Marmaris has no airport of its own, so every trip starts with one decision: fly into Dalaman (DLM), about 95 km away and roughly 85-90 minutes by road over the Sakar Gecidi pass, or Milas-Bodrum (BJV), about 135 km away with no direct public bus. For almost everyone the answer is Dalaman. From Dalaman a pre-booked private transfer (a fixed-price Mercedes Vito) costs about 2,500 TL (around 45 EUR) for one to three passengers and 2,750 TL for four to six, door-to-door in about 85 minutes, with a free child seat on request. A walk-up airport taxi uses the official cooperative fixed board price of about 5,000 TL (around 94 EUR) to Marmaris and 5,200 TL to Icmeler; the regulated Mugla meter (150 TL flag plus roughly 45-50 TL per km) lands at a similar 4,500-4,900 TL for 95 km, with no night surcharge. The cheapest option is the municipal MUTTAS bus line 48-26 at about 420 TL per person, but it drops at Marmaris otogar two to three km short of the hotel strip, so add a final-leg taxi of roughly 550-800 TL. Renting an economy car costs about 38 EUR per day all-in in shoulder season and about 60 EUR per day in August with zero-excess cover, plus only around 430 TL of fuel for the airport run, and it replaces both transfers and every taxi or day trip during the stay. Bodrum is far costlier: private transfers exceed 100 EUR and there is no direct bus, so only fly into Bodrum if its fare is at least about 150 EUR per group cheaper. Turkey is not in the Schengen Area, so Dalaman and Bodrum run standard Turkish passport control with no EU EES biometric queues. Prices verified June 2026 at 1 EUR to 53 TL from the Mugla taxi tariff, MUTTAS fare list and Petrol Ofisi pump prices. This guide is independent and may earn a commission from booking partners; all figures are estimates for guidance only, so confirm live fares before you travel.