01 Gateway and route board

Compare family beach resorts in Turkey & Egypt with confidence

Flight research, facility comparison, and transfer planning for families flying out of Kyiv, Lviv, and Odesa.

Departure gateway

Fare research checked route by route. Resort facilities read from each hotel's own published list. No booking fees added.

Three routes, side by side

Price index, 100 = route average

  • 05:40

    Kyiv to Antalya

    Direct, 2 h 55 m, transfer 45 min
    92
  • 07:15

    Lviv to Hurghada

    1 stop, 7 h 10 m, transfer 1 h 20
    78
  • 09:05

    Odesa to Sharm El-Sheikh

    1 stop, 8 h 25 m, transfer 1 h 05
    71
Open the resort facility comparison
Family walking a resort promenade beside the sea in late afternoon light
Antalya coast, evening transfer window.

02 / The plan

What the plan includes

Four working documents that turn a family beach idea into a checked route, a compared resort and a known total.

  1. 01

    Flight research

    Departure airports, connection windows and total journey times are compared for Turkey and Egypt before the flying day is fixed.

    See the flight research method
  2. 02

    Facility matrix

    Kids' clubs, pool depth, beach entry and meal plans sit in one side-by-side matrix. Missing facilities remain visible as em dashes.

    Compare resort facilities
  3. 03

    Transfer plan

    Landing to check-in is mapped in minutes, including passport control, baggage, vehicle type and the road to the resort.

    Review the transfer plan
  4. 04

    Cost breakdown

    Flight, transfer and resort costs are listed as separate lines with a seasonal price index, so the total is clear before any deposit.

    Check the seasonal price index

03 / Destination split

Turkey and Egypt, measured row by row

The same four questions for both coasts, written down so a shortlist starts from facts instead of brochure photos.

Criteria
Turkey / Antalya, Side, Belek
Egypt / Hurghada, Sharm El-Sheikh
Transfer time
45–75 min by road from Antalya airport; Belek runs longer in peak season.
15–40 min in Hurghada; Sharm resorts sit 10–25 min from the terminal.
Sea entry
Sand shelves with pebble patches; water shoes help at some Side beaches.
Reef drop-offs at many Sharm hotels; shallow sandy lagoons along Hurghada.
Kids facilities
Most five-star resorts run kids clubs, water slides and evening mini discos.
Kids clubs are common, aqua parks less so; confirm the age band before booking.
Season window
May to early October; July and August are busiest and priciest.
Swimming works all year; March to May and October to November are calmest.

Full amenity grids live in the resort facility matrix, and the wider destination facility comparison covers season and price index. Airport-to-lobby minutes are broken down in the transfer timeline.

04

Resort facility matrix

Six family resorts in Turkey and Egypt, compared side by side. An em dash marks a facility the resort does not offer.

ResortKids clubPoolBeach entryMealsTransfer
Turkey
Akra Family Bay, AntalyaAges 4-123 poolsSand, gradualAll-inclusive45 min
Lykia Sands, FethiyeAges 4-122 poolsPebble shelfHalf board70 min
Belek Palms AquaAges 3-12Aqua parkSand, gradualAll-inclusive35 min
Egypt
Coral Bay HurghadaAges 4-122 poolsReef shelfAll-inclusive25 min
Sharm Reef Village—1 poolReef shelfBed and breakfast20 min
Marsa Alam Blue LagoonAges 5-12—Long sand shelfAll-inclusive90 min

Narrowing the shortlist? Compare destinations in detail.

04 · Transfer timeline

Airport doors to room key, timed in minutes

Each figure counts from the moment the aircraft door opens, so you can judge a resort by the evening you actually get, not by the brochure photograph. Two comparable arrivals, same four steps.

Antalya, Turkey

140 min door to door

Resorts around Side and Belek · private minivan, two child seats included

  1. 25min Landing and disembark Remote stands add a five-minute bus ride to the terminal.
  2. 45min Passport control and baggage Family lanes are staffed around the 09:00 and 19:00 arrivals.
  3. 55min Road transfer Minivan meets you at exit 3; a coach on the same route takes 20 minutes longer.
  4. 15min Check-in and room key Late arrivals get a cold plate held back from dinner service.

Hurghada, Egypt

130 min door to door

Resorts in Makadi Bay and Sahl Hasheesh · shared air-conditioned coach

  1. 20min Landing and disembark Stairs and apron walk, no jet bridge on most arrivals.
  2. 50min Passport control and visa stamp Buy the entry stamp at the bank counter before joining the queue.
  3. 40min Road transfer Coach drops Makadi Bay first, Sahl Hasheesh second.
  4. 20min Check-in and room key Resort golf carts run to the far blocks every 15 minutes.

Median timings from summer arrivals, not best-case runs. For a plan built around your own flight times, read the transfer cost planning notes or compare amenities in the resort facility matrix.

06 / Season price band

Twelve months, two coastlines, one price index

Bar height is a relative price index where 100 marks the most expensive month for that country. Turkey sits in sea-ink, Egypt in the deeper primary. Pick a month for its note.

Turkey Egypt Full index and methodology

Select a month to read its price note.

08 / Trip brief

Send a trip brief

Share the gateway city, the coast you are weighing, and your dates. You get back a short comparison of flight routes, resort facilities, and transfer minutes for Turkey and Egypt.