- Routes to Alanya
- How to get to Alanya via Antalya
- Flight to Alanya
Alanya is one of the most famous Turkish resorts on the Mediterranean coast. After the opening of Gazipasa Airport, which is located near the city, Alanya's popularity among tourists has increased several times. In Alanya, you can find long, spacious beaches, where there is enough space for absolutely all visitors.
Large hotel complexes located in the suburbs of the city are large in size and more like miniature settlements. In the center of Alanya there are also hotels and guesthouses, but modest ones, marked with three or four stars. There are many family tourists traveling with children, as Alanya is considered the warmest and most comfortable resort on the Turkish Riviera. The water here quickly warms up in May and is in no hurry to cool down in September-October. For the younger generation, many amusement parks and water parks have been built in Alanya.
The only question that worries travelers who decide to go on vacation to Turkey is how to get to Alanya.
Routes to Alanya
The traveler has the opportunity to choose how to come to Alanya from Moscow and St. Petersburg:
- by plane to Antalya, where the international airport is located, and then by bus to the resort of Alanya;
- flight directly directly to Alanya, where there is also an airport, which, however, accepts either charters or domestic Turkish flights;
- by ferry from Crimea or from Sochi to the nearest Turkish city, and then by bus or train to Alanya.
If you are traveling with small children or elderly parents, it is better to plan the route in such a way that there are no long journeys after arrival. This means that it is worth looking for a flight directly to Alanya. However, it may happen that tickets will only be for flights to Antalya: after all, this is a more popular destination, because those who go to neighboring towns, for example, Kemer and Side, fly to Antalya. You should not be upset, you will not stay at the airport and train station, but will very quickly get to your hotel by public transport or taxi.
The option with a ferry, trains and buses is not even worth considering, since a tourist will spend more than a day on the way to Alanya.
How to get to Alanya via Antalya
For 70 euros, Pobeda aircrafts fly from Vnukovo to Antalya. A direct flight lasts 3 hours and 45 minutes. Transport of Turkish Airlines will be delivered to Antalya 20 minutes faster. The flight from Vnukovo will cost 146 euros.
There are no direct flights to Antalya from St. Petersburg. A ticket for the most affordable flight costs 69 euros. The duration of the flight with one change in Istanbul, which will last 2 hours 35 minutes, is 7 hours 30 minutes. This route was developed by carriers "Pobeda" and "Pegasus". It takes 8 hours 10 minutes to fly to Antalya via Istanbul on Pobeda and Turkish Airlines. You can fly to this Turkish resort and faster - in 5 hours 55 minutes. The ticket will cost 192 euros. This is a joint flight of Turkish Airlines and Onur Air. The stop in Istanbul lasts 1 hour 5 minutes. Departure takes place in the afternoon. Passengers arrive in Antalya at 22:05.
Passengers traveling to Alanya can use:
- public transport, i.e. buses. First you need to get to the bus station in Antalya. The station is connected to the airport by two regular buses: the Havas shuttle (a ticket for it costs 11 liras, it takes 45 minutes to get to the station) and bus number 600 (a ticket costs 5, 2 liras, travel time is 50 minutes). There are many buses at the bus station heading towards Alanya. 120 km, and this is the distance between the two resorts, buses pass in 3, 5-4 hours;
- transfer. Airport transfer services are offered by each hotel. You can order a transfer to Alanya and directly at the airport. The car will take you 2, 5 hours to your hotel. The only drawback of this method is that you will have to call in all the oncoming hotels where other passengers are heading;
- Taxi. The fare to Alanya will be about 90 euros. It is more convenient to order a taxi in advance.
Flight to Alanya
Transport companies "Pobeda" and "Pegasus" fly to Gazipasa airport in Alanya from Moscow Vnukovo airport. The flight costs 78 euros and lasts 11 hours and 50 minutes. A daytime connection in Istanbul takes more than 6 hours, so you can walk around one of the most beautiful Turkish cities for a while.
For 5 hours 55 minutes and 105 euros, the Pegasus aircraft will be delivered to Alanya from Domodedovo. In Istanbul, the transfer takes 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Finnair transports via Helsinki to Alanya. Tickets start at 235 euros. The flight takes 6 hours and 20 minutes. Turkish Airlines will deliver to Alanya for 173 euros and 7 hours 15 minutes.
From St. Petersburg for 13 hours 20 minutes and 73 euros you can get to Alanya by Pobeda and Pegasus planes via Istanbul. There are double-stop flights in Istanbul and Ankara. They cost only € 20 more. The flight duration is increased to 15 hours 30 minutes.
Gazipasa Airport is 40 km away from the popular beach resort. They can be overcome by white-green dolmus minibuses. Dolmus have no numbering. To find out where the car is going, pay attention to the inscriptions on the windshield. The travel ticket will cost 3 lira per person. In about half an hour you can get from the airport to any hotel in Alanya by taxi. You will have to pay about 120 liras.
