Car rental in Side

135 cars are available for car rental in Side, Antalya, from ₺1,456 a day for a Citroën C-Elysée up to ₺18,153 for a Volvo XC90. We deliver the vehicle to any address in Antalya and to Antalya Airport (AYT) and Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport (GZP), with the delivery address, date and time agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed.

Car rental in Side, Antalya without an airport counter

Rent-Trip works without a rental counter: we bring the car to any address in Side, and the delivery address, date and time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed. That means the keys reach you where you are staying, with the hand-over arranged in advance.

How delivery to your hotel or apartment works

We deliver to any address in Side, and the address, date and time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed. The fleet on this page runs to 135 cars, so a small hatchback for the beach and a seven-seat SUV for a family group both come from the same pool. Side's old-town lanes are narrow and partly closed to cars, so agree a drop-off point you can actually reach with luggage — the harbour end of the peninsula or a main-road address works better than a lane address inside the antique quarter. A driver meeting you at a pin on a map is only as good as that pin, so fix the spot in the message thread before the day.

Airport pick-up versus delivery in town

• Antalya Airport (AYT): we deliver to AYT as well as to any address in Side, with the time agreed in advance.
• Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport (GZP): the second airport on this coast is also a delivery point we cover.
• Side itself: hotels, apartments and villas anywhere in the resort are served the same way.
• Late landings: AYT sits 15.8 km from central Antalya, and Side is about 75 km from the city, so an evening arrival still works if the hour is fixed beforehand.
• Return: the car goes back to the same delivery point at the date and time named in the rental agreement.

The choice between meeting the car at the airport and taking it at your hotel comes down to one thing: whether you want to drive the coastal road into Side yourself or let the first leg of the trip happen without you. Landing at AYT at night, some travellers prefer the car at the airport rather than a morning delivery — Side is about 75 km from Antalya by road. For a daytime arrival with a tired family, a delivery to the hotel removes the first navigation of an unfamiliar country from the day entirely, and the car is waiting when you have unpacked.

What a car rental in Side, Antalya costs per day, week and month

Prices on this page run from ₺1,456 a day for the cheapest Economy car to ₺18,153 a day for the top of the Luxury range, VAT included. Nine classes sit between those two ends, and the class you pick decides both the daily figure and how many cars you have to choose from.

Daily rates by class

Economy holds 23 of the 135 cars, the same count as Premium, so the widest choice on this page sits at the bottom of the range rather than the top. The cheapest single car is the Citroën C-Elysée — a 1.5 L diesel sedan with a manual gearbox and five seats. The most expensive is the Volvo XC90, a seven-seat hybrid at the far end of Luxury.

Weekly and monthly bookings

Weekly and monthly bookings are both worked out from the daily rate — weekly as the daily figure times six, monthly as the daily figure times twenty-one. The longer the booking, the lower the cost of each day, and that multiplier is the whole mechanic: it is the same arithmetic whether you take the C-Elysée or the XC90.

We quote these figures because they are the only ones that hold across the fleet; anything tied to a specific model, a season or a length of hire beyond the two multipliers is agreed with a manager when the booking is fixed. On a two-week stay, working out the weekly rate against the daily one before you call saves a conversation — the maths is on the page.

What moves the figure inside a class

A class is a price band, not a single car. Inside Economy alone the range is wide, and the difference between the two ends is mostly gearbox and fuel: the cheapest car is a manual diesel, while automatic petrol hatchbacks such as the Hyundai i10 or the Kia Picanto sit a little higher. Automatic covers 119 of the 135 cars, manual only 16, so if you cannot drive a manual you are choosing from most of the fleet — but not from its very cheapest corner. Petrol accounts for 80 cars, diesel 42, hybrid 10 and electric 3; the three electric cars sit in Premium, which is why the electric entry point is higher than the Economy floor. Pick the gearbox first, then the class — doing it the other way round is how people end up paying for an automatic they did not need or discovering the cheap car they wanted is a manual.

Choosing a car rental in Side, Antalya by party size and trip

Most bookings are decided by one number before the model name is even read: how many people are travelling. Of the 135 cars on this page, 112 seat five, 13 seat nine, six seat seven, and the rest cover 3, 4, 8 and 15 seats. We match the car to the party first, then to the road.

Five seats, seven seats or a nine-seat minibus

• Five seats (112 cars): the default for couples and small families — Citroën C-Elysée, Hyundai i10 or Kia Picanto, all five-seaters from ₺1,456.
• Seven seats (6 cars): Dacia Jogger, Peugeot 5008, Dacia Lodgy and Volvo XC90 — the last one is also the most expensive car on this page.
• Nine seats (13 cars): Toyota Proace Verso is the cheapest way to move nine people, with Hyundai Staria and Volkswagen Transporter above it.
• Fifteen seats (1 car): Ford Transit, the only vehicle here at that size.
• Three and four seats (1 car each): Ford Transit Custom and MINI Cooper — niche picks, not family cars.

Seat count, not class, is what decides a family booking: a Comfort hatchback and a Minivans bus can sit in the same price band, so check the seat line before you fall for a model name.

