Dalaman Airport to Kaş
Dalaman Airport to Kaş is about 140 km and takes roughly 125 minutes by car. A private transfer costs from around €95, or take the Havaş bus.
Kaş, DalamanEsginmurat / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0Kaş is a bohemian Mediterranean town known for diving, views across to the Greek island of Meis and the ancient theatre of Antiphellos.
Every way to get there
Our verdict: for Kaş, a private transfer is the easiest door-to-door option (from €95). Travelling light on a budget? The bus is cheapest (from €9) but slower, with a change in the city.
What it costs for your group
The bus is charged per person, while a taxi or private transfer is one price for the whole car — so the more of you there are, the better door-to-door value looks.
| Group | Bus (per person) | Private transfer | Best value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo · 1 traveller | €9 | €95 | Bus |
| Couple · 2 travellers | €18 | €95 | Bus |
| Family of 4 · 4 travellers | €36 | €95 | Bus |
Which option should you choose?
| If your priority is… | Our pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest price | Bus | From €9, though slower with a change in the city. |
| Speed & comfort | Private transfer | Door-to-door, fixed price, a driver waiting for you. |
| A group of 3–4 | Transfer or taxi | One flat fare splits cheaper than several bus tickets. |
| A late-night arrival | Transfer or taxi | Both run 24/7 when buses and the tram have stopped. |
By transport mode
Taxi
Metered from the rank; fares rise steeply on the longer coastal runs.
Where to catch it: Official taxi rank outside the terminal. Taxis are metered — check it's running before you set off.
Best for small groups in a hurryPrivate transfer
Fixed price, meet & greet and flight tracking — the simplest door-to-door option with luggage.
Where to catch it: Your driver meets you in the arrivals hall with a name sign.
Best for families, groups & late arrivalsCar rental
Per day; the flexible choice if you plan to explore the coast.
Where to catch it: Car-hire desks are in the terminal arrivals area.
Best for travellers who want to exploreBus / shuttle
The long way round — a change at Fethiye and low frequency.
Where to catch it: Change at Fethiye Otogar for the Kaş bus.
Best for solo & budget travellersKaş & Dalaman in photos
Buying tickets in Dalaman
Dalaman is a resort airport with no train or metro. Public transport is the Havaş shuttle bus, which meets flights outside arrivals and runs to Fethiye and Marmaris otogar (bus stations) roughly every 90 minutes; the municipal Muttaş bus also serves those centres. There is no travel card. Buy your seat from the Havaş desk or on board, where card payment is normally accepted. For villages and hotels off the main route, a pre-booked private transfer or a metered taxi is the realistic option.
Taxi scams & safety in Dalaman
Because most arrivals are package tourists, the main risk is taxi drivers quoting inflated flat fares for the long runs to Fethiye, Ölüdeniz or Marmaris. Use the official taxi rank outside the terminal and ask for the meter, or pre-book a fixed-price transfer so the total is agreed in writing. Ignore anyone approaching you inside the hall with a car. Confirm your name on any booked transfer driver's board before getting in, and never hand over your passport to hold a fare.
Getting from DLM to Kaş
Kaş is the one you drive toward for hours, and the drive is part of the deal. Somewhere past Fethiye the road narrows and starts hugging the coast, pine on one shoulder and a blinding slice of sea on the other, and you stop caring how long it takes. From Dalaman it is around 140 kilometres and roughly two hours behind the wheel, the farthest of these towns from the airport by a fair margin. That distance is the whole story of how you get there, so let me walk you through it the way a fellow traveller would, not a timetable.
A town that rewards the long road
Kaş wears its bohemian streak openly. Cats asleep in sun-bleached lanes, bougainvillea spilling over whitewashed walls, dive boats bobbing in the little harbour, and above the town the old Hellenistic theatre of Antiphellos, its stone seats facing out across the water to the Greek island of Meis so close you feel you could swim it. This is a diving and sea-kayaking town at heart, a place people come to disappear into the blue for a week and surface slightly changed. It is also, geographically, a bit of a hideout, and the transport reflects that.
The bus exists, but it makes you earn it
There is no convenient direct coach from Dalaman Airport to Kaş. The airport's coaches mostly run to Fethiye and Marmaris, so reaching Kaş means riding to Fethiye first, then changing at the otogar for a Kaş-bound bus. Budget roughly €9 to €16 all in, but expect around three and a half hours or more once you factor the change and the waiting, and it is infrequent and never door-to-door. For a lone traveller on a shoestring with a whole day to spend and no heavy luggage, it can be a good, grounded way to arrive. For most people carrying dive gear or arriving tired, it is a lot of effort for the saving.
Transfers and taxis, and why they win here
Because of that distance and the awkward bus, pre-booked transfers and taxis do most of the heavy lifting for Kaş arrivals. A metered taxi from the official rank outside the terminal runs roughly €85 to €130, door-to-door, running 24/7, taking about two hours. A private transfer through the likes of Kiwitaxi or Welcome Pickups sits a touch higher, around €95 to €140, booked ahead so the price is locked and a driver is waiting whatever time you land.
- The taxi suits the spontaneous arrival who wants to walk out, use the marked rank, check the meter is running and just go.
- The private transfer suits divers and groups who want a fixed price locked in and a car sized for boards, bags and fins, with no fare to haggle when you roll in tired.
Here is where the maths turns friendly: both of those are priced per car, not per head. Split three or four ways, a transfer over this distance stops feeling like a splurge and starts looking like the sensible choice. Two couples sharing can land somewhere near bus territory on a per-person basis while keeping the door-to-door comfort.
Or take the keys and make it yours
If your instinct is to wander, hire a car. The desks are right there in arrivals, with names you know, roughly €22 to €41 a day depending on season and how far ahead you book. This is the independent traveller's move, and it pays off around Kaş, where half the joy is the empty coves and Lycian ruins you find on a whim between here and Kalkan. Just know the last stretch into town has its bends, so take it easy and let the faster locals pass.
Rolling in after dark
Landing late over this kind of distance asks for a plan. The taxi rank runs around the clock and a pre-booked transfer means someone is genuinely waiting, both far better bets than gambling on a midnight bus connection through Fethiye that may not exist. If you do arrive in the small hours, message your guesthouse ahead so someone leaves a light on, because Kaş folds up quietly at night and its lanes are dim and lovely rather than well-signposted.
A couple of things worth pocketing: keep some cash for the meter or a driver, since not every ride takes a card cleanly, and if diving is why you came, tell your operator your arrival window so they can slot you into a morning boat. Treat these EUR figures as rough guides, not gospel, since seasons and fuel move them around. Then let the road do its slow coastal thing, and arrive ready to trade the map for a mask and a pair of fins.
