Pafos: Getting there & around

Pafos International Airport is 8km (5mi) southeast of the town. Charter planes and some scheduled planes fly here. There are two offices for Cyprus Airways in Pafos. Nea Amoroza Transport Co and Kemek Transport operate to Polis, Lemesos and Lefkosia. The companies' shared office is northeast of Ktima's main square, and buses leave from the urban bus station. There are two services each day to Lemesos ( CY£2.00 ) and Lefkosia ( CY£3.00 ), and around 10 buses a day to Polis ( CY£1.00 ). There are also three buses daily (except Sunday) to Pomos village ( CY£1.10 ), northeast of Polis. Alepa Bus Co also has daily buses at either 7:30 or 8:00 to Lefkosia and Lemesos. If you book in advance you can be collected from your hotel; otherwise, buses leave from the urban bus station near Karavella Parking. Service taxis are operated by Travel & Express in Ktima. Sample rates are CY£3.50 to Lemesos, CY£8.00 to Larnaka (change at Lemesos) and CY£9.00 to Lefkosia (change at Lemesos).

Unfortunately, there are no buses to Pafos International Airport, 8km (5mi) southeast of town. A regular taxi to the airport from Pafos will cost around CY£6.00 or you can get a service taxi (operated by Travel & Express in Ktima). Afroditi Taxis (Georgiou Griva Digeni) is handy for a quick lift if you are in Ktima, while Daphne Taxi is easy to spot in Kato Pafos.

The urban bus station in Ktima is near Karavella Parking, behind the Alepa Bus Co office. From here, buses leave for various local destinations. Bus 10 runs every 20 minutes for Coral Bay and its beach ( CY£0.50 , 25 minutes). Bus 11 leaves every 10 to 15 minutes for Kato Pafos ( CY£0.50 , 15 minutes). Bus 15 runs between Geroskipou Beach, 3km (2mi) to the southeast of Kato Pafos, and Coral Bay, via Kato Pafos. This service is every 15 to 20 minutes and travels along the coastal route, past the major hotel strip. The cost is CY£0.50 .

D Antoniades Ltd, in Ktima, rents mountain bikes, motorcycles and mopeds.