Petrol, diesel, hybrid or electric

The fleet splits Petrol 80, Diesel 42, Hybrid 10 and Electric 3, and the fuel you pick changes the running cost as well as the daily rate. Petrol was around 79 TL a litre at the end of October 2026, diesel 99.3 TL and LPG 41.4 TL, so a diesel car is the pricier litre here — the cheaper fuel is not automatically the cheaper car. Electric is the thinnest slice of the page: three cars, among them Mercedes-Benz EQA and BMW iX1, worth taking only if you have charging where you stay. Hybrid sits between the two: Toyota Yaris and Toyota Corolla cut consumption in town without a plug. In our experience the diesel-versus-petrol question matters most on long western runs, where a 1.5 L diesel sedan such as Peugeot 301 is cheaper per day but dearer per litre than a small petrol automatic.

Day trips from Side that justify the keys

• Aspendos: the Roman theatre and aqueduct sit inland near Serik, well under an hour's drive west of Side.
• Köprülü Canyon: the national park road climbs into the Taurus foothills — check the route with the manager; off-road driving is prohibited by the rental agreement.
• Manavgat waterfall: a short run from Side, easy on a half-day with a five-seat hatchback.
• Olympos and Demre (Myra): a full day west along the coast, best started early.
• Alanya: east along the D400, a straightforward drive with no motorway gate on the way.

There is no otoyol in the province in 2026, so every one of these runs is ordinary road rather than a toll gate — plan fuel stops, not HGS top-ups.

Documents and drivers for a car rental in Side, Antalya

Side sits on a peninsula about 75 km east of the regional capital, and the paperwork for a car rental in Side, Antalya is agreed with the manager when booking, not at a counter on arrival. The delivery address, the date and the time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed, so the documents you hold decide which classes are open to you.

Passport, licence and the six-month rule

• Passport and entry stamp: both are needed, and the entry stamp is what starts the clock on how long a foreign licence may be used.
• Home driving licence: the licence you normally drive on, brought with you rather than left at the hotel.
• International Driving Permit: required if your licence is not in Latin script; some rental companies ask for one more broadly, so check the offer's terms.
• Six-month limit: a licence issued abroad may be used for at most six months from the date of entry into Turkey, after which it must be exchanged for a Turkish one at any nüfus müdürlüğü.
• Credit card: a card in the main driver's name is required for the security hold; the amount is set out in the rental agreement.

The six-month window is counted from entry, not from the booking, so a long summer with several rentals fits inside one permit period. If your stay runs past that date, plan the exchange rather than the next rental — after six months the foreign licence no longer covers you behind the wheel.

Credit card, age and experience by class

A credit card in the main driver's name is required for the security hold, and the hold itself is set out in the rental agreement rather than quoted here. Age and driving-experience requirements rise with the class of car, which means the cheapest and the fastest vehicles on the page do not open on the same terms. In our experience the mismatch catches people who book a Premium or Luxury model on a licence held for a short time: the class is available, the driver conditions for it are not. Tell the manager the year you passed your test and your date of birth when you agree the booking, and the model list narrows to what actually fits. The Economy class alone holds 23 cars, so the range that fits a newer licence is wider than it looks.

What the manager needs before the car is released

• Delivery details: the address in Side, the date and the time, agreed in advance — the car is brought to you, and the hand-over is arranged when booking.
• Drivers named in the agreement: who may drive is set out in the rental agreement, and any further arrangement is agreed when booking.
• Return point: the same delivery point at the date and time in the contract; a different drop-off may carry a fee set out in the rental agreement.
• Questions on cover: what sits beyond the compulsory third-party insurance is answered from the agreement, not from a counter leaflet.

Documents are the one part of a car rental in Side, Antalya that cannot be sorted on the day of delivery if something is missing — a licence left in a suitcase in another city turns a confirmed booking into a phone call.

Insurance and tolls for a car rental in Side, Antalya

Two things sit behind the wheel before the engine does: the cover that is required by law and the tag that pays for bridges. Both are settled before you drive off, and neither is a surprise at the counter — there is no counter.

What compulsory traffic insurance covers

Every car we supply carries the compulsory third-party cover required by law. Article 91 of law 2918 obliges the operator of a vehicle to hold zorunlu mali sorumluluk sigortası, and a car without a valid policy is removed from traffic entirely. Rent-Trip includes this cover in the rental, so the legal minimum is never something you arrange yourself. What this policy does not do is protect the car itself: it answers for damage caused to other people and their property, and it stops there. Anything beyond that — the excess, the damage waiver, what happens to the bodywork — is set out in the rental agreement, which you read before the booking is fixed. On a narrow Side lane, that distinction decides who pays for a scraped door.

