Side to Kalkan Transfer
175 km, about 2 hours 45 minutes, private car from €140 — the chic hilltop harbour town.
Kalkan is the Turkish coast's most stylish small resort — a steep hillside of whitewashed, bougainvillea-draped houses tumbling to a pretty marina, famous for its rooftop restaurants, boutique villas and easy reach of the turquoise Kaputaş beach and Patara. It draws a quieter, more discerning crowd than the big all-inclusive strips, and many visitors transfer here to stay in a private villa. It lies about 175 kilometres west of Side, roughly a 2-hour-45-minute drive. Our private transfer takes you door-to-door from Side to your Kalkan villa or hotel at a fixed price — no bus changes, no meter.
What to expect
- A scenic 2h45 drive west from Side along the coast past Kaş to Kalkan.
- Door-to-door pickup from your Side hotel to your Kalkan villa or hotel with an English-speaking driver.
- A comfortable air-conditioned Mercedes V-Class or Vito for up to 6 passengers with luggage.
- Help finding a hillside villa address, and an optional photo or comfort stop en route.
- A fixed price agreed at booking — no meter, no surprises, whatever the traffic.
Pricing & Vehicles
Side to Kalkan is a fixed price from €140 in a Business V-Class or Vito for up to 6 passengers with luggage. There is no meter and the price is agreed at booking, the same day or night; you pay the driver in cash or by card. Kalkan's steep, narrow lanes mean some villas are reached by a short walk from the nearest vehicle point — the driver gets you as close as possible and helps with the bags.
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