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How much is a taxi in Side? Fares & Calculator

Side is a neighbourhood (mahalle) of Manavgat district, so its taxis run on Antalya's outer-district tariff rather than the city one used in Antalya centre. The meter starts at ₺60, adds ₺70 per kilometre and will not settle below ₺250, and there is no night tariff, so a 3am run to catch a dawn flight is priced exactly like a midday one. Antalya's metropolitan council set these figures in March 2026, and they cover Side along with Kumköy, Evrenseki, Çolaklı and the rest of the hotel strip.

Quick answer

Side taxis start at ₺60 plus ₺70/km, with a ₺250 minimum. A 66.7 km trip (antalya airport (ayt) → side) runs about €86.6 (₺4,729).

Tariff data updated: 2026-07-31 · Source: Antalya Metropolitan Municipality (UKOME)

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Estimated metered fare · 66.7 km

≈ €86.6

₺4,729 on the meter

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Common Side taxi trips

TripDistanceEst. fare
Antalya Airport (AYT) → Side66.7 km€86.6 (₺4,729)Details →
Side → Manavgat7.6 km€10.8 (₺592)
Side → Alanya66 km€85.7 (₺4,680)

Antalya Airport is 66.7 km west along the D400, about an hour when the coast road is behaving and noticeably longer on summer changeover Saturdays. The thing to plan for is the last stretch rather than the drive: the ancient peninsula has been closed to vehicles since a 2019 UKOME decision, and Manavgat's municipal police hold the control point at the car park entrance. Cars stop there, and you either walk in through the ruins or take the SİDE'MWAY shuttle, a rubber-tyred road train rather than a rail tram, between the car park and the old town square. If your hotel is out at Kumköy, Çolaklı, Evrenseki or Gündoğdu, none of that applies and the car goes to the door, which is why the hotel name matters here far more than the word "Side".

For short trips the dolmuş network is the real competition. Minibuses work the strip and run inland to Manavgat, 7.6 km away, where the bazaar and the regional otogar are, and fares are cash to the driver. They are frequent through the day in summer and thin out after dark. Alanya is 66.0 km east, roughly 52 minutes by road; for a day out that far, price a booked car or a coach from Manavgat rather than letting a meter run in both directions.

Taxi vs other ways into town

OptionDurationPriceNotes
Metered taxi~60 min to Antalya Airporton the meter, one rate day and nightDoor to door everywhere except the old peninsula, where the control point turns cars back at the car park.
Private transfer ↗~60 min to Antalya Airportfixed, quoted before you flyBooked to the exact village — Side, Kumköy, Evrenseki or Çolaklı — with the driver waiting at arrivals. The usual pick for families landing late with luggage.
Dolmuş (shared minibus)to Manavgat, stopping along the waycash to the driver, cheapest optionFrequent through the day in summer and thinning out after dark, so for a late return the taxi or a pre-booked car is the safer bet.
SİDE'MWAY shuttleShort hop into the old townflat fare, posted on boardThe municipal shuttle between the car park and the old town square, a rubber-tyred road train rather than a rail tram. Otherwise you walk in through the ruins.

Avoid the common taxi scams

  • Around the harbour and the old town entrance, drivers habitually quote a round number in euros instead of switching the meter on. That is a negotiation, not a tariff. The legal fare is ₺60 on the flag plus ₺70 a kilometre with ₺250 as the floor, the taksimetre has to be running, and a driver who says his is broken is telling you to find another car.
  • There is no night tariff anywhere in Antalya province, Side included. If someone tells you the rate goes up after midnight, or after the last dolmuş of the evening has gone, he is inventing it.
  • Hops between the resort villages are short enough that the ₺250 minimum, not the distance, decides what you pay. That is precisely the range where the dolmuş wins, and it is also where a "special price for you" pitched as a favour is almost always above what the minimum already covers.
  • On the 66.7 km run to the airport the gap between a metered fare and an invented one is worth ten seconds of friction, so confirm the meter is on before the car leaves the forecourt. And name the village rather than the resort: hotels in Kumköy, Çolaklı, Evrenseki and Gündoğdu all sell themselves as "Side", and a driver who assumes you mean the old town is aiming for the car park control point, not your door.

Frequently asked questions

How much is a taxi in Side?

Side is a neighbourhood of Manavgat district, so Antalya's outer-district tariff applies rather than the central city one: ₺60 to start, ₺70 per kilometre and a ₺250 minimum, set by the metropolitan council in March 2026. There is no night tariff, so the same rate applies whatever time you travel. The calculator above turns a distance into a fare on those figures.

Can a taxi drop me at my hotel in Side old town?

Not at the door. The historic peninsula has been closed to traffic since a 2019 UKOME decision, and Manavgat's municipal police keep the control point at the car park entrance. Taxis stop there, and from there you walk in through the ruins or take the SİDE'MWAY shuttle to the old town square. Ask your hotel where they want you dropped and whether someone will meet you for the bags.

Is there Uber or a taxi app in Side?

Nothing confirms that app dispatch reaches Side. BiTaksi's own service list names Antalya at province level without a district breakdown, and Uber publishes a Manavgat taxi page, but neither says a car will actually turn up in Side, so treat an app as a bonus rather than a plan. The dependable options here are the taxi rank by the old town entrance, your hotel reception phoning a driver, and the dolmuş.

How do I get from Antalya Airport to Side?

It is 66.7 km on the D400 coastal road, about an hour in normal traffic. A metered taxi from the official airport rank is the walk-up choice; a pre-booked private transfer fixes the price before you fly and delivers you to the specific resort village rather than to the word "Side". Either way, if your hotel is inside the old town the car stops at the car park and you go in on foot or on the shuttle.

Is the dolmuş a real alternative to taxis around Side?

For anything along the strip, yes. Minibuses run Side to Manavgat, 7.6 km inland, and out to Kumköy, Evrenseki, Çolaklı, Titreyengöl and Gündoğdu, paid in cash on board, though a dolmuş takes longer than the drive time because it stops all the way along. They are frequent through the day in summer and thin out after dark, which is when a taxi or a booked car earns its money. For Alanya, 66.0 km and roughly 52 minutes east, use the regional coaches from Manavgat otogar instead of a metered car.

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