About Antalya

Not to be confused with Alanya, a resort 130 km further east, or with Antakya a historic city in Hatay province of eastern Turkey. Antalya is a city in Pamphylia on the Turkish Mediterranean coast, and the chief resort of the "Turkish Riviera". It's a metropolis with a population of 2.7 million in 2022, the fifth largest city in the country.

Source: Wikipedia

Essential Information

Currency

Turkish lira (TRY)

Symbol: ₺

Language

Turkish

Phone Code

+90

International dialing code for Turkey

Driving

Drive on the right

Standard for Turkey

Region

Asia

Western Asia

Connectivity

Antalya has 4G from all Turkish carriers, and the signal extends along the resort strip beyond Alanya. 5G access is limited to certain parts of the city. Free WiFi could be found in public squares and cafes.

How to Get to Antalya

Transportation options and arrival information

36.900330.79281Antalya Airport(Antalya Havalimanı,AYTIATA).Flights from all over Europe and Russia bring hordes of tourists, mostly on package deals. Other destinations include Erjan, Amman, Beirut, Tel Aviv, Baghdad and the Gulf States. There are daily domestic flights from Istanbul (IST and SAW), Ankara, Izmir, Adana, Samsun, Diyarbakir and Gaziantep. The two terminals are 2.5 km apart with no shuttle or walkway, so make sure to head for the correct one. T1 handles all domestic flights and tho

Getting Around Antalya

Local transportation and navigation tips

Antalyakartis the plastic transport card you need for the tram or public bus. Buy it or reload it at kiosks along the tramway, at the airport and at the bus terminal; you probably need banknotes for this. The upfront cost is 45 TL as of July 2024, and single rides thereafter are 20 TL. A transfer within between five minutes and one hour of boarding is 7.50 TL.