Airport to hotel, door to door
Your driver meets you inside the arrivals hall with a name board, carries your luggage to the car, and takes you to your hotel's entrance. There is no second taxi, no walk with cases, and no negotiation at the other end.
The price is fixed when you book and covers the vehicle, luggage, child seats, tolls, parking and waiting time. It does not change if your flight lands at three in the morning, which — given how many flights into Ercan connect through Istanbul overnight — is a substantial share of arrivals.
Where the hotels actually are
Journey times vary far more than the map suggests, because the resort areas are spread along the coast rather than clustered around the airport.
| Hotel area | From Ercan | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nicosia (Lefkoşa) | 20 minutes | Business hotels, shortest transfer on the island |
| Kyrenia (Girne) centre | 35 minutes | Highest concentration of hotels in the north |
| Çatalköy / Karaoğlanoğlu | 38–40 minutes | Beach resorts either side of Kyrenia |
| Famagusta (Gazimağusa) | 40 minutes | Walled city and university district |
| Esentepe | 45 minutes | Golf resorts and villa complexes |
| Salamis | 45 minutes | Beach hotels beside the Roman ruins |
| İskele / Long Beach | 1 hour | Resort towers along several km of coast |
| Bafra | 1 hour 15 minutes | Five-star resorts and casinos |
What to send us when you book
The single thing that most improves a hotel transfer is an exact destination. Our drivers know the named resorts, but the newer complexes multiply every year and several share access roads.
- The hotel or complex name in full — not just the town
- Block and apartment number for aparthotels and resort complexes
- A map pin if your booking confirmation includes one
- Your flight number, so a delay is tracked automatically
- Whether you are checking in at a reception or collecting keys from an agent
This matters most at Long Beach in İskele, on the Esentepe hillsides and around Çatalköy, where lanes are frequently unnamed and unlit.
The Bafra resorts and late departures
The five-star strip at Bafra — Concorde, Kaya Artemis, Noah's Ark, Elexus — sits on an otherwise empty coast an hour and a quarter from Ercan. There is no town, no taxi rank and no practical public transport.
Whatever you arrange for the arrival, you will need again for the departure, and a 3am casino departure is a routine booking on this route rather than an exception. Book both legs together: it costs less as a pair and it is the only dependable way off that coast at those hours.
Frequently asked questions
Do you take me to the hotel door?
Yes — transfers are door to door. Give the full hotel or complex name, plus block and apartment number for aparthotels, and the driver takes you to the correct entrance rather than the nearest junction.
How long is the transfer from Ercan Airport to a Kyrenia hotel?
About 35 minutes to central Kyrenia. Çatalköy and Karaoğlanoğlu are around 40 minutes, Esentepe 45, and the Bafra resorts about 1 hour 15.
What if my flight lands in the middle of the night?
Nothing changes. We operate 24 hours a day at the same price, with no night surcharge, and we track your flight so the driver is there when you land.
Can you collect me from the hotel for my departure?
Yes, and we recommend booking it with your arrival. Return bookings cost less as a pair and guarantee a vehicle for early departures from places like Bafra and İskele where finding one on the day is genuinely difficult.
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