Means of transport Cyprus

This self-service bicycle system was set up in Nicosia-North in 2018 by Canadian company PBSC Urban Solutions. It consists of 43 stations and 410 gray and red bicycles distributed between the old town and its suburbs. To take advantage of it, you need to download the "PBSC" app on your smartphone from Google Play or App Store, then create a "Velespeed Nicosia" account. It's easy enough to use. However, many stations are empty, even out of season. The same system also exists in Famagusta.

This international airport (Διεθνές Aεροδρόμιο Λάρνακας/Diethnes Aerodromio Larnakas) is the island's largest, with around 8 million passengers a year. Modern and managed by the Franco-Cypriot consortium Hermes, it bears the name of Glafcos Clerides (1919-2013), president of the country in 1974 and between 1993 and 2003. The airport was created in 1975 after the closure of Nicosia Airport. For French-speaking countries: year-round connections with Roissy, Basel-Mulhouse and Zurich, seasonal connections with Orly, Beauvais, Geneva and Brussels.

This company provides bus or minibus connections between Nicosia and the airports of Larnaka (40-minute journey) and Paphos (1h40). You can buy your ticket online, and the service is very reliable, with regular shuttles. However, the small bus station from which the shuttles depart is on the outskirts of Nicosia. From Solomos Square, you can get there in 15-25 minutes with urban bus line^no. 3 or 4 (Lemesou Ave.-Ellispontou or Police Headquarters stop), or more quickly by cab (€10/15).

Facilities for 420 boats. A depth of 3,50 m and a depth of 1,50 m, it is sometimes fully occupied and therefore it is recommended to book.

This bus station (Lefkoşa Otobüs Terminali) is the largest in Northern Cyprus. Numerous connections with Kyrenia (Girne) and also with Famagusta (Gazimağusa), Morphou (Güzelyurt) and Lefka (Lefke). Transport by dolmuş (minibus) provided by private companies. Tickets can be purchased at the kiosks of the various companies. And local cabs. Otherwise, the small bus station at İtimat (450 m east of the Kyrenia gate) serves Famagusta only.

This so-called "international" airport (Ercan Uluslararası Havalimanı) is the only one in the northern part of Cyprus. Created in 1975, it is located on a former British World War II base and bears the name of Turkish officer Fehmi Ercan (1935-1974), who was killed during the invasion. It is well equipped, but its status as an "international" airport is not recognized: all aircraft must transit through Turkey. There are no flights to France. Inhabitants of the northern zone tend to use the Larnaka airport to reach Europe.

Local fishermen offer excursions to fish with them. Rates for 6 people with three possible formulas: 400 € for four at sea early in the morning (departure 4 h), € 350 the half day (departure 9 h 30) and € 500 the full day.

Shared taxis with 4 to 7 other passengers. The major cities in the country are served. We reserve by telephone.
Departures from No. 9 on rue Evagora Pallikaridi. Indicative rates (prices change regularly): Paphos-Limassol, about 10 € (Sunday).

It's mathematics. Knowing that the Turkish national airline connects Paris (like most European capitals) to Istanbul on a daily basis and that Istanbul has daily connections to Cyprus, this is an option. Nevertheless, these are not just any kind of flights as they will take you to Ercan airport, in the Turkish Cypriot part of the island, which is not recognized by the international community (except Turkey). That's why you won't find direct flights to this airport, except from Istanbul.

Impossible not to mention her. Not because it is Europe's first "low-cost" airline that links Basel-Mulhouse airport to Larnaca airport during the season, but also because its founder, Stelios Haji-Ioannou,is a British entrepreneur of Cypriot origin. All the more reason to take care of this destination! Currently, the company offers at least two flights a week in season, Tuesday and Saturday, with very low fares, as usual, if you are able to book your ticket as soon as possible .

Since 2024, Estonian company Bolt has been offering its electric scooters (Ηλεκτρικά Σκούτερ/Ilektrika Skouter, Electric Scooter) on a self-service basis throughout Nicosia-South. Operating in 45 countries, it announces here that it is introducing 1,600 "Bolt 6" models. To use these, download the "Bolt" app on your smartphone from Google Play or Apple Store, then scan the QR code on the scooter. Vehicles can be picked up and dropped off at the points indicated on the app's map.

