Lemesos (Limasol) Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

Intercity Buses (2266 5814; cnr Enoseos & Irinis) runs frequent daily services to Lefkosia (CY£1.50, 1 hour) from its bus stop north of the castle.

Intercity Buses also has services to Larnaka (CY£1.70, 45 minutes) from the Old Fishing Harbour or from outside the CTO. Both Alepa (9962 5027) and Nea Amoroza (2693 6822) have daily buses to Pafos (CY£2, 45 minutes). Alepa leaves from the Panikos kiosk on the promenade, while Nea Amoroza leaves from the Old Fishing Harbour.

There is a bus to Platres (CY£2.50, 1 hour) that leaves from the Municipal Market every day at 9.30am.

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Boat

Cruises

Expensive two- and three-day cruises depart from Lemesos all year. They go to Haifa (Israel), Port Said (Egypt), a selection of Greek islands, and sometimes (in summer) to Lebanon. You can book at any travel agency, but you cannot use these cruises to exit Cyprus, unless you decide to jump ship.

International ferry

In late 2001, international passenger-ferry services from Cyprus to Israel and Greece were suspended indefinitely, which has made it impossible to enter the Republic of Cyprus by ferry. Travellers bringing in a vehicle to Cyprus must now send their vehicle independently by ship and fly to Cyprus to collect it.

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Air

The office of Cyprus Airways (2537 3787; www.cyprusairways.com; Leoforos Arhiepiskopou Makariou III 203) is a 20-minute walk northeast of the main CTO office. Lemesos is more or less equidistant from Pafos and Larnaka airports. Service or private taxis are the only way to reach either and will charge you CY£5.10.

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