Side is served by Antalya airport about sixty-five kilometres away — an hour along the coastal highway when traffic is light. In summer that hour easily becomes an hour and a half: the road runs past Belek and Kundu with their large hotel clusters, and the flow thickens towards evening. So book the return transfer with at least forty minutes of slack over the calculated time, particularly for an early flight and if other passengers are picked up on the way.

A private transfer differs from a shared one in that the car comes for you alone. The driver meets you in arrivals with a sign, helps with luggage and drives straight to the hotel without intermediate stops. Shared minibuses cost less but drop off at several hotels in turn, and the journey stretches. For a family with children the difference is tangible: a child seat in a private car is ordered in advance and usually carries no surcharge.

The second group covers transfers not to the airport but to specific places, most often the Land of Legends theme park near Belek, roughly forty kilometres off. These are taken one way or as a return with a fixed pick-up time; in the latter case agree the hour if you plan to stay for the evening show. When booking, give the flight number — the driver tracks delays by it and waits — and the exact number of bags, since the vehicle class depends on it.