Regnum Carya is about 27 km and 27 minutes from Antalya Airport (AYT); Rixos Premium Belek about 38 km and 38 minutes. Both are gated estates where the transfer passes a security checkpoint before the lobby.
Quick answer: two Belek resorts, two different arrivals
Both resorts are five-star gated estates in Belek, in the Serik district east of Antalya Airport (AYT), and in both the transfer passes a security checkpoint before it reaches the lobby. The differences are in the numbers around that. The route to Regnum Carya in Kadriye is about 27 km and 27 minutes. The route to Rixos Premium Belek is about 38 km and 38 minutes. Regnum Carya also has the longer walk to the beach, about 10 minutes against 3 at Rixos. Two hotels in the same area can therefore mean quite different arrivals, which is why the hotel name matters more than the area label.
The two resorts side by side
| Rixos Premium Belek | Regnum Carya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | Belek, Serik district | Kadriye, Belek (Serik district) |
| Transfer from the airport | 37.6 km, about 38 minutes | 27.3 km, about 27 minutes |
| Entry | Security checkpoint, long tree-lined driveway, lobby forecourt | Main gate with security clearance, then lobby or villa forecourt |
| Meeting point | Main lobby entrance, after the security gate | Main hotel lobby, or a coordinated villa entry point |
| On foot | Private beach 3 minutes | Golf clubhouse 5 minutes, beach 10 minutes |
| Guest profile | Families, couples, golf and theme-park visitors | Golfers, luxury travellers, families in villas |
Rixos Premium Belek: checkpoint, driveway, forecourt
Rixos Premium Belek is a five-star ultra-all-inclusive resort on around a kilometre of private sandy beach, with large pool complexes and championship golf courses nearby.
The internal paths are long, which is why drop-off is at the central lobby forecourt rather than at a room or block. Family suites and kids' clubs are part of the offer, and the private beach is three minutes on foot. For arrival day the useful reading is that the transfer is the longer of the two, but once you are at the forecourt the sea is close.
Regnum Carya: main gate, then lobby or villa
Regnum Carya is a five-star golf resort in Kadriye with an 18-hole floodlit championship course, FIFA-standard football pitches and private villas, and it has hosted a G20 Summit. It sits inside an expansive secured estate. Private transfers clear the main gate, then continue to the lobby or to a villa forecourt. Transfer vehicles take guests directly to reception or to the villa entry point, and the pickup point is the main hotel lobby or a coordinated villa entry point.
That last point is the one that deserves attention if you have booked a villa. The villa entry point is coordinated rather than automatic, so it is worth confirming with the hotel in advance which entrance applies to you and sharing it with the transfer booking. The shorter drive of this resort is offset by distances on site: the golf clubhouse is five minutes on foot and the beach ten.
Which suits which arrival
- The shortest road after a long flight: Regnum Carya, whose transfer is clearly the shorter of the two.
- The sea within a few minutes of the lobby: Rixos Premium Belek, at three minutes on foot against ten.
- Golf as the reason for the trip: Regnum Carya, where the clubhouse is five minutes from the lobby area on foot, though Rixos also lists championship golf courses nearby.
- A villa stay with several generations: Regnum Carya, where the villa accommodation is described as suiting multi-generational groups and drivers can deliver guests to the villa entry point.
- Families with small children and a wish to be dropped at one central point: Rixos Premium Belek, where drop-off is at the central lobby forecourt because the internal paths are long.
If you are also weighing Belek against a resort closer to the airport, see our article on Lara or Belek: airport proximity against resort scale.
Arrival-day notes that apply to both
- Terminal. Antalya Airport has two international terminals, and Terminal 2 is a separate building about 2.5 km from Terminal 1, linked by a shuttle bus or taxi. Confirm which one your flight uses.
- Meeting point at the airport. The arrivals hall, just past customs.
- Flight changes. Flight status is monitored for airport pickups, and pickup timing may be adjusted based on the actual arrival time.
- The gate. Both estates are secured. It is worth checking with your resort what the gate expects of arriving vehicles and keeping your booking details to hand.
- Season. In summer (June-September) the airport handles up to 910 daily flights, against around 270 in winter, so allow more room on the airport side in summer.
For transfer and booking options, see the route pages for Antalya Airport to Regnum Carya and Antalya Airport to Rixos Premium Belek.
