Driver's note: A small hotel on Cumhuriyet Caddesi in Büyükkum, Demre, with an outdoor pool, a garden and a restaurant serving buffet breakfast and à la carte lunch and dinner.
Antalya Airport to Winecity Boutique Hotel private transfer
Demre lies round the far side of the Beydağları, on the plain that grew up around ancient Myra, and getting there from the airport is a drive of real length rather than a quick hop down the coast. Your surname goes up on a board in arrivals, and the car turns south-west out of the city once the luggage is aboard. Kemer and Tekirova go by with the mountains crowding the water, the farmed flats behind Kumluca and Finike follow, and the last section crosses to the greenhouse plain where the town stands. Allow 2.5-3 h for the 150 km on a clear road.
On a run of that length the figure is better settled before the wheels turn. A Mercedes Vito carries six travellers and the luggage that comes with them, from €135, and a party too big for it moves to the minivan, eight seats at €140. The price is attached to the car rather than to the head count, goes into the confirmation before you fly, and holds whether the Kemer stretch is crawling in summer or the journey runs to the long end of 2.5-3 h. Payment is in cash when you arrive, nothing having been taken up front.
The end of the drive is a small town hotel rather than a resort compound. The historical and tourist sites that bring people to Demre are within walking distance of the door, and the hotel's own pages give their space to Myra and to Kekova. Breakfast is an open buffet, after which the restaurant turns à la carte for lunch and dinner, with a bar beside it. There is an outdoor pool and a garden, Wi-Fi included, and room service at a charge. The rooms are modern in decoration, running from single rooms up to family size, some of them with a balcony and a view over the country around.
A drive of 2.5-3 h is long enough that wanting to stop is perfectly ordinary, and asking for it is the whole of the procedure. Ask at the time of booking, or ask on the road, and the car stops for the toilets, a cold drink or a walk about; the pause is free and the agreed fare stays exactly where it was. Child seats are free whatever size is wanted, and the ages given in the WhatsApp thread settle which carrier or booster goes in before the car leaves. Cars run 24/7, whatever hour your flight puts you on the road.
An evening flight puts the last of this drive in the dark, and the run then finishes on a street in the middle of town rather than at a gate out in the fields. The cases come out of the boot at the door, the walk to the desk is a matter of paces, and reception is staffed at any hour, with luggage storage and a safe behind it for a room that is not ready or an early flight out. Write Büyükkum, Demre into the booking message, so the driver has the quarter as well as the name of the hotel. The town's bus station is within walking distance as well, for trips around the district that do not need a car.
Finding your driver at the terminal
You will not need a taxi rank, and there is no meeting point to hunt for on a screen. When immigration and the carousel are behind you, the board with your surname on it is waiting at the gate your flight comes out of. The first 60 minutes of waiting are free and count from touchdown, so a long stand at passport control costs nothing extra. The driver takes the heavy cases, walks out with you and puts them in, and the car carries your party alone, with no one else picked up on the way. If the trip falls through before you travel, cancelling 4 hours ahead of the pickup costs nothing.
What the road west to Demre is like
The 150 km takes 2.5-3 h and does not hold the same character for long. Out of Antalya it moves quickly; from Kemer the carriageway hugs the shoreline, rising and turning between headlands; past Kumluca and Finike it flattens into farming country before the final crossing to Demre. Water, a charged phone and anything taken for travel sickness are better in the cabin bag than packed in the boot. Since the fare was pinned down before departure, a slow road changes the driver's afternoon and not your bill.
Arriving in the town, and the run back
Winecity Boutique Hotel sits on Cumhuriyet Caddesi in Büyükkum, so the car stops at the entrance on the street instead of at a barrier set back from the buildings. The hotel's own car park is free, which gives the vehicle somewhere to stand while the bags come out. Arriving in the small hours is no obstacle, since the desk is manned and will hold luggage in store until the room is free. For the journey out, send your flight time on WhatsApp a day ahead, and the 2.5-3 h of road plus airport check-in are counted back from it. Collection is at the agreed hour, for the fare quoted when you booked.
Good to know for Winecity Boutique Hotel
- The flight number goes in the booking message, since the driver's hour follows the aircraft rather than the schedule it was given.
- Children's ages belong in the booking message, as they decide which free seat goes into the car.
- Add Winecity Hotel to the booking message if that shorter name is what your voucher carries, as several agencies list the property that way.
- Break the 2.5-3 h beyond Finike if anyone needs it, since a stop for the toilets or a drink leaves the agreed fare alone.
- Have cash ready for the end of the drive, as there is no card terminal in the car and nothing is taken beforehand.
Fixed fares from Winecity Boutique 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)150 km · 2.5-3 h | €135 | €140 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a transfer from Antalya Airport to Winecity Boutique Hotel cost?
From €135 in a Mercedes Vito, which seats six with the luggage, or €140 in the eight-seat minivan. That covers the vehicle and all its passengers, is written into your confirmation before you fly, and the run home is quoted the same way.
How long is the drive out to Demre?
Around 2.5-3 h over 150 km, south-west along the coast through Kemer and Tekirova, then Kumluca and Finike, with a last crossing to the Demre plain. Traffic in the season can stretch the run, though the sum you pay was settled when you booked.
Where do we find the driver after landing?
Look for your own name: the driver stands in the hall with your surname written up, at the gate the flight empties through. The heavy cases are taken from you there, and the car waits a short walk from the doors.
We land in the dark. Will the driver still be there?
Yes. Your flight number in the booking message is what the driver works from, so a late landing costs nothing, and the free 60 minutes of waiting begin when the wheels are down, covering immigration and the bags. The service works 24/7, so a night landing changes nothing about the arrangement.
Can the driver break the journey, and what about child seats?
Yes on each count. Over 2.5-3 h a pause fits in easily, asked for beforehand or on the way, and it leaves the sum agreed exactly as it was. Child seats come free in every size, and there is room in the Vito, from €135, for a folded pushchair beside six travellers and their bags.
Do you take a deposit, and what if our plans change?
Nothing is paid in advance. Cash settles it once you are at the hotel, EUR, USD or TRY alike, and cancelling is free when word comes 4 hours ahead of the agreed pickup. A change of time or vehicle goes through the same WhatsApp thread.
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