Antalya: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Antalya is a city of 1.3 million people in Turkey, 61 m (200 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Antalya International Airport (AYT), 9 km (6 mi) from the centre. It is a port city: Antalya Harbour. Our booking partner lists 1,287+ places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Antalya runs from about 9 h 41 min a day in late December to 14 h 45 min in late June (computed for 36.91° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Antalya is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Antalya International Airport (AYT), 9 km (6 mi) from the centre, whose 11,155-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.
Flights to Antalya: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Antalya · Driving and car hire · Ferries
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 1,287+ places to stay in Antalya (statistics below are from the first 1,000). Of the 291 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (124), and 37 are five-star. Across 437 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.2 out of 10. Guests have left 251,849 reviews in total.
Hotels in Antalya: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 23 hostels in Antalya, out of 1,287 places to stay of every kind — 1.8% of everywhere it lists in the city, around the middle of the range for the cities we hold figures for. Across 9 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 7.8 out of 10, 0.4 below the 8.2 its hotels average. Guests have left 4,305 reviews across them.
Hostels in Antalya: the full picture, and book
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Atatürk's House Museum | 71,800 | — |
The busiest is Atatürk's House Museum at 71,800 visitors. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Antalya
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Ankara, 384 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Bursa, 392 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · ferries
- İzmir, 355 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Konya, 191 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Eskişehir, 319 km — flights · trains
- Çankaya, 384 km — flights
- Mersin, 351 km — flights · trains
- Nilüfer, 399 km — flights
- Karabağlar, 354 km — flights
- Bornova, 351 km — flights · trains
Twin towns and sister cities: Famagusta, Austin, Cheboksary, Haikou, Jeonju, Kazan, Mostar, Nuremberg, Rostov-on-Don, Taldyqorğan, Azov, Omsk, Almaty, Brest.
Common questions
Which airport serves Antalya?
Antalya International Airport (AYT), 9 km (6 mi) from the centre.
How big is Antalya?
About 1.3 million people live in Antalya, across 1,417 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Antalya in?
Europe/Istanbul, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Antalya?
The Lira (TRY). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Antalya?
23 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Antalya.
How many hotels are there in Antalya?
Our booking partner lists 1,287 or more places to stay in Antalya, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Antalya?
Ankara (384 km), Bursa (392 km), İzmir (355 km), Konya (191 km), Eskişehir (319 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.