This guide gives you a straightforward comparison of car hire and taxis in Belek, based on real costs and realistic scenarios, so you can make the right decision for your holiday.

The Cost Comparison – Car Hire vs Taxi in Belek

Cost is usually the first consideration, so let us look at some typical taxi fares from Belek to the destinations most visitors want to reach, compared with the daily cost of a hire car.

Typical Taxi Fares from Belek

Taxi fares in Turkey are metered but drivers in tourist areas frequently quote flat rates — especially for longer journeys. The following figures are approximate and based on typical rates during the 2024 and 2025 seasons. Fares are generally higher in peak season and after dark.

Belek to Antalya Old Town (Kaleiçi): 400 to 600 Turkish lira each way. A return trip therefore costs 800 to 1,200 lira — and that is without any waiting time if you want the driver to collect you later.

Belek to Aspendos: 300 to 500 lira each way. A return trip to the theatre with no waiting is 600 to 1,000 lira. If you ask the driver to wait for two hours while you visit the site, expect to pay an additional waiting charge on top.

Belek to Side: 500 to 700 lira each way. A return trip costs 1,000 to 1,400 lira. Side is a full day destination — if you want the taxi to return and collect you, the total cost rises considerably.

Belek to Köprülü Canyon: 800 to 1,200 lira each way. A return trip to the canyon can cost 1,600 to 2,400 lira or more, making a taxi to this destination an expensive choice for even a small group.

Belek to Antalya Airport (AYT): 350 to 500 lira each way — a journey of around 30 to 35 minutes.

Typical Car Hire Costs in Belek

A daily hire car from Belcarhi starts from around 1,200 to 1,500 lira per day for an economy vehicle in the mid season, with weekly rates offering significantly better value. For the price of a single return taxi trip to Side, you can hire a car for an entire day and visit Side, Aspendos and Manavgat in the same outing.

When you factor in that a hire car gives you unlimited travel for the day — not a single fixed journey — the cost advantage over taxis becomes substantial for anyone planning more than one outing during their stay.

Flexibility – The Argument No Taxi Can Win

Cost aside, the more important difference between a hire car and a taxi is flexibility — and this is where taxis in Belek simply cannot compete.

With a hire car, you leave when you are ready, not when a taxi is available. You stop where you want — at a roadside viewpoint, a village market, a beach you spotted on the way. You stay at Aspendos until the light is perfect for photographs without watching a meter running. You decide at lunchtime to add Perge to your itinerary on the way home. You come back to your hotel when the day feels complete rather than when a pre-booked taxi arrives to collect you.

With a taxi, every change of plan involves a negotiation and usually an additional cost. Drivers are not always available when you need them. The most popular taxis at Belek resorts are often booked up during peak season, meaning you may wait longer than expected for a car. And if you want to visit more than one destination in a day, you will either need to pay the driver to wait at each stop or arrange multiple separate taxis — both of which add up quickly.

Convenience – Hotel Delivery Changes Everything

One of the objections people raise to hiring a car in Belek is the inconvenience of collecting it — either from an airport desk after a long flight, or from a hire company office that requires its own taxi trip to reach. This is a legitimate concern with traditional hire companies, but it does not apply to Belcarhi.

Belcarhi delivers your hire car directly to your hotel — whichever resort in Belek, Kadriye or Boğazkent you are staying in. The car is at your hotel reception at the agreed time. No airport queues, no unfamiliar office, no additional journey to collect the vehicle. When you are finished with the car, we collect it from your hotel in the same way.

In terms of convenience, this model is actually easier than calling a taxi — particularly for families with luggage, young children or elderly travellers.

When a Taxi Makes More Sense

It would not be a fair comparison without acknowledging the situations where a taxi is genuinely the better choice.

Single short journeys: If you need to get to one specific place and back — a restaurant in Belek town, a friend’s hotel, a shopping centre — and you do not plan to drive anywhere else during your holiday, a taxi is perfectly adequate and you avoid the admin of setting up a hire.

Night out: If you want to have a proper evening out with drinks, a taxi home is the sensible and responsible option. A hire car is not useful when you cannot drive it.

Airport transfer on arrival day only: If you arrive late, plan to spend your first day at the resort and only want to explore from day two onward, it may make sense to take a taxi from the airport on arrival and arrange your hire car to begin the following morning. Belcarhi can deliver the car to your hotel the next day at whatever time suits you.

Very short holidays: If you are in Belek for three nights and plan to spend all of them at the resort, the cost of a hire car may not be justified. For stays of four nights or more where you intend to explore, the calculation changes significantly.

Safety and Insurance

A concern some visitors have about hiring a car in Turkey is road safety and insurance. Both are worth addressing directly.

The main roads around Belek — the D400 coastal highway and the motorways heading north — are well maintained, well signposted and no more challenging to drive than comparable roads in Western Europe. Traffic can be heavy around Antalya city during rush hours, but the coastal road east and west of Belek is generally straightforward.

On insurance, the key thing to check with any hire company in Turkey is whether the vehicle includes full CASCO insurance and whether there is a franchise — an excess amount that you would have to pay in the event of an accident or damage. Many budget hire companies in Belek include a franchise of several hundred to several thousand lira, which is held as a deposit against your credit card.

Belcarhi includes full CASCO insurance with zero franchise on every vehicle. No deposit is held, no credit card is required and there is no excess charge in the event of a claim. This is significantly better coverage than most hire companies offer as standard.

The Verdict

For a holiday in Belek of four nights or more where you plan to explore — even once or twice — hiring a car from Belcarhi is almost certainly the better value and more enjoyable option. The cost of a single taxi return trip to Side pays for a full day’s hire. The flexibility to go where you want, when you want, without negotiating fares or waiting for drivers, transforms the quality of your day trips entirely.

For short single journeys in the evening or on arrival day, taxis remain a perfectly good option. The two are not mutually exclusive — many visitors hire a car for most of their stay and use taxis when they want to go out for dinner.

Belcarhi delivers your hire car to your hotel in Belek — no deposit, no credit card, no airport queue. Full CASCO insurance with zero franchise included as standard. Economy cars, SUVs, 7-seaters, convertibles and luxury models available.

To check availability or ask a question, contact Kadir Can directly by WhatsApp or phone: +90 507 650 67 69

Car Hire vs Taxi in Belek – Summary Comparison