Gazipaşa Airport Transfer & Taxi

Your local guide to Gazipaşa

Beaches & seafront

Gazipaşa is blessed with a long, natural beach of sand and shingle that runs beneath the town, plus the standout natural cove at Koru, a sheltered horseshoe of clear water tucked beneath green hills. Because tourism is still young here, the seafront stays uncrowded and unspoilt, with wide open sand and excellent swimming rather than packed sunbed rows. Koru in particular is a favourite for its calm, transparent water and dramatic setting, ideal for a peaceful day's swim and a picnic. Along the main beach you can walk for ages with the Taurus foothills behind you and few other people in sight. It is a coastline for travellers who prize natural beauty and space over beach clubs and high-season bustle.

Things to do & nearby sights

Gazipaşa's signature attraction is the ancient city of Selinus, whose Roman-era ruins sit right behind the long beach, often quiet enough to explore almost alone, a striking contrast to busier classical sites. The town also has its own airport (GZP), making it a convenient gateway for the eastern Alanya coast. The natural cove at Koru rewards a short trip for swimming and scenery, while the surrounding hills offer scenic drives through farmland. Westward, the famous Alanya Castle, harbour and Cleopatra Beach are an easy excursion, and inland the Dim Cave and Sapadere Canyon make refreshing day trips. With its slow pace and genuine ruins by the sea, Gazipaşa rewards curious travellers who like history without the crowds and queues.

Neighbourhoods & where to stay

Gazipaşa is a relaxed farming town where tourism is still in its early days, so the feel is local and unhurried rather than resort-built. The town centre is workaday and authentic, while the coastal and Koru areas offer a quieter, more scenic setting. Accommodation tends towards smaller hotels, guesthouses, villas and apartments rather than large all-inclusive complexes, suiting independent travellers, couples, history lovers and anyone wanting local prices and a slow pace. Families seeking big resort entertainment will find more of it in central Alanya, but those after authenticity, value and calm will be very content here. Having Gazipaşa Airport on the doorstep makes arrivals simple, and a private transfer is the easiest way to reach the beach, the cove and the town from the terminal.

Dining & daily life

Daily life in Gazipaşa moves at a gentle, farming-town pace, and prices stay pleasantly local because the tourist crowds have not yet arrived. Dining is centred on family-run lokantas, grill houses and tea gardens, with fresh regional produce, seasonal vegetables and good, honest Turkish cooking rather than international tourist fare. A weekly market fills the centre with fruit, vegetables, cheeses and everyday goods, and it is a fine place to feel the town's real character. Small bakeries, grocers and greengrocers make self-catering easy, and seafront spots near the beach are perfect for an unhurried evening meal as the sun goes down. The overall atmosphere is friendly, authentic and unpolished, the kind of slow coastal-town life that makes longer stays feel genuinely relaxing.

Your transfer to Gazipasa

Gazipasa enjoys the rare luxury of having its own airport on the doorstep. Gazipasa-Alanya Airport (GZP) sits just 10km from the town centre, a quick ten-to-fifteen-minute drive that gets you to the beach, the Selinus ruins or the Koru cove almost before your holiday has begun. There is really no contest with Antalya Airport (AYT), which lies roughly 165km away, the best part of three hours along the coastal D400, so save that option only for when no GZP flight fits. The short transfer from GZP follows quiet local roads through farming country down to the sea. Because Gazipasa stays slow-paced and uncommercial, a pre-arranged transfer matters: we meet and greet you at the small terminal, offer free hotel or apartment pickup, free child seats, and a fixed price you simply pay the driver.