Air
Over 40 airlines, including Cyprus
Airways (CY), the national airline of Cyprus,
operate scheduled flights within, to and from the island of Cyprus.
Approximate flight times:
 From
Pafos and Larnaca to London is 4 hours 30 minutes
to
Paris is 3 hours 30 minutes
to
Zurich is 3 hours
Frankfurt is 3 hours 30 minutes
Athens is 1 hour 40 minutes
Stockholm is 5 hours
International
airports
Larnaca (LCA)
Located 5km (3 miles) south of the city.
Taxis
Available from outside the airport terminal.
Airport
facilities
Include outgoing duty-free shop, tourist information office, bank/bureau
de change, bars and restaurants, Cyprus Hotel Information and Reservation
Office, first aid, car hire and a post office.
Pafos
(PFO)
Located is 15km (9 miles) east of the city with a journey
of approximately 25 minutes.
Airport facilities
Include special facilities for disabled people and car hire facilities.
Departure tax: None.
Note
Since October 1974, the Cyprus government has declared the ports
of Famagusta (Ammochostos), Karavostassi and Kyrenia,
and the airport of Ercan, all in the northern part
of the island, as illegal ‘ports of entry’
to Cyprus.
Sea
Passenger ships from the ports of Limassol and
Larnaca connect Cyprus with various Greek and Middle
Eastern ports, including:
Piraeus
Rhodes
Heraklion
Haifa
Port Said
Jounieh and many Greek islands.
Services are reduced during the winter. For detailed information
on ferry boats and shipping lines, contact the Cyprus
Tourism Organisation (see Contact section).
Several cruise lines call at Cyprus, including:
Classical Cruises
Costa, Cunard Line
Euro Cruises
Norwegian Cruise Lines
Princess and
Swan Hellenic Cruises.
Louis
Cruise Lines sail to Egypt and the Holy Land (tel: (25) 570
000 or (0800) 018 3883 toll-free UK. e-mail: sales@louiscruises.com).
Paradise Cruises also operate many cruises
to Egypt, Greece and Lebanon (telephone number: (25) 357 604, fax
number: (25) 370 298, e-mail: cruises@paradise.com.cy).
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