody has to queue at a rank or stand at the kerb bargaining. Once you are through baggage reclaim you walk into the arrivals hall and look for your surname on a board, at whichever terminal your airline uses. The flight is followed while you are still airborne, so landing ahead of schedule or well behind it only moves the pickup, and the 60 minutes of free waiting swallow a long passport queue. The driver takes the cases, walks you to the car park and loads the boot, and the air conditioning is already running when you get in.
Picking the vehicle for a Kumköy beach week
Kumköy is a beach and pool holiday, which usually means bulky luggage: buggies, beach bags, snorkels for the children and a case each. A couple, or a family with children and a pushchair, travels easily in the Mercedes Vito from €55, with the sliding door making it simple to lift a sleeping child straight out at the hotel entrance. Larger parties who want to stay together should ask for the eight-seat minivan from €60 when they message us. Child seats, boosters and infant carriers cost nothing extra and are fitted in advance, so tell us ages rather than guessing on the night.
Night landings, dawn departures and a fare that does not move
Charter flights into Antalya often land long after dark, and Kumköy is at the far end of a 65 km drive, so the hour matters. We run 24/7 and there is no night rate: the figure quoted on WhatsApp is the figure you hand over, whatever time the wheels touch down. Holidays get rearranged, so cancelling is free as long as the message reaches us 4 hours before the agreed pickup. For the flight home we count back 55 to 70 minutes for the road plus your check-in, confirm the pickup the evening before, and the car is at the entrance at the agreed time.
Good to know for Side Star Elegance
- Include the flight number in the WhatsApp message you send when booking, because that is what lets us follow the aircraft and meet the landing you actually make.
- Give the children's ages when you book and the free child seats or boosters will already be fitted when the car reaches the terminal.
- Keep cash in EUR, USD or TRY for the driver at the end of the ride, as there is nothing to pay in advance and no card machine on board.
- Ask for the eight-seat minivan from €60 when a larger group lands together, rather than splitting the party across separate cars.
- Arrange the return over WhatsApp the day before, counting 55 to 70 minutes on the road to AYT before your check-in time.
Fixed fares from Side Star Elegance
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)65 km · 55-70 min | €55 | €60 |
| The Land of Legends, Kadriye40 km · 35–45 min | €45 | €55 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is a taxi from Antalya Airport to Side Star Elegance?
It begins at €55 in a Mercedes Vito, which carries up to six, and at €60 in the eight-seat minivan for a party of up to eight. That is the price for the whole vehicle rather than for each traveller, it is confirmed in writing before you fly, and the return leg is quoted at the same figure.
How long does the drive to Side Star Elegance take?
It is about 65 km from the terminal to Kumköy and the drive normally takes 55 to 70 minutes. Traffic around Belek and Serik can stretch that a little in high summer, but the fare is fixed beforehand, so a slower road never costs you more.
Where do I find the driver after landing?
Your driver stands in the arrivals hall beyond customs, with your name printed on a board. It makes no difference which terminal your flight uses; tell us the airline and flight number and the driver will be standing at the right exit when you come through.
Is there a charge if the plane comes in late?
The flight is tracked from departure, so the driver comes to meet the aircraft you are actually on rather than the time on the original ticket. You also get 60 minutes of free waiting after landing, time enough for the passport queue and a suitcase that is late onto the belt, at no extra cost.
Do you carry child seats to Side Star Elegance?
Yes, and they are free. Infant carriers, child seats and booster cushions are all available, and we fit them before setting off for the airport once you have given us the ages. Say which sizes you need in the same message as the flight number, rather than leaving it until the car is at the kerb.
What about payment and cancellation?
You pay the driver in cash in EUR, USD or TRY once you arrive at the hotel, with nothing taken in advance and no surcharge at night. Cancelling is free as long as you message us 4 hours ahead of the pickup, and the message is all it takes.
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Browse the full Belek hotel transfer directory, check the Antalya Airport arrival guide or see all fixed prices. Staying at Side Star Elegance and planning a theme-park evening? See the Land of Legends transfer from Side Star Elegance — fixed price, driver waits after the night show.
Landing at AYT? The Antalya Airport to Side transfer page covers where the driver stands, what happens to a delayed flight, and the fare.