Local Buses.

Travelling on a bus in Cyprus is an experience in itself. Well worth the adventure! Generally y the buses are old and white and blue, or pink and purple. Their destination is displayed on the windscreen. The bus service mainly operates on the front roads of the tourist towns, such as Paphos, Limasol, Protaras and Ayia Napa. The bus stops are easy to find. They are marked as the English are. The time tables are at the bus stop. Each journey normally costs 75c within a resort per person. (2006).

Be prepared for a long ride in the local buses.

To catch the bus, change is preferred and will be given a ticket. When you get to any bus stop the driver will often mumble where you are, so it's best to keep close to the front of the bus and have your ears tuned in to his downbeat voice. Journeys further afield have to be booked a day in advance with the local companies, as the often only go once a day. Obviously the distance determines the price but is rarely higher than 10CYP.

Bus numbers

Ayia Napa/ Protaris

The bus runs from the water park, through the main road of Ayia Napa, through the coast and past Cape Greco and Konnos Bay . It then travels onto the main road of Protaras and then to Pernera and finally Paralimmi.

Limassol

Limossol has 3 buses. The number 225 and number 30 both run along the main road by the beach, from Amathus area to the port. The last bus number 6 runs from the Amathus area up to the old town via Makarios Avenue .

Paphos

Paphos also has 3 buses. The number 10 travels from the harbour up to upper Paphos and the market, finally ending at Coral Bay . The number 11 starts from the furthest end of the hotel strip (nearest the airport), past the harbour and ends up at the market via upper Paphos. Finally the number 15 travels all the way along the hotel strip and ends up at Coral Bay .