Çolaklı Airport Transfer & Taxi

Your local guide to Çolaklı

Wide Hotel Beaches And A Public One

Çolaklı and neighbouring Gündoğdu are where many of the hotels popular with foreign guests are concentrated, and the hotel beaches here are wide, with room to spread out. Most visitors spend their beach time in front of their own hotel, but there is also a municipal public beach, the Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi Çolaklı Halk Plajı, open to anyone who wants a change. One thing to check before you book: some hotels described as seafront are in fact 200–300 m from the sea. That is only a few minutes on foot, but it changes the feel of a stay with toddlers and pushchairs, so look at a map rather than relying on the label. If you do find yourself a short walk back, pack a beach bag you can carry easily and you will barely notice the difference.

Side And Manavgat Within Easy Reach

Çolaklı is a beach-and-hotel area rather than a sightseeing destination in its own right, so outings usually mean a short drive. Side is the obvious choice: hotel listings put Çolaklı about 8 km from it, close enough for an evening in the old town and among the ancient remains. Manavgat, the district's main town, is a little further; hotels here typically list it at about 13 km, while the neighbourhood as a whole is reckoned at about 20 km from Manavgat centre. Antalya city is about 50 km away if you want a bigger day out. Closer to hand, the neighbouring resort areas of Gündoğdu and Evrenseki continue along the same coast, so a stroll along the shore is a simple way to see what lies next door.

Resort Hotels Along The Çolaklı Strip

Hotels with Çolaklı addresses include Arcanus Hotels Trendline Side, on Erhan Demir Bulvarı, Club Sidelya, Ramada Resort by Wyndham Side, Side West Resort, Hane Sun Elite and Süral Resort. You will notice that many carry the word Side in their names, and tour operators commonly sell the area as Side-Çolaklı. The neighbourhood had 7,404 residents in 2023, but for most visitors it is the hotels, not the village, that set the tone. Çolaklı suits families and couples who want a resort-based beach holiday with Side close enough for an evening out, and those who value a shorter airport transfer. Because the name is also used for hotels formally in Evrenseki or Kısalar, double-check the address on your booking; your driver goes by the hotel name, not the label.

Getting Around West Of Side

Çolaklı lies along the D400 coastal highway, which connects it with Side, about 8 km away, with Manavgat and, in the other direction, with Antalya. Most guests use the main road only for the occasional outing, because daily life here revolves around the hotels and their beaches. For your departure, the drive to Antalya Airport is about 50 minutes for the 56 km; add your check-in time and a small margin. If you are leaving from Gazipaşa instead, the 116 km take about 1 hour 40 minutes, so plan an earlier pick-up. Travelling with children? Child seats are free on request. The price is fixed when you book, and the vehicle is yours alone, so the pick-up time is built around your flight rather than a group timetable and the driver comes straight to your hotel.

Fifty-Six Kilometres From Antalya Airport

Çolaklı is among the closer resort areas to Antalya Airport (AYT): the road distance is 56 km, which takes about 50 minutes on the D400 coastal highway. Hotel listings often round this to 55 km, which tells the same story. Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport (GZP), by contrast, is 116 km away, about 1 hour 40 minutes, so Antalya is the airport to aim for whenever you have the choice. When you land, look for your driver in arrivals holding a sign with your name. The vehicle carries only your party, which makes a real difference on this coast: with so many resorts along the Çolaklı strip, a shared shuttle can stop many times before it reaches yours. Your flight is tracked, so if it is delayed the pick-up moves with it. And because some hotels with Çolaklı addresses are formally in Evrenseki or Kısalar, the hotel name is what we need.