Driver's note: An ultra all-inclusive beachfront resort at Kızılağaç, with an outdoor pool, slide pool, children's pool, heated indoor pool, mini club and Turkish bath.
Antalya Airport to Sunmelia Beach Resort Hotel & Spa private transfer
The drive east begins the moment you clear the baggage hall and find a driver already holding a board with your surname on it. Cases go on a trolley and into the boot, and the car leaves the terminal on the coast road, past the Belek and Side turnings, before dropping down to the Kızılağaç shore where Sunmelia Beach Resort Hotel & Spa stands. The run is 70 km and normally takes 60 to 75 minutes. You keep the same vehicle from the kerb to the hotel door, with nobody else to collect and nowhere else to stop.
Agreeing the fare in advance matters more on a road this long, because a meter keeps climbing while the traffic crawls through Manavgat. Ours is put in writing and does not move afterwards: the Mercedes Vito, with room for six, starts at €55, and the eight-seat minivan is €60. You are booking the car rather than the seats, so the figure is the same whether a couple travels or the whole family does. You can cancel at no cost provided we hear 4 hours before the pickup, and the return leg is quoted on the same basis.
What waits at the end suits the length of the drive. Sunmelia runs an ultra all-inclusive board, with à la carte restaurants, poolside bars and a lobby bar, so nobody has to go looking for supper after a late landing. The grounds hold a large outdoor pool, a shallow children's pool, a separate slide pool and a heated indoor pool used outside the summer months, and the hotel's own beach lies beyond them. Children get a mini club with its own animation team, a playground and a kids' disco; the spa side runs a Turkish bath, a sauna, a steam room and massage treatments.
A long transfer is mostly about small practical things. Children's seats are fitted beforehand and cost nothing, so the ages you send with the booking decide what goes into the car. If anyone needs a break, say so as you set off and there is a stop at a service station along the route, with no change to what you pay. Luggage goes in the boot rather than across knees, the air conditioning runs the whole way, and an arrival after dark makes no difference to the price or the plan, since we work 24/7.
The trip back runs on the same terms and is arranged over WhatsApp ahead of time. The pickup is set at the hotel entrance early enough for the 60 to 75 minutes back along the coast and the queue at the terminal, and the fare matches the one you paid on the way in. Guests staying at Kızılağaç also ask us about the run west to The Land of Legends at Kadriye, or a morning among the Roman ruins at Side; both are quoted as a fixed price per car before you commit to anything.
Meeting the car at the terminal
No rank to find, no desk to queue at. We follow the flight, so a delay simply shifts the pickup, and a driver holding your name on a board is in the arrivals hall whichever terminal you land at. Free waiting runs to 60 minutes after touchdown, which absorbs a slow belt or a queue at passport control without a surcharge being added. As you come through, he takes the heaviest bags and leads the way out to the car park. From there it is one continuous drive to the Sunmelia entrance.
Vito or minivan for the Kızılağaç road
The Mercedes Vito from €55 is the entry vehicle here, taking up to six passengers and their luggage, which suits a couple or a family heading out for a beach week at Sunmelia. Its sliding door and high roof make loading a pushchair, a cool bag and tall cases straightforward, with space left over for a boot-load of holiday shopping on the way home. Families travelling together, or a group that wants everything in one vehicle, take the eight-seat minivan at €60 for up to eight. Child seats of any size are free in either.
Arriving at the hotel itself
The car pulls up at Sunmelia's own entrance rather than on a public road, and the hotel has its own car park on the property, so there is no walk at the end. The main door is step-free with ramps alongside, which helps when you are pushing a buggy and dragging wheeled cases after 70 km in the car. Reception is staffed around the clock, so a night landing still gets you a key and a lift to the room. Past the lobby the grounds run down to the hotel's private beach, sand mixed with shingle and shallow where it meets the water.
Good to know for Sunmelia Beach Resort Hotel & Spa
- Put the flight number in your WhatsApp booking; the landing time is watched, and the 60 minutes of free waiting begin at touchdown.
- Give the ages of your children at the same time and the correct seats or boosters are fitted free before the car sets off.
- Ask for a comfort stop at the start of the journey if you are travelling with small children; a service station pause costs nothing extra on a fixed fare.
- Pack beach shoes near the top of a case, because the hotel's own beach is sand mixed with shingle at the waterline.
- Arrange the return by WhatsApp the day before and allow 60 to 75 minutes back to the terminal; calling it off costs nothing 4 hours ahead of the agreed pickup.
Fixed fares from Sunmelia Beach Resort Hotel & 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)70 km · 60-75 min | €55 | €60 |
| The Land of Legends, Kadriye45 km · 40–50 min | €55 | €70 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the airport transfer to Sunmelia Beach Resort Hotel & Spa cost?
One way, the price is fixed from €55 for a Mercedes Vito carrying up to six, and €60 for the eight-seat minivan. That covers the whole vehicle, and the journey back to the airport is quoted at the same rate.
How long is the journey out to Kızılağaç?
It is 70 km from the terminal to the hotel, usually 60 to 75 minutes. Traffic through Manavgat in high season can push it towards the longer end, but because the fare is fixed in advance a slow road never costs you more than the quoted price.
Where will the driver be standing when we land?
He stands in arrivals with a board showing your surname, and works both terminals, so the gate your flight uses does not matter. Waiting is free for 60 minutes from landing, which takes in the passport queue and a slow baggage belt, and he carries the cases out to the vehicle.
Can the driver stop on the way?
Yes. Say so when you get in and there is a pause at one of the service stations on the coast road, which is worth doing on a run of this length with young children. Stopping does not change the fare, because the price is agreed per vehicle before you travel.
Do you supply child seats for the transfer?
Yes, and we do not charge for them. Baby seats, child seats and boosters are put in before the car sets out, so say in your WhatsApp message how many children are travelling and what ages they are.
What if our flight lands late at night?
Nothing changes after dark. We run 24/7, the quoted fare holds, and the driver waits for the flight you are actually on. Sunmelia keeps its reception desk staffed all night, so a late arrival still means a key, a lift and a bed without any fuss.
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Browse the full Belek hotel transfer directory, check the Antalya Airport arrival guide or see all fixed prices. Staying at Sunmelia Beach Resort Hotel & Spa and planning a theme-park evening? See the Land of Legends transfer from Sunmelia Beach Resort Hotel & Spa — fixed price, driver waits after the night show.