Cyprus is an island country and hosts a large number of tourists from around the world. Here, visitors are many times larger than the number of local residents and those who have business relations with Cyprus. In addition, the island has the lowest taxes on European territory, so here is also the center of business. To get to this paradise for tourists and businessmen is best by plane.
How many airports are in Cyprus?
There are seven airports in Cyprus. Two of them are in the northern part of the island. The first is Ercan airport , which is called Lefkosa or Nicosia is more familiar. It always arrives tourists who are going to spend a holiday in North Cyprus. The second is located in the northern part of the country, it is no longer used. This is Gechitkala.
In the southern part is the largest airport, which is called Larnaka . It takes the maximum number of visitors. You can also fly to Paphos. But here, basically, take charter flights.
The international airports of Cyprus, which are intended for civilian flights, include airports in Larnaca and Paphos. The rest function as military bases.
The largest airport in Cyprus is Larnaca
The huge airport in Larnaca occupies an area of about one hundred thousand square meters. It was built quite recently and opened its doors in 2009. It was built on the site of an air terminal, which existed in this territory since 1975. Most of the regular flights to Cyprus are via this airport, a year it takes more than seven million passengers. He can take not only regular, but also charter flights.
At the airport there is one terminal, in which local airlines are located. This is Eurocypria Airlines and Cyprus Airways. Larnaca is considered a visiting card of Cyprus, because this airport meets tourists from all over the world.
There are cafes and bars where you can have coffee and a snack while waiting for your flight. If you wish, you can make purchases, go for souvenir shops, and use the duty-free shop. If necessary, you can buy in a pharmacy and a newsagent.
In the terminal there is a medical center, it is also possible to get services in the offices of banks and in the tourist office. The airport has a business center and a VIP lounge. A large selection of alcoholic products attracts local tourists duty-free, the time of their work on a schedule - from six in the morning to ten in the evening, but in fact they open an hour later and close an hour earlier. And those who are going to make purchases there, you need to take this into account.
How to get there?
Arrival at the airports of Cyprus is not the ultimate goal of the journey, so it is important to know how and what you can move on. To Nicosia and Limassol from Larnaca Airport you can get direct transfers by bus. The price of a one way ticket is 8-9 euros. A ticket for a child from three to twelve years old costs € 4,00. Buses make flights from 3am to 3pm.
In both directions you can get by taxi or by car, rented . The points of hire (and there are two of them) are located on the territory of the airport. You can rent a car in Eurocar or in Avis, the rental will cost you about € 21.00 to € 210.00, and the price will depend on the time for which you are going to rent a car, its brand and season.
At the airport there are parking lots, where the first twenty minutes will cost € 1.00. Free parking in the airport there.
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Helpful information:
- Address: 6650 Larnaka International Airport, Larnaka, Cyprus
- Telephone of the airport directorate: +357 24 816 130
- Help phone: +357 24 816 400
- Fax: +357 24 643 633
- E-mail: info@hermesairports.com
- Official website of the airport: www.cyprusairports.com.cy
- The basic airlines: Aegean Airlines (Aegean Airlines), Eurocypria Airlines (Yurosaypria Airlines)
Cyprus International Airport - Paphos
Paphos Airport is the second largest and the largest passenger in Cyprus. It is located near the town of Paphos and was built in 1983. The airport accepts regular flights, but still most of the planes are charter flights.
Despite the fact that it is smaller than Larnaka, it has excellent service and developed infrastructure. On the territory of the airport there are shops where you can buy not only souvenirs, there are also points of duty-free trade. Also there are bars and small cafes that offer snacks and coffee, waiting for departure. Here you can use ATMs or rent a car. The services of the medical center, car parking and vip-room are available.
How to get there?
From the airport to the city there is a special transport - transfer buses. In Paphos, flights take place from seven in the morning until one in the morning, bus number 612. Just remember that this is the schedule, which falls on the peak of the tourist season, April-November. The rest of the time, there are fewer flights. Bus number 613 makes two flights a day, he departs from the airport at eight in the morning and seven in the evening. From here to Limassol, you can take a bus, the cost is € 8.00, for children 3-12 years - € 4.00.
From the airport to the city you can get there by taxi, the cost is about € 27.00- € 30.00. To Larnaca by taxi you can get for € 110,00, and to Limassol - about € 65,00. Drivers speak German, Russian, Greek.
In Cyprus, there are Russian taxi companies. A trip from Paphos airport to the city will cost you € 27.00-30.00, in Larnaca € 110.00, in Limassol € 60.00- € 70.00.
Two hours before the flight, you can check in for international flights, including identity checks and check-in of your luggage. Also, if you have goods purchased in Cyprus, here you can get a tax deduction for purchases, tax-free.
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Helpful information:
- Address: 8061 Pafos International Airport, Cyprus
- Help phone: +357 24 816 400
- Fax: +357 26 007 100
- E-mail: info@hermesairports.com
- Base airlines: Eurocypria Airlines (Yurosaypria Airlines)
ERCAN Airport
So in English is called another airport in Cyprus. Sometimes it is called Erkan or Nicosia, but rightly so, Ercan. It is located twenty-five kilometers from Lefkosa, but this distance by car can be overcome in only half an hour. From the airport also in about forty minutes you can get to the main point of tourism in Northern Cyprus - Kyrenia. It takes an hour to get to Famagusta.
Every day the airport receives transit flights Pegasus, Turkish airlines and Aeroflot. The same flights with a very short waiting time through Turkey are made from many cities of Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and some other countries, including European ones. And every year the list of departure points is growing.
This airport has one feature - passengers arrive on foot from the arriving plane to the terminal. But otherwise the airport is quite comfortable.
When you plan to fly to the airport of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, count on the fact that you will fly through Turkey. But if you do not plan to spend a lot of time in Antalya or Istanbul, then you do not need a visa, and things will arrive directly to Ercan.
When passing the control at the customs office, in order to avoid further problems with obtaining Schengen, ask the customs officer to put a stamp on the letterhead, and not in the passport.
Customs Features
To the territory of Northern Cyprus you can carry your own jewelry and sports accessories, as well as cameras and video cameras. The maximum amount that is allowed to import is ten thousand dollars or the equivalent in another currency. If there is no desire to pay a fee, you can bring in four hundred cigarettes and a half kilo of tobacco, as well as a liter of alcohol. Leaving the territory, remember that it is strictly forbidden to export any archaeological items, not only whole, but also their parts.
How to get there?
It is easy to fly to Ercan with a transfer in Turkey or without a transfer from several cities of this country, using the services of Turkish airlines.
In neighboring settlements it is better to get from the airport by taxi, in 30-40 minutes you can get to Nicosia, Famagusta or Kyrenia.
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Useful information:
- Help phone: +90 392 600 5000
- Fax: +90 392 231 4639
- Official site of the airport: www.ercanairportnorthcyprus.com
- Base airlines: Kibris Turk Hava Yollari (Cyprus Turkish Airlines)
When visiting Cyprus, remember that entry to the Greek territory of the island is possible only through the airports of Cyprus, located in Paphos and Larnaca. Attempt to get to the southern part of the northern will be a violation of the law. But in North Cyprus you can get from the south through the checkpoint.