Cheap flights from London to Antalya

November is the cheapest month on this route, sitting between the summer rush and the winter holidays. Fares climb from late spring through the school summer break and jump again around Christmas and New Year, when Antalya fills with people escaping the northern cold. Spring and autumn give you the kindest mix of weather and price. Fly midweek rather than at the weekend if your dates are flexible, and book well ahead for half-term and Easter, when the London departures sell out first.

Low-cost carriers do most of the work on this route: easyJet, Jet2, Wizz Air UK and Wizz Air Malta, Norwegian, Sun Express and Corendon Airlines all sell seats, while TUI Airways and Mavi Gok Aviation carry much of the holiday traffic. BA EuroFlyer is the full-service name in the mix, and its fares usually include a cabin bag and a seat. On the low-cost tickets, hold luggage, seat choice and food are extras, so add the bag to the fare before you compare two tickets. Departures are spread across London's airports, so check which one your fare leaves from.

Every flight from London lands at Antalya airport, the only airport serving the city, so there is no choice of arrival point to weigh up. It sits outside the centre, which means a transfer rather than a walk: taxis, private transfers and shuttle buses all meet the arrivals hall, and plenty of hotels along the coast arrange their own pick-up. Passport control gets busy when several flights land close together, which happens often in high season. If your hotel is in a resort outside Antalya rather than the city itself, sort your transfer before you fly instead of haggling at the taxi rank after a long flight.

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 Antalya

2.4 M (2018)

Time zone

UTC+03 (Europe/Istanbul)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check which London airport your fare leaves from, because the city spreads its departures across several.
• Add hold luggage to a low-cost fare before you compare, since the bag is rarely in the headline ticket.
• On two separate tickets, leave a generous gap in case the first flight runs late.
• Carry a passport valid for your whole stay in Turkey and check the current entry rules before you fly.
• Book early for half-term, Easter and the summer school break, when these departures fill first.
• Decide between Antalya city and a coastal resort before booking, as the transfer differs.