HGS, bridges and the toll question

• HGS: the Fast Pass System tag, run by KGM, is how bridges and motorway gates are paid for in Turkey; how the tag works on your car is agreed when booking.
• No otoyol in the province: the KGM inventory of completed motorways lists no Antalya row for any year through 2026, so there is no motorway toll to pay on local runs.
• Nearest paid roads: the closest completed otoyol is in Denizli province (148 km of motorway) and Aydın (350 km) — long-distance territory, not a beach run.
• Under construction: the Antalya–Alanya Otoyolu, 122 km between Serik and Konaklı, was about 30% ready in August 2026; whether it will be tolled has not been announced.
• Tag balance: keep enough on the HGS account for the gates you plan to cross; how the balance is handled is agreed when booking.
• Who settles tolls and penalties: this is agreed when booking — it is not stated on this page.

Reading the cover before the keys

Insurance paperwork is where travellers skim, and it is the one place skimming costs money. Compulsory traffic insurance is a legal floor, not a comfort blanket: it covers harm to third parties, while the car you are driving is a separate question answered by the agreement. Ask which document governs the excess before you accept the vehicle, and keep the rental agreement with the car papers for the whole trip. In our experience the questions that matter most come from drivers heading east along the coast to Alanya or inland to Aspendos — longer days, more road, more reason to know exactly what is covered.

Fuel and hand-over on a car rental in Side, Antalya

Two things decide how a car rental in Side, Antalya ends: the fuel you put back in the tank and the point where the keys change hands. Both are fixed before you drive away, and neither is left to guesswork at the kerb.

Full-to-full and what happens if you skip it

The car comes clean with a full tank and must be returned with a full tank — the full-to-full rule. If you hand it back with less fuel than it left with, the missing fuel and a refuelling service fee are charged as set out in the rental agreement. No other fuel option exists here: there is no pre-paid tank and no full-to-empty arrangement on this page, so the tank is your responsibility from the first kilometre to the last. How the fuel level is recorded is set out in the rental agreement. On a week-long booking fuel use depends on the model and your route, so budget for the final refill before the return. Fill up before the return — one Petrol Ofisi price applies across the province.

Returning the car to the same point

Return goes to the same delivery point, on the date and time written in the contract. We bring the vehicle to any address in Antalya and to Antalya Airport (AYT) and Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport (GZP); the delivery address, date and time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed. Want a different drop-off from the pick-up? That is arranged case by case, and an additional fee may apply — it is set out in the rental agreement, not quoted on this page. Our delivery area covers Kaleiçi, Lara, Konyaaltı, the bus station, Belek, Kemer and Side, so a hotel-to-airport shift is usually a conversation, not a problem.

• Same point, same time: the contract names the address and the clock time; anything else is a change to agree in advance.
• Different point: possible case by case, with a fee from the rental agreement.
• Outside the area: arranged case by case and never promised on the site.
• Fuel at return: full, as it left — otherwise fuel plus a refuelling service fee.
• Late return: the return time is contractual, so tell the manager early if plans move.

What to check before the keys change hands

Agree the return time with the manager when booking, and keep the contract to hand for the rest of the trip. Conditions beyond fuel — the security hold, what the insurance covers past the compulsory policy, mileage — sit in that document, and it is faster to read them at the start than to argue at the end. Reading the agreement early saves a phone call on departure day.

Booking a car rental in Side, Antalya with a manager

Booking with us runs through a manager rather than a checkout screen, and that is deliberate: the delivery address, the date and the time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed. Rent-Trip works on a self-drive model, so once the car is in your hands there is no driver, no counter and no queue behind you. The 135 cars on this page, from ₺1,456 to ₺18,153 a day, are all booked the same way.

What to have ready before you message us

• Delivery address: the exact hotel, apartment or villa name in Side, plus a landmark the driver can find — Side's old-town lanes are narrow and a gate number alone often is not enough.
• Date and time window: the hour you actually want the car, not the hour your flight is scheduled to land; a delayed landing pushes the whole hand-over back.
• Return point: normally the same address you took delivery at; a different point is arranged case by case and the fee is set out in the rental agreement.
• Class or model: the class is what we confirm, so name the seats and the gearbox you need rather than a single model you have seen on the page.
• Documents: passport, entry stamp and home driving licence, plus an International Driving Permit if the licence is not in Latin script.
• Card: a credit card in the main driver's name, which is required for the security hold.

How the request turns into a confirmed car

You send the address, the dates and the class; the manager checks what is free in that class on those dates and comes back with the car, the total and the hand-over time. Nothing is fixed until you both agree on those three points — the address, the date and the time. Prices on this site include VAT (VAT 20%), so the figure you are quoted is the figure that stands; what sits beyond it, such as the security hold and the conditions of the rental agreement, is set out in that agreement rather than in a chat message.

Two things worth settling in the same conversation. First, the fuel rule: the car comes clean with a full tank and must go back full, otherwise the missing fuel and a refuelling service fee are charged as set out in the rental agreement. Second, the airport option — we deliver to Antalya Airport (AYT) and Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport (GZP) as well as to any address in Side, and AYT sits 15.8 km, about 20 minutes by road, from central Antalya, so a late landing still works if you fix the time in advance.

In our practice the bookings that go smoothly are the ones where the traveller names the street and the hour in the first message. A car can be held for a window you have agreed; it cannot be held for a window nobody has written down.