Antalyakart: One Card for the Bus and the Tram

One card, the whole municipal network

The Antalyakart is Antalya's contactless transport card. A single card works on the municipal buses, the AntRay tram that runs the length of the city, and the rest of the municipality's vehicles. Tap the validator as you board. (The nostalgic seafront tram has been out of service since a fire on 23 June 2026 — the municipality says the line is staying and is studying new vehicles, but don't plan around it for now.)

Where to get one

Cards are sold at the card centers, at the top-up machines that also sell cards, and at many kiosks and corner shops around the city. The card centers keep office hours — weekdays 08:30–12:30 and 13:00–18:00, Saturdays 08:30–12:00 — but the machines don't sleep.

Topping up

Machines take cash or a credit card. You can also load online — through the Antalyakart app or the website — with one catch worth knowing: an online top-up reaches your card at your first boarding tap, not instantly. If you load online on the way to the stop, the balance arrives when you tap the validator, so it works — but the tap is what completes it.

Transfers are the part people miss

You get one free transfer if you board again between five minutes and one hour after your first boarding (the five-minute gap is how the system knows it's a genuine transfer, not a double tap). Between different tram lines, the free transfer window stretches to two hours.

The exception matters: transfers don't apply to disposable cards or to boardings paid by bank card. If you're staying, get the actual Antalyakart — it's the transfers that make it pay.

No card yet? Your bank card boards the bus

Contactless credit and debit cards work on the validators; the official FAQ currently lists a bank-card ride at ₺50. It's the day-one answer before you've found a card center — just know you're paying full fare every time, with no transfer rights.

The phone-as-card trick — Android only

The Antalyakart app can turn an NFC Android phone into your card for a one-time fee (₺19 at the time of writing). iPhones can't do this — Apple restricts NFC — so iOS users stick with the physical card and use the app for top-ups and balance checks.

What a ride costs

Fares change too often for a number written here to stay true — check the current tariff on the official Antalyakart pages linked below before you load the card.

Card types

Alongside the standard card there's a personalized card (bring ID and a passport photo to a card center — it protects your balance if the card is lost) and discounted cards for students, seniors and teachers. If you're a foreign resident, bring your residence permit and ask at a card center — the document list is theirs to confirm.