Antalya Airport Car Hire (AYT): Rent a Car on Arrival
Car hire at Antalya Airport (AYT) with meet and greet in arrivals at Terminal 1 and 2. Local suppliers, free cancellation, cars from EUR 20 a day.
Same as pickup
Land and collect your vehicle in minutes. Our antalya airport car hire pickup makes starting your journey simple, quick, and hassle-free.
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Five steps from the cabin to the coast road
Antalya Airport (AYT) sits about 13 km east of the city centre, and the pickup process here is shorter than at most European airports. Here is exactly what happens between landing and driving.
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Book
Pick your car online and lock the rate in EUR. Around 975 cars are listed in Antalya through local suppliers, and 698 of them come with free cancellation, so a change of plan costs you nothing.
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Land
International flights arrive at Terminal 1 or Terminal 2; flights within Turkey use the separate domestic terminal. Your supplier already has your flight number and follows it live, so a late landing changes nothing.
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Meet
Walk out of customs into the arrivals hall and look for a board with your name on it. There is no counter queue and no shuttle bus; the person holding the board is your handover contact.
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Sign
Walk the car together, note the fuel level, sign the contract. With 467 cars in Antalya bookable with no deposit at all, many handovers involve no card hold and take only a few minutes.
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Drive
Pull out of the terminal car park and join the D400 coastal highway. The city centre and Kaleici old town are about 13 km west; Side and its Roman ruins are roughly 75 km east.
Where to meet at each terminal
AYT has two international terminals plus a domestic one, all on the same airport ring road. Your voucher names the meeting point, and the supplier confirms it by message before you land.
| Terminal | Who lands here | Meeting point | Getting to the car |
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| Terminal 1 | International scheduled flights | Arrivals hall just past the customs exit, name board raised | Short walk to the open-air car park in front of the terminal |
| Terminal 2 | International flights, heavy charter traffic in season | Arrivals level by the exit doors; the supplier messages the exact door | Car waits in the terminal car park, a few minutes on foot |
| Domestic | Flights within Turkey | Single arrivals exit, the name board is easy to spot | Adjacent car park, the shortest walk of the three |
If your booking shows a different terminal than your airline uses, do not worry: share your flight number and the supplier meets you at the right building.
Why nobody queues at a desk here
At most large airports you follow signs to a rental village, take a ticket, queue at a counter, then ride a shuttle to a distant lot. Antalya Airport rent a car works differently for local suppliers: they do not rent desk space in the terminal at all. Instead, a driver from the company meets your flight in person in the arrivals hall, which is why the handover starts the moment you clear customs.
This is possible because Antalyadrive Antalya lists cars from local Antalya companies rather than a single international counter. Across those suppliers there are around 975 cars in the city, so choice is not the trade-off. Economy models start from EUR 20 per day for a Dacia Sandero Stepway, the citywide median sits near EUR 43 per day, and automatics start from EUR 25. With 696 automatic cars against 279 manuals in the local fleet, an automatic gearbox is the norm here, not a premium request.
The practical difference shows at the car. There is no upsell queue behind you, the contract is priced in EUR, and the car is parked in the terminal car park rather than at the end of a shuttle route. The cheapest real models on offer, such as the Fiat Egea, Renault Taliant, Hyundai Bayon and Ford Tourneo Courier, are the same cars local families drive, which keeps repairs and replacements simple for the supplier and prices low for you.
On the road within minutes of landing
Landing after midnight
In season, many charter and low-cost flights reach Antalya late in the evening or in the small hours. Airport pickup is built around that reality, and suppliers meet every flight they are booked for, whatever the clock says.
Your flight is tracked, not your watch
The supplier follows your flight number live. If the plane is two hours late, the driver arrives two hours later. The booking simply shifts with the flight.
A 3 am handover looks like a 3 pm one
Same name board in arrivals, same walk to the car park, same contract. Enter your real arrival time when booking; if a supplier charges for out-of-hours handover, the fee is shown on the offer before you pay, never at the car.
The D400 is at its easiest at night
Driving is on the right, the coastal highway is well lit near the city, and late at night the run west to the centre or towards the Lara Beach hotel strip is as quiet as it ever gets.
Fuel and paperwork at the handover
Most cars at Antalya Airport are handed over full-to-full or like-for-like: you get the car with a certain fuel level and return it with the same amount. Check the gauge together at pickup and make sure the level written on the contract matches what you see, then photograph the dashboard. That one habit removes almost every fuel dispute.
Rentals here are priced and contracted in EUR, while the pumps charge in Turkish lira; fuel stations along the D400 accept ordinary bank cards, so you do not need cash for the tank. Keep your final fuel receipt until the return is confirmed.
Paperwork stays light. You need your passport, your driving licence and the booking voucher. If your offer carries a deposit, bring the card it requires; if you picked one of the 467 no-deposit cars, no card hold happens at all. The supplier confirms before arrival if your licence needs an International Driving Permit alongside it.
Have these ready in arrivals
- Passport, the same one used for the booking
- Driving licence for each named driver
- Booking voucher, printed or on your phone
- Flight number shared with the supplier in advance
- A bank card only if your specific offer lists a deposit
Antalya Airport pickup questions
Nothing that needs your attention. The supplier tracks your flight number and meets the actual landing time, so a delay moves the handover rather than cancelling it. If your trip falls apart entirely, 698 of the cars listed in Antalya carry free cancellation.
At both international terminals the driver waits in the arrivals hall just past the customs exit, holding a board with the lead driver's name. At Terminal 2, where charter traffic is heaviest, suppliers usually message the exact exit door as well. Phone numbers for both sides are on the voucher.
Yes. Set the real drop-off time when you book and the supplier meets you at the terminal, checks the car and takes the keys, at any hour. Allow a little margin before check-in opens. If an out-of-hours return costs extra with a given supplier, that fee appears on the offer page before you confirm.
Nearly all local suppliers use full-to-full or like-for-like: return the car with the fuel level you received. The level is written into the contract at pickup, so verify it together and keep a photo. Pumps charge in Turkish lira and accept bank cards, while your rental itself stays priced in EUR.
Your car can be waiting in arrivals
Compare around 975 cars from local Antalya suppliers, from EUR 20 per day, with 467 available with no deposit and 698 with free cancellation.
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