This was for me the best solution, even if not cheapest one. Without going to Warsaw, without any connections charter flight of Freebird airline took me to Turkish Antalya. I recognized that from the airport a tram will take me to the door of my inexpensive hotel but…
You have to know that there are two terminals: 1(domestic & international) and 2 (international). They took us to terminal 2. Long line at the immigrations, but it goes fast because they did not register you in their computers. Then you collect your luggage and you can change the money to local lira ( but this is not the best place – they will give you 7 lira per euro while the official rate is almost 10!) And you are free!
OK, but where is the tram stop??. – Good 2 kms away – at terminal 1. No free bus between the terminals, bad taxi drivers ask for 6 euro. I am turning right and following the exiting cars – there is only one way out and it goes to terminal 1. Tiny sidewalk in the palm alley is overgrown but not like in Africa. After half an hour walk in the 28 deg heat I see the concrete flyover and the tram on it. They call it tramway but it is more like a modern light railway. OK, only ticket machine at the entrance, accepting only local currency, not a card and it didn’t give you the change. So bring the coins because the ride is dirty cheap – it costs only 3,50 lira.
I am surprised by so poor knowledge of English – they receive so many tourists!
The street is elegant an full of the big shops – not like years ago, when I was here for the first time. My Turunc Hotel is easy to find just 100 m from the Dogu Garaji tram stop. Clean basic room costs only 8 euro per night. Good night!
