Hi everyone
first i wanted to thank you for all the helpful info in this forum.
I need your help as i am going this summer in Paphos and my sister is flying from Istanbul.
Unfortunately the only flights from Istanbul are to Nicosia.
i wanted to know if anyone can give me any advice on what buses to take and the route to follow from Nicosia to Paphos.
thanx
There will probably be busses to Nicosia from the airport.
She will have to make her own way from the north to the south of the city, or get a cab.
As far as I'm aware there is not a direct service, she may well have to change at Larnaca or Limassol.
There is also the Intercity Taxi Service, but I think they also do not have a direct service.
The best route is motorway all the way.
Not very helpful. Sorry.
Mark
You could perhaps ask the question here:-
i will make sure to post here once i have found a route, so may be i can help other people.
i had a look and the taxi can cost up to 200 euro one way,
sounds very expensive to do that.
My only worry is that i am learning to drive and i am not sure if is safe for me to drive from paphos to nicosia and back.
Might be worth asking about the opposite way round?
I can recommend them as a company.
http://www.grabthatcab.com/pricespfo.htm
If you are still learning,please don't do the drive yourself
Service taxi's are the answer, I have never heard of buses from Pafos to Nicosia personally, service taxi would be a fraction of the cost of a normal taxi, only problem they do wonder, and you may end up with an old lady with a goat on her lap, don't laugh it happens..not sure where you go to pick one up but I will ask around, a normal taxi would cost over £50 sterling..
Nicosia to Paphos (at 6.30am Monday-Friday via Limassol and at 7am on Saturday on Nea Amoroza bus; 2hr; on ALEPA bus at 3.45pm Monday-Friday except Wednesday and at 12.45pm on Wednesday and Saturday, 2hr; on Solis Minibus at noon Monday-Saturday, CY£ 5, all departures from Plateia Solomou)
I am learning to drive in London, and at the end of may i have my test?
How is the driving in Cyprys, is it worse than London?
Not for the faint hearted, or someone only recently passed their test.
Jim, being a resident will, no doubt, give his opinion of day-to-day driving there.
Myself being a 'holiday driver' in Cyprus for 20 years, 2006 was the first time I had a (very!) near miss.
Something I always say in situations like this:
Always expect the unexpected!
Mark
We hired a car in Cyprus and travelled all over without any problems. They drive on the left the same as us which of course makes things easier.
i have albanian driving licence, but i am learning to drive in UK on the other side
But i am learning to drive on the same side of the road.
I found that there is a bus from a company called alepa ltd and they have buses from monday to friday from Nicosia to Paphos.
It is once a day though
Cyprus has the third worst driving death/accident rate in the EU, this is a fact, it may look innocuous and familiar to the UK because we drive on the same side of the road (mostly) but a warning to all Cypriot driving standards are dire!! it always amazes me how we seem to get home in one piece, and how do they steer there cars on mobiles, lighting cigarettes and plucking there eyebrows at the same time..it really is scary.
I emailed the cyprus consulate in greece and i was told that if my sister comes in cyprus through Ercan airport she will not be able to enter the greek side of the island?
Is that true? i am so worried that this holiday seems is going to be a lot of struggle.
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John
I called the Cyprus consulate in London and they confirmed that.
What nationality is your sister ? (it's just that you mention an Albanian driving license above)
I will get her the ticket via Athens, but I was told that still doesn't guarantee visa
Flying in from Athens will make things easier I guess - and you should be able to get flights to Paphos - saving you the travel problems
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