Dalaman Airport to Side

[Fishdish]

Hi. Can anyone help me PLEASE? I was meant to fly to Antalya Airport, Turkey, this Monday but have been booked, by mistake, on a flight to Dalaman!!! I was offered a refund but was desperate to get to the resort of Side so I now need to get from Dalaman Airport to Side. The cheapest, one way price I have for this is £140 by taxi, which is how I want to get there - I'm happy to sort the return journey out when I'm in Side. Thanks for any help!

[Buenchico]

£140 is cheap. The airport taxis charge £165:
http://www.atmairport..._en/popup_ter_isl.php
Your alternatives aren't great, but here they are:

There's a bus to Fethiye (1 hour journey)
http://www.atmairport...Dalaman_en/ulasim.php

From there you can get a bus to Antalya (3 hour 45 minute journey on the inland road = 'yayla yolu'):
http://www.batiantalyatur.net/?&Bid=212701
(Avoid the coast road service = 'sahil yolu'. It take 6hours 30 minutes!)

From there you should be able to get to Side fairly easily.

Alternatively, if you drive, it would be far easier to rent a car. These companies are represented at Dalaman Airport:
http://www.atmairport...laman_en/rentacar.php

Another way to get there would be to fly to Istanbul and then onto Antalya, with Turkish Airlines. However that would depend upon when you land at Dalaman. The only reasonably priced flight combination (203TRY = approx £90) departs at 1350 and (after a 2 hour 25 minute stopover in Istanbul) arrives in Antalya at 1850:
http://www.thy.com/en-UK/

Chris

[askyourgran]

Isn't he wonderful fishdish. I'm going to book my holidays though Buenchico next time,