No major Antalya resort area sits closer to the runway than Lara: the Kundu hotel row and Lara Beach are a mere 15 to 20 minutes from the terminal. Even on this short hop, a booked driver already standing at the arrivals exit beats hauling bags to a queue — the car is waiting, the per-vehicle price was fixed days earlier, and you are at reception before the seatbelt sign feels like a memory.
Distance:6.26 kmMin. advance booking:24h
minibus
Minibus
$50.00
per vehicle
10 pax8 bags
Free cancellation (24h)
Free cancellation until 24 hours before pickup — a full refund is issued if cancelled before that deadline.
transporter
Minivan
$50.75
per vehicle
5 pax5 bags
Free cancellation (24h)
Free cancellation until 24 hours before pickup — a full refund is issued if cancelled before that deadline.
minibus-13
Minibus 13 Pax
$55.00
per vehicle
13 pax8 bags
Free cancellation (24h)
Free cancellation until 24 hours before pickup — a full refund is issued if cancelled before that deadline.
premium
Premium
$58.00
per vehicle
6 pax5 bags
Free cancellation (24h)
Free cancellation until 24 hours before pickup — a full refund is issued if cancelled before that deadline.
minibus-15
Minibus 15 Pax
$60.00
per vehicle
15 pax8 bags
Free cancellation (24h)
Free cancellation until 24 hours before pickup — a full refund is issued if cancelled before that deadline.
business
Business
$150.00
per vehicle
3 pax2 bags
Free cancellation (24h)
Free cancellation until 24 hours before pickup — a full refund is issued if cancelled before that deadline.
Kundu's themed palaces and the long Lara sands
Lara is Antalya city's own resort coast. Along the Kundu row east of the city, a line of large themed hotels — several styled after famous world landmarks — faces a broad, dark-golden sandy beach that runs for kilometres. Closer to town, the Lara cliffs take over, and at their edge the Lower Düden waterfall drops straight off the rock into the Mediterranean, one of the few waterfalls anywhere that meets the sea — boat trips come along the coast just to see it. Staying in Lara means resort comfort with the city's restaurants, malls and old town only a short ride away, which is precisely its appeal. An evening stroll through Kaleiçi's lantern-lit lanes, or a look at the Upper Düden falls in their green park, both fit easily into a beach week from here.
A fifteen-minute transfer, honestly described
This is the shortest resort run from Antalya Airport. The car leaves the terminal loop, follows the airport connector to the coast side and reaches the Kundu hotel entrances in about 15 to 20 minutes; addresses toward the Lara cliffs and Güzeloba take a few minutes more. There is no highway stage to speak of and no mountain section — the only delays come from local junctions on summer evenings, and even then the band rarely stretches past half an hour. It is the one Antalya route where the luggage takes longer than the driving.
Taxi, tram or booked car for such a short distance?
Over a short distance the alternatives look tempting, so here is the honest comparison. Airport taxis are plentiful and the ride is short, but the fare runs on the meter and arriving visitors have no feel for what the number should be. The AntRay tram from the airport heads toward the city centre, not the Kundu strip, so it solves a different journey. Shuttle vans rarely make sense for Lara at all — waiting for a van to fill can take longer than the entire drive. A pre-booked car costs a known amount, the driver is already inside the hall with your name when you land, and a family with a trolley each skips every queue. On a 15-minute route, predictability is most of what you are buying.
Fine print worth reading for Lara stays
Even for the shortest transfer, add your flight number so the pickup follows the real landing time. If your hotel is on the Kundu row, its name is enough; for apartments around Güzeloba or the Lara cliffs, a full address helps the driver stop at the right entrance. Child seats are fitted on request at no different a standard than on long routes. Returning home, Lara's closeness pays off: a pickup two and a half hours before a European flight is normally generous, and even summer-Saturday queues at the airport are easier to absorb when the drive itself is a quarter of an hour.
