How to get there

There are plenty of flight options, particularly in summer, with scheduled, charter and low-cost flights to Istanbul and the coastal airports.

Scheduled flights

Turkish Airlines and British Airways have daily flights to Istanbul’s Ataturk airport, with onward connections with Turkish Airlines or other domestic carriers to the coastal airports of Izmir, Bodrum, Dalaman and Antalya. British Airways also have several flights a week from Gatwick to Izmir. Cyprus Turkish Airlines operate direct flights to Antalya, Dalaman and Izmir from Gatwick, Heathrow, Glasgow, Stansted and Belfast.

Easyjet

From March 2008, low-cost airline Easyjet fly from Gatwick to Dalaman 4 times a week. They also fly Luton to Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen Airport, on the Asian side of the city, but onward domestic flight options are quite limited.

Charters & package operators

In summer, MyTravel, First Choice, Thomas Cook and Thomson have direct charter flights to Bodrum, Dalaman and Antalya from regional airports in the UK.

Holidays 4U operate a weekly winter service from Gatwick and Manchester to Dalaman and Bodrum, with coach transfers to the main resorts. Thomas Cook and Aegean Airlines have weekly flights to Dalaman.

Domestic flights

Half a dozen companies, including Atlas, Pegasus, Onurair and Sun Express, offer cheap fares on domestic routes between the main Turkish resorts and cities. Book online through the company websites.

Which airport?

Izmir airport serves Cesme, Kusadasi and the north Aegean coast. Bodrum airport serves Altinkum and the Bodrum peninsular; while Dalaman is the best for Marmaris, Dalyan, Gocek, Fethiye and Kalkan. Antalya is the closest for Kas, Kemer, Belek, Side and Alanya.