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Antalya Airport is a fairly new (launched in 1998) and well-planned complex, and the Turks are a welcoming people, always ready to help. However, before departure it will not hurt to get acquainted with the layout of Antalya Airport. I haven’t marked all the features on it, but this will be enough to get your bearings.
Airport diagram.
Antalya Airport (code AYT) includes three terminals:
- International Terminal No. 1 - I will talk about it most of all, since “our” flights arrive there.
- International Terminal No. 2 - serves mainly charter flights.
- Terminal for domestic flights - flights within Turkey.
To find out which terminal your flight will be served at, check out the online board of Antalya Airport. This is important, since there is a huge distance between the terminals (about 3 km - see the diagram). You can get from Terminal 2 to Terminal 1 by taxi; ask for the fare on the spot, as rates change every season.
Layout of Terminal No. 1.
Terminal No. 1 is located closest to the exit to the city. Literally 200 meters further is the terminal for domestic flights. If you face the main building, the departures hall is on the left and the arrivals hall on the right.
Venue.
A note for participants of our hikes in the mountains of Turkey. In some cases, we arrange a group meeting not in the center of Antalya or at the bus station, but right at the airport. In this case, the meeting place is the benches to the right of the exit from the arrivals hall of Terminal No. 1. Exit the Terminal onto the street, immediately turn right, walk 4 meters, turn right again and see those same benches.
We (the main group) will get to the meeting point no earlier than half an hour after arrival. If you do not show up at the meeting point, we will wait for 40 minutes, after which we will leave for the route.
Transport.
There is a lot of transport at the airport: tram, bus, taxi. If you arrive in the middle of the night, the easiest way to get into the city or to the bus station is a taxi (metered; ask for an estimate before you set off). At other times of the day, it is much cheaper and often faster to travel by tram.
If you want to save money, you can go to the Domestic Terminal. From there, there are buses to the city center and the bus station.
You can also rent a car - rental offices are located at the exit from the arrivals hall.
If you arrived on a package from a tour operator, find its representative at one of the counters (see photo). He will show you the right bus.
Where to next.
If Antalya is only your transfer point on the way to the trail, these will help:
- Lycian Way Map - the whole route with sections, elevations and exit points.
- Lycian Way - our trek along the part of the trail people fly into Antalya for.
- How to get from the airport to the center of Antalya - tram, bus, taxi and what it costs.
- Turkey - all our routes, articles and sights in the country.
Kirill Yasko