Antalya

Antalya is in the south of Turkey.

Get in

Antalya offers a variety of public transportation, such as public busses, trams, mini-busses, taxi cabs and dolmus.

Bus

The Turkish bus system is comprehensive and you can get about anywhere from anywhere. Fares are low. Simply show up at the bus station (“otogar”) and announce your destination.

Dolmus

Dolmus literally means "filled up". Dolmus is a large cab, a station wagon, a regular taxi or a minibus hat travels a certain route. Most major public transportation stations have a dolmus station, where you just take a seat in the dolmus that travels your desired route. The driver will wait until the dolmus is full, before the journey begins. Passengers pay according to the distance traveled and can get in and out whenever and wherever they want to by informing the driver. It is a very practical means of transport and much cheaper than a taxi. The dolmus fares are determined by municipalities according to distances.

Taxis

Taxis are numerous all over Turkey and are recognizable by their yellow color and lighted "taxi" signs on top. Each taxi is metered and there are two different rates. After midnight (24:00) till morning (06:00) it will cost 50% more than the daytime fare. Additional expenses like ferryboat or bridge crossing fees are extra to passengers. Tipping is not necessary, however leaving the change or rounding up the fare is customary. Ferry Boats The busy city of Antalya sits on the shores of Europe and Asia. Many of the inhabitants live on one continent but work, study or socialize on the other. Apart from the two bridges on the Bosphorus, ferry boats are the only means to connect the two continents and are therefore vital. It is different in Izmir where ferry boats provide an easy option with which to cross the Bay of Izmir. The ferry service is reliable and peaceful operating throughout the day and until midnight.

Tramway

Eat

Food is extemly cheap, and good. Full meals will cost you about 5 to 10 New Turkish Lira, about 3 to 7 US Dollars. Service is amazing, and only matched my its genuine friendlynes. One caveat to be aware of is to make sure you quoted price is the same as the price written on the menu. One must expirience the desserts, it is a must.

Sleep

Turk Evi a great hotel, right in the old town http://www.turkeviotelleri.com/

Get out

Alanya to the south east is a popular tourist destination 2 hours away.

The authors of this document are Aidan Boreham, Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel, Ryan Holliday and the following WikiTravel users: InterLangBot. The original version of this article can be seen at http://wikitravel.org/en/Antalya.