Dalaman Airport Transfer
Dalaman is the nearest airport to Dalyan and the drive between them is short, which is one of the better things about the place. The distance was never the problem. Arriving at two in the morning with luggage, tired children and no Turkish is the problem.
- Duration
- About half an hour each way
- Departure
- Whenever your flight lands
- Departs from
- Dalaman airport arrivals
- Returns
- Return runs to the airport as well
- Group
- Private car or minibus
- Season
- All year
- Price
- Prices are on our sister site
This is a car with a driver holding a board with your name on it. There is nothing more to it than that, and anyone selling it to you as an experience is overreaching.
The route, stop by stop
- ArrivalsAfter you clear customs
The driver waits inside the terminal, past the customs hall, with your name on a board. Give us the flight number when you book, because the driver works to the flight and not to the hour written on a voucher.
- The road to DalyanAbout half an hour
Out of the airport, through Ortaca and down into the delta. The last stretch runs beside the fields and is a pleasant piece of road even in the dark.
- Your doorOn arrival
Hotel, villa or apartment. Dalyan is small and the drivers know the streets, but a villa with nothing on the gate needs a map pin rather than a name.
- The return runBooked with the outbound
Back to Dalaman for the flight home, usually leaving a good deal earlier than anybody would like. The pick-up hour is set against your departure time and confirmed the day before.
Included
- The car and driver for your party only
- Meeting inside arrivals with a name board
- Luggage
- Door to door in both directions when booked as a return
Not included
- Child seats, unless you ask for them in advance
- Stops on the way, unless agreed beforehand
Tell us the awkward things in advance
- The flight number, so the driver is there when the flight is rather than when the schedule said it would be.
- How many bags, and whether any of them are golf clubs, a pram or a wheelchair.
- Child seats, and the ages of the children they are for.
- The exact address, and a map pin if it is a villa with no name on the gate.
Every one of these is easy the week before and awkward at one in the morning in an airport car park.
The alternatives, honestly
There is a bus and there are taxis on the rank, and both of them work. The bus runs to its own timetable and stops where it stops; the taxi is there the moment you walk out and needs no arrangement at all.
A booked transfer earns its place on a late arrival, with small children, or when nobody in the party wants to organise anything at the end of a flight. For two people landing at midday with hand luggage it is a convenience rather than a necessity, and we would rather say so than not.
What to bring
- Your flight number
- The full address, or a map pin
- The ages of any children needing seats
- A phone that works when you land
Frequently asked questions
What happens if the flight is delayed?
The driver works to the arrival time rather than the booking time, which is the main reason people arrange one of these instead of finding a taxi. A message when you land sorts out most of the rest.
Where does the driver wait?
Inside the terminal, past the customs hall, with a board. Do not walk out of the building to look for the car, because that is where the confusion starts.
Do you cover other resorts?
Dalyan and the villages around it are what we know well. For Fethiye, Marmaris or Sarigerme, ask, and we will tell you honestly whether it is worth arranging with us.
Is it a private car?
Yes. Your party only, with the boot for the luggage and a child seat fitted if you asked for one.
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