Cheap flights from Dublin to Dalaman

Book a couple of months ahead for the warm-weather weeks, and earlier still if your trip lands in August, when seats to the Turkish coast go first. October is the cheapest month on the calendar, with November, December and January listed for the quieter season and May sitting alongside August for summer demand. Midweek departures usually price below Friday and weekend ones, and Irish school holiday weeks tend to fill early. Whatever dates you settle on, check whether that day has a direct flight — a low headline fare is sometimes a connection in disguise.

Connections carry much of this route: Turkish Airlines and Pegasus both go through Istanbul, Air Baltic through Riga, and Lufthansa and British Airways through their own hubs, each stop adding hours to the day. Those connecting fares are often the cheaper pick outside the busiest weeks — weigh them before ruling them out. Ryanair, Pegasus and Air Baltic work on a low-cost basis, with bags and seat selection as paid extras, while Aer Lingus, Turkish Airlines, British Airways, BA CityFlyer and Lufthansa are full-service and include more in the ticket. Emerald Airlines completes the list, and direct Dublin to Dalaman flights operate too — worth hunting out when a single-leg day matters.

Sort out how you'll get away from the airport before you land. Dalaman Airport sits just outside the town itself, and the resort towns most visitors are heading for lie further out along the coast, so the onward drive can take a while. Pre-booked shuttles, hotel transfers, taxis and hire cars are the usual ways onward, and local buses reach Dalaman town if you're travelling light. Arrivals bunch up in the high season, so allow time at passport control, and if your flight lands late, confirm your transfer in advance — the public options thin out in the evening.

Currency

TRY (₺)

Power sockets

Type C, F · 230 V

Language

Turkish

Emergency number

112, 177

Driving side

right

Calling code

+36

Internet domain

.tr

Population of Dalaman

65 k (2012)

Time zone

UTC+03 (Europe/Istanbul)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Before booking, check Turkey's entry rules and that your passport meets them.
• Check whether your date has a direct flight — the balance between nonstop and connecting services shifts through the year.
• Price bags into the total: on Ryanair, Pegasus and Air Baltic, checked and cabin bags are paid extras.
• If separate tickets make up the journey, leave a generous buffer, because a missed self-transfer is yours alone to fix.
• Compare October, the cheapest month, with May and August on the price calendar before fixing your dates.