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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.

Timetables checked · Fares are ranges, not live prices

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. BusCheapest

    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.

Antalya to Istanbul

Same modes, door-to-door times and fares in this direction — every leg was researched and verified separately, and the figures came out identical.

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