Turkey Flight and Travel Information
Rather than restricting our holidays to certain flights on specific days, we are happy to book any available flight that suits your particular requirements, whether those might be for a departure from your local airport or for a duration other than the standard one or two week package. Supplements will apply to cover the differential in cost between your chosen flight option and the standard option upon which our brochure prices are based. As most airlines now operate "fluid pricing" policies with fares rising and falling in line with supply and demand, typical flight supplements are shown for guidance purposes only.As a general rule, supplements tend to be highest for weekend flights, especially for school holiday departures such as May and October Half Term, when demand invariably outstrips supply.We will provide a definite quote for your chosen departure date at the time of booking, and advise you of any charges that certain airlines apply for options such as checked-in baggage or in-flight meals.
We will quote you the latest available flight times, based upon information supplied to us by the relevant airlines, at the time of booking, and advise you of any significant schedule changes that may occur subsequently, but please be aware that such changes are outside our control, and only constitute a "major change" under the terms of our booking conditions if the departure time of your outbound flight changes by 12 hour or more from the timings confirmed on your original confirmation invoice.
The flight time from the UK to Turkey is approximately 4 hours, and the local time in Turkey is two hours ahead of the UK.
Unless stated otherwise, check-in time for all flights is two hours prior to the confirmed departure time on your flight tickets, which you will receive approximately two weeks in advance of travel.
Flights to Dalaman
The brochure prices for our holidays in south-west Turkey, as well as our "Essential Discoveries" fly-drive itineraries, are based on direct charter flights from London Gatwick to Dalaman on Mondays.At the time of going to press, our Gatwick flight is planned to operate to the following provisional schedule:
| Outbound: | Depart Gatwick | 07:20 | Arrive Dalaman | 13:10 |
| Inbound: | Depart Dalaman | 14:30 | Arrive Gatwick | 16:40 |
We can also arrange flights from a variety of regional airports, and flights on other days of the week, including the Easyjet services from Gatwick and Manchester to Dalaman, all subject to availability and applicable flight supplements. Regional airports with direct flights to Dalaman during the summer season include Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff, Doncaster-Sheffield, Edinburgh, East Midlands, Exeter, Glasgow, Humberside, Leeds-Bradford, London Gatwick/Stansted/Luton, Manchester, Newcastle and Norwich. Please note that some of these departure points only offer a limited selection of flights, in some cases at unsociable hours, but we will be happy to discuss the available options with you at the time of booking.Typical flight supplements for regional departures are between £40 and £120 per person depending on your choice of departure airport and dates of travel.
Flights to Bodrum
Prices for holidays at the Tamarisk Beach Hotel in Ortakent are based on direct charter flights from London Gatwick to Bodrum on Mondays. Subject to availability and applicable flight supplements (typically between £40 and £120), we can also arrange flights on different days of the week, or departures from regional airports including Belfast, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff, Doncaster-Sheffield, East Midlands, Exeter, Glasgow, London Gatwick/Stansted/Luton, Manchester and Newcastle.
Scheduled Flights to/via Istanbul
Prices for our holidays in Istanbul and Cappadocia, as well as our "Ultimate Discoveries" itineraries, are based on Turkish Airlines scheduled services from London Heathrow, with domestic connections where applicable. From Heathrow, there are up to three departures to Istanbul each day; less frequent flights are also available from Manchester, Birmingham and London Stansted, at a supplement. Using these scheduled services, and Turkish Airlines domestic network, we can also arrange various multi-centre options, such as combining a stay on the south-west coast with a city break in Istanbul.
Transfers
Many of our properties and exploring itineraries include a complimentary car and this is collected at your arrival airport.We will ensure that you have accurate and up to date instructions to reach your property as effortlessly as possible.
For those properties where complimentary cars are not included we provide private taxi or minibus transfers from and to the airport.
Approximate transfer timings from Dalaman Airport are as follows:
| Gocek | 20 minutes |
| Dalyan | 30 minutes |
| Gunluklu | 40 minutes |
| Fethiye | 50 minutes |
| Kaya, Ovacik, Ocakkoy & Oludeniz | 1 hour 15 minutes |
| Faralya | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| Kalkan & Orhaniye | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Kas | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Datca | 2 hours 45 minutes |
Approximate transfer times from Bodrum Airport to Ortakent: 40 minutes.