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One can travel around Cyprus either by bus or by taxi as there are no
trains in Cyprus.
For further information regarding timetables etc. please refer to our Addresslist
Transurban buses:
Various Bus companies link all major towns with daily routes at specified
intervals (e.g. every hour).
Rural Buses:
Almost all villages are connected with the nearest town by local buses. Bus
operation is limited to once or twice a day. Regional bus companies provide more routes.
Urban Buses:
These operate frequently during daytime and in certain tourist areas.
During the summer season, their timetables are extended till midnight.
Transurban Taxi Services
The service taxis provide an half-hourly connection between the major cities every day.
Monday - Saturday: 05:45 - 18:30 (summer 19:30)
Sunday + Public Holidays: 07:00 - 17:30 (summer 18:30)
Charge per person: CYP 3,00
Every taxi transports between 4 and 8 passengers. Seats have to be reserved by phone.
Passengers can be request to be collected from and transported to any place within the
municipal boundaries or at the taxi office.
Rural Taxi Services
Rural taxis can only be hired from their base station. Exceptions are permitted when
hiring is made at the airport or seaport.
Rural taxis are not equipped with taximetres and the charging is based on kilometres as
follows:
| Tariff |
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CYP |
| I |
Single trip (06:00-23:00)
Return trip (23:00-06:00) |
0,20 / km |
| II |
Return trip (06:00-23:00) |
0,15 / km |
| III |
Single trip (23:00-06:00) |
0,25 / km |
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Waiting time (Tariff I + II) |
2,00 / hour |
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Waiting time (Tariff III) |
3,00 / hour |
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Luggage charges
(first piece free) |
0,20 / piece |
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Minimum charge |
0,75 |
Urban Taxi Services
Urban Taxis are every day 24 hours available. Taxis can be booked by phone, from their
base station or simply stopped in the road. All taxis are equipped with taximetres and
charges are as follows:
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Tariff I
06:00-20:30 |
Tariff II
20:30-06:00 |
| Initial charge |
0,65 |
0,88 |
| Fare/km |
0,22 |
0,26 |
| Delay + Waiting time/hour |
4,00 |
5,75 |
| Luggage in excess of 12kg |
0,22 |
0,22 |
| Minimum charge |
0,81 |
1,08 |
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