Intercity buses are convenient and cheap, but getting around within a city without a car is hard. There is no single transport card — every operator uses the Motion smart card, but each sets its own fares.
Who runs the buses in your city
- Nicosia and Larnaca — Cyprus Public Transport (CPT).
- Limassol — EMEL. Paphos — OSYPA. Famagusta — OSEA.
- Intercity — Intercity Buses. Airports — Kapnos Airport Shuttle and Limassol Airport Express.
Fares
| Operator | Single ticket | 30 days |
|---|---|---|
| CPT (Nicosia, Larnaca) | €2.70 cash / €2.00 by card | €93,60 |
| EMEL (Limassol) | €2,00 | €45 |
| Pafos Buses | €2,00 | from €50 |
| Intercity Nicosia–Limassol | €5–7 | — |
| Limassol Airport Express | €10 | — |
| Kapnos (Larnaca airport–Nicosia) | €9 | — |
Cyprus Public Transport fares in detail
| Ticket | Cash | On a Motion card |
|---|---|---|
| Single, urban route | €2,70 | €2,00 |
| Single, night route 21:00–04:00 | €4,70 | €3,50 |
| 50% discount — single, day / night | — | €1.00 / €1.75 |
| 7 days | — | €46,80 |
| 30 days | — | €93,60 |
| 365 days | — | €668.50, €334.25 with the discount |
| School: single / month / year | €1,20 | €0.90 / €5.00 / €30.00 |
Paper Motion card: 4 trips €8.70, 2 days €17.40, 3 days €26.10, 7 days €46.80. The all-cities pass: a day €20 (€10 with the discount), a week €75, a month €225. The 50% discount goes to large families, students, pensioners and welfare recipients; children under 6, military personnel and disabled passengers travel free.
Changing to a second bus within about an hour is free with the card. Night fares are higher. Students, pensioners and teenagers get around 50% off with a personal card; children, soldiers and disabled people with a companion travel free.
Taxis
- The official urban taxi tariff by day (06:01–20:30): €3.80 to start, €0.95 per km, €17 an hour waiting, €1.40 per item of luggage.
- At night (20:31–06:00): €4.80 to start, €1.10 per km. On public holidays, plus €2 per trip.
- Bolt operates in every major city and at the airports, with the fare fixed in the app before the trip.
- Limassol to Larnaca airport: an official taxi is €80–100, private transfers €50–60, and Bolt more at peak times.
- A rural (intercity) taxi is metered differently: a €3.64 minimum charge, then €0.63 per km by day and €0.75 by night; a return trip is cheaper at €0.49 and €0.63 per km. Luggage over 12 kg costs €1.20 by day and €1.96 by night.
- A fifth passenger adds 20% to the meter, a sixth 40%. A pet travels only in a carrier and for an extra fee.
Car sharing
RideNow is the only free-floating car sharing service: around €1 to start plus €0.07 a minute and €0.27 a kilometre, with 3, 6 and 24-hour packages. It is available in Limassol, Nicosia, Larnaca, Paphos and Ayia Napa, including both airports (an airport end-of-trip fee of €10–19 applies). Fuel and basic insurance are included, foreign licences are accepted, and the minimum age is 18. You may not drive to the north.