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How to get from Istanbul to Antalya

Every way we could verify, sorted by door-to-door time. Airport and terminal transfers are inside the figures — the number you see is the number you live.

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Plane

5 hr door to door · $31–59

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Bus

11 hr 55 min door to door · $25–37

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Istanbul to Antalya

  1. PlaneFastestOur pick

    5 hr door to door · $31–59 · checked Sept 2026

    IST–AYT ~16/day (THY only) + SAW–AYT ~22/day (AJet, Pegasus): about 38 flights/day, not 50. SAW is the cheap side; Havaist/Havabus to the centre is ~90 min from either airport.

  2. Car

    8 hr 45 min door to door · $88–184 · checked Sept 2026

    Self-drive: rent a car, ~8 h 45 m (677 km by road, OSRM, no stops). Cost shown: fuel plus a share of one-way rental.

  3. BusLowest starting fare

    11 hr 55 min door to door · $25–37 · checked Sept 2026

    ~215–220 departures daily from Esenler, Alibeyköy, Harem and Dudullu (Pamukkale, Kamil Koç, Metro, Varan, İstanbul Kalesi Starı); round the clock, most travel overnight; ~12 h.

  4. TrainNot available

    Antalya has no railway; the nearest active stations, Isparta and Burdur, are roughly 100 km or more away. — verified Sept 2026

    See all 89 routes we checked for a direct train

  5. FerryNot available

    No scheduled passenger ferry links Istanbul and Antalya; the road is the way. — verified Sept 2026

Antalya to Istanbul

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