Arriving at One Airport and Leaving from Another
On a touring itinerary or a cheap open-jaw ticket you land at one airport and fly home from another. For the transfer that simply means two separate routes, each with its own fixed price. The "return" option in the form does not fit here, because it means the same route twice.
- Bookings
- 2 one-way
- Airports
- 12
- Price
- per route
Why two bookings
The fixed price hangs on the route. Antalya–Belek and Belek–Dalaman are two different routes with two different distances, so two different prices. "Return" in the form is shorthand for the same route twice — with different airports it misleads.
So book two one-way journeys: the arrival from airport A to your hotel, and the departure from your hotel to airport B. Note in the notes field that the two belong together.
The second route is often the longer one
This is the part most often underestimated in planning. Land at Antalya and fly home from Dalaman and the journey back is considerably longer than the one out — and the pickup time moves forward accordingly. Do not judge the return by how the arrival felt; have it confirmed.
If the second destination has no page of its own
We drive from twelve airports, and the destinations we serve go beyond those with a page of their own: the destination overview shows the published ones, and more than that are bookable. If you cannot find your combination in the form, send us the two points and we will tell you the fixed price for the route.
Two airports in the same city
Istanbul is the commonest case: arriving at one and flying home from the other. That is two routes as well, and they differ more than the shared city suggests — more in Istanbul's two airports.
A stop rather than a second booking
If you change accommodation mid-trip, that is not two transfers but one with a stop — €15 each, up to three. Only when nights fall between the two journeys are they two separate bookings with two dates.
What goes into the two bookings
- For the arrival: the number of the flight you land on, and the scheduled landing time.
- For the departure: the departure time from the second airport — we work the pickup time back from it.
- In the notes field of both: that they belong together.
- The pickup address for the second journey, if you have moved in the meantime.
Both journeys are paid to the driver on their own day, and each can be cancelled free of charge up to 24 hours before its own pickup time.
Common questions
I land at Antalya and fly home from Dalaman. How do I book?
As two one-way journeys: the arrival from Antalya to your hotel, the departure from your hotel to Dalaman. Note in the notes field that they belong together.
Does that cost more than a return?
It costs what the two routes cost. If the second is longer than the first it is correspondingly more — the price hangs on the route, not on the number of bookings.
My combination is not in the form.
Send us both points. We serve more destinations than have a page of their own, and we will tell you the fixed price for the route.
When will I be collected for the more distant departure airport?
Considerably earlier than for a nearby one. We work back from your departure time and confirm the pickup time for your booking.
Related reading
Istanbul's Two Airports: What Sets Your Arrival Apart
Both about 40 km from the centre, both around an hour — and still not the same journey.
Read the articleGoing homeWhen Should You Leave Your Hotel for the Airport?
How a pickup time is worked backwards — and why the answer in Alanya is not the answer in Lara.
Read the articleBookingWhat You Need Before You Book an Airport Transfer
Six pieces of information and the booking is done. What to have open before you start, and what can follow later.
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