Nicosia-Sud has more than twenty companies. Here are three reliable ones: Cabcy (+357 22 26 98 06), Taxi Cab (+357 96 68 27 45) and Bolt (+357 22 31 30 61). The vehicles are topped by a TAXI or ΤΑΞΙ sign. Above are the official rates for 2024 (updated on the web page of the Hermes consortium, which manages Larnaka and Paphos airports). Some airlines charge higher fares. Night fares apply between 8.30pm and 6am and on public holidays.

In the northern part of Cyprus, pricing is unclear and most cabs have neither taximeters nor hour meters. The vehicles are topped by a "TAKSI" sign. Here are three fairly reliable Nicosia-North companies: Lefkoşa Taksi Durağı (+90 533 875 09 55), Lefkoşa Taksi (+90 533 831 44 43) and Lefkoşa Hastene Taksi (+90 533 875 09 55). For longer distances in the northern part of the region, shared cabs are available at lower fares than those offered by conventional companies.

The Cypriot airline offers year-round flights from France, Switzerland and Belgium to the Cypriot airport of Larnaka: from Paris-Roissy (two flights a week), Basel-Mulhouse (two-three flights a week, year-round), Zurich (two-three flights a week), Brussels-National (two-three flights a week) and Nice (twice a week). Cyprus Airways had gone bankrupt in 2015 and resumed operations in 2017. Its four aircraft operate mainly from Larnaka airport.

Built in 1991, this port (Girne Yeni Liman Yolu) welcomes ships linking the ports of Taşucu and Mersin, Turkey. The companies Akgünler Denizcilik (akgunlerdenizcilik.com) and Filo Denizcilik (filodenizcilik.net) provide ferry and mixed (passenger and freight) crossings. To Taşucu: year-round connections, duration 2h/2h30, fare €28/48 per person. To Mersin: seasonal connections, approx. 4h duration, fares on websites. You can also bring your own car or camper van.

This public bus company connects the major cities of the southern part of the island. From Limassol: 23 connections/day (17 at weekends) and 1h45 journey time with Nicosia; 16/day (11 at weekends) and 1h30 journey time with Larnaka; 17/day (10 at weekends) and 1h15 journey time with Paphos; none with Agia Napa (you have to change at Larnaka). In Limassol, buses leave from the commercial port (Νέο Λιμάνι/Neo Limani, New Port), which is served by city bus route^no. 30. Buses to Nicosia and Larnaka make several stops along the waterfront.

This bus station (Gazimağusa Otobüs Terminali) is located at the main traffic circle, near the Rivettina/Akkule bastion. It is linked to Nicosia-Nord and Kyrenia/Girne, to Ercan airport with the Kibhas company (kibhas.org) and to the village of Gialousa/Yeni Erenköy (Karpas peninsula). For the archaeological site of Salamis in Cyprus, take a dolmuş to Gialousa/Yeni Erenköy and ask the driver to stop at "Salamis Harabeleri".

This commercial port (Gazimağusa Limanı, Λιμάνι της Αμμοχώστου/Limani tis Ammochostou) is linked by ferry to the Turkish port of Mersin. The Akgünler Denizcilik company (akgunlerdenizcilik.com) operates around three routes a week, and the 9-hour journey is overnight. Reputed to be the best in Cyprus in the Middle Ages, the port was redeveloped by the British in 1904, notably with the creation of a breakwater jutting out into the sea. Since 1974, as a result of the embargo, it has been used mainly for the exchange of goods with Turkey.

The Irish low-cost airline offers flights from France and Belgium to Cyprus' Paphos airport: from Paris-Beauvais (twice weekly, year-round), Brussels-Charleroi(twice weekly, year-round), Bordeaux (twice weekly, year-round), Marseille (twice weekly, April to October) and Toulouse (twice weekly, March to October). Ryanair has made Paphos airport its main base in Cyprus, with four aircraft operating here at all times.