Private Side to Karain Cave Transfer — €70 Fixed
Getting from your hotel in Side to Karain Cave should not depend on tour-bus timetables or a taxi meter. SooTransfer picks you up at your hotel door and drives the ~101 km privately for a fixed €70 per vehicle (up to 6 passengers) — leave when you want, stay as long as you want, and message the same driver when you are ready to head back.
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Side → Karain Cave transfer price
| Vehicle | Passengers | Fixed price |
|---|---|---|
| Eco Van | up to 6 | €70 |
| Mercedes Vito | up to 7 | €80 |
| Mercedes V-Class | up to 6 | €85 |
| Mercedes Sprinter | up to 16 | €100 |
One way, hotel pickup included: €70 per vehicle in an Eco Van (1–6 passengers, 6 bags). Mercedes Vito (up to 7): €80. V-Class executive: €85. Sprinter for larger groups (up to 16): €100. The price is per car, not per person — a family of four rides for the same €70.
Planning it as a day out? Book the return leg at the same fixed rate and tell the driver your pickup time — or message us from Karain Cave when you are ready and a car comes back for you. No meter, no night surcharge, first child seat free.
What private means on this ride
The car and driver are yours alone from the Side hotel door to Karain Cave and back if you wish — leave when you want, stay as long as you want, no other pickups. First child seat free.
Visiting Karain Cave
Turkey's longest-inhabited cave — 500,000 years of human habitation, with a small archaeological museum. Karain Cave (40 km north of Antalya in Döşemealtı district) is the oldest continuously inhabited site in Turkey — flint tools, fossilised human teeth and animal bones spanning 500,000 years from Paleolithic to Roman times. The 30-m-deep cave has 7 chambers;…
Opening hours: Tue–Sun 08:30-18:00 summer, 08:30-17:00 winter. Closed Mondays. · Entry: €3 cave + museum. · Year-round (constant cave temperature). Combine with Termessos in winter.
★ 500,000 years of bones — Fossilised human teeth, hand-axes, and Pleistocene animal bones in stratigraphic layers.
★ 7-chamber cave — Walk-in access to the first 3 chambers — well-lit, dry, easy walk.
★ Site museum — Small but excellent display of the original Karain finds — flint tools, hand-axes, deer antlers.
💡 Cool inside: Cave is 18-19 °C year-round — bring a layer even in August.
Book the Karain Cave ride in 60 seconds
Message +90 551 464 26 32 on WhatsApp with your hotel name in Side and your preferred pickup time. You get the driver's name, the car's plate and the locked €70 price back within minutes. Payment is cash to the driver — EUR, USD, GBP or TRY — after the ride.
Frequently asked questions
How much is a transfer from Side to Karain Cave?
€70 fixed per vehicle one way (up to 6 passengers), hotel-door pickup included. Vito €80, V-Class €85, Sprinter €100.
How long is the drive from Side?
About 124 minutes for the ~101 km, traffic depending.
Can the driver wait and bring us back?
Yes — wait-and-return is our most popular option for Karain Cave. Agree the pickup time with the driver, or WhatsApp us when you are ready; the return runs at the same fixed rate.
Is it per person or per car?
Per car. Up to 6 passengers ride for one fixed €70 — with a child seat free if you need one.
Can you pick us up late at night after the visit?
Yes, at the same price — there is no night surcharge. Evening pickups from Karain Cave are routine in summer.