Kumköy Airport Transfer & Taxi

Your local guide to Kumköy

Soft Sand And Shallow Water

The beach is the main reason to choose Kumköy. It is broad, with especially soft, fine sand, and the water is shallow, which makes it a relaxed place for children to paddle and build sandcastles. Kumköy Plajı is the named beach, and Sunis Kumköy Beach Resort & Spa stands about 0.4 km from it. Behind the sand, a promenade lined with shops and restaurants runs all the way into Side centre, so a beach day can end with a walk and dinner without needing any transport. Further along, the same seafront road continues as the Ilıca coast, where hotel addresses read Sahil Cad. or Kumköy Cd. Pack a sun hat and plenty of sun cream for the little ones: on a shallow beach, children tend to stay in the water for hours.

Walk Or Hop Into Side

The big advantage of staying here is how close Side is. The promenade runs from Kumköy all the way into Side centre, so an evening in the old town can start with a walk along the sea and end with a stroll back. From the Ilıca end, hotel listings give about a 4-minute drive to Side West Beach and about 10 minutes to Side East Beach, handy when you fancy swimming somewhere new. On Kumköy's own shore, water sports are the main entertainment: diving and snorkelling for those who want to look beneath the surface, parasailing for the view from above, and jet ski or banana boat rides for groups and teenagers. Beyond that, the pleasures are simple ones: a broad beach, shallow water, and the shops and restaurants along the promenade.

Kumköy And Ilıca Hotels For Families

Hotels on this stretch include Sunis Kumköy Beach Resort & Spa, Club Hotel Sidekum, Villa Side Residence, Thalia Unique and Seher Kumköy Star Resort & Spa. On the Ilıca side you will find Villa Side Hotel, whose address on Sahil Cad. / Kumköy Cd. shows how the two names share one beach road, plus Side Alegria Hotel & Spa and Side Crown Palace, which listings put about a 5-minute drive from Side West Beach. Tour operators rarely use the name Ilıca, so your booking may say Kumköy or simply Side even when the hotel is formally in Ilıca. The area suits families with small children above all, thanks to the soft sand and shallow water, and couples who like to walk into Side for dinner. It is quieter than the old town, yet never far from it.

Promenade, D400 And The Return

Day to day you may barely need a vehicle. Kumköy is a small, quiet suburb with quick access to Side old town, and the shop-lined promenade connects the two along the coast. The D400 coastal highway is your route back to the airport. For the return to Antalya Airport, allow a little under an hour of driving, then add your airline's check-in time; if you are flying from Gazipaşa, allow about 1 hour 40 minutes. When you book, give the hotel name exactly as it appears on your voucher, because the same beach road is addressed as both Kumköy and Ilıca, and several hotels carry the word Side in their names. Your price is fixed in advance, child seats are free on request, and the driver collects you from your hotel entrance at the agreed time.

Under An Hour From Antalya

Kumköy is 61 km from Antalya Airport (AYT) by road, a drive of a little under an hour along the D400 coastal highway. Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport (GZP) is 113 km away, roughly 1 hour 40 minutes, so unless your flight leaves you no choice, Antalya is the sensible airport. Your driver will be waiting in arrivals with a name sign, and the vehicle is reserved for you, so there is no circuit of other hotels before yours. Flights are tracked, which matters on a shorter transfer like this: if you land early or late, the pick-up moves with you. Hotel addresses can be confusing here, because the Kumköy coast falls partly within Ilıca neighbourhood; Villa Side Hotel, for example, is on Ilıca Mah., Sahil Cad. / Kumköy Cd. Just give us the hotel name and we will do the rest.