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Information on carpooling, shared taxi shuttles and taxi services in Cyprus, including routes and fares...
Taxis
Numerous taxi
companies provide transportation services in Cyprus. Service is categorised as:
- Interurban/intercity taxis – a shared service
that provides a daily connection between all major towns
- Urban taxis – services operating within the major
towns
- Rural taxis – services operating in village areas
The Cyprus Tourism
Organisation’s ‘Visit Cyprus’
website has useful information on taxi services including details on tariffs.
Island-wide
shared service taxis
An intercity taxi shuttle
service is operated by the company, Travel & Express. Passengers can book a
seat on 8 seater air-conditioned minibuses, which travel between major towns
for a fixed rate. These shuttles can
either be boarded from their main offices, or at specific pick-up locations on
route. Passengers can be dropped off anywhere in the destination’s municipal
zone. Payment is made to the driver.
Bookings must be
made in advance either by phone or online.
The service runs
every half hour Monday to Saturday from 06:00 to 18:00 and on Sundays from
07:00 to 17:00. Service are not available on public holidays.
Regular service
taxis run between the following towns and airports:
- Nicosia - Limassol
- Larnaca - Nicosia
- Nicosia - Larnaca airport
- Larnaca - Limassol
- Limassol - Larnaca airport
- Limassol - Paphos
- Limassol - Paphos airport
The Travel & Express website
offers details of their services
Travel
and Express office locations:
- Nicosia
At: Leoforos Salaminos, Municipal Parking Place (Kolokasi)
Tel: 22 730 888 - Limassol
At: Vasileos Pavlou A, 47
Tel: 77 777 474 - Larnaca
At: the corner of Gonia Papakyriakou Street & Marsellou Street
Tel: 24 661 010 - Paphos
At: Kinyras 34
Tel: 26 923 800 - Paralimni
At: Griva Digeni 105
Tel: 26 923 800
Urban
taxis
Urban taxis provide
services 24-hour-a-day in all cities.
Taxis can be hired
from the street although it is advisable to telephone to book the taxi to
ensure availability. Fares are metered after an initial base charge and the
metered rate is based on a fixed rate chart. Taxi fares are regulated by law.
In tourist areas, taxi drivers available to pick up a fare will often press the
car horn at intervals whilst driving along.
- Tariff I: daytime tariff, valid from 06:01 to
20:30
- Tariff II: night tariff, valid from 20:31 to
06:00 (the per-kilometre charge is higher than Tariff I)
- A supplement is payable on certain public
holidays
- Driver waiting time costs extra
- Luggage weighing more than 12 Kg costs extra
(though it is a nominal charge)
- Pets in carrying containers are allowed, though a
nominal fee per pet is charged
In Nicosia, a taxi
rank is available at Eleftheria Square (City Centre), with taxis available at
all times.
Visit Cyprus has up to date
information on taxi charges and fares per kilometre.
Rural
Taxis
Rural taxis serve
villages and small towns. The pick-up and drop-off points can only be from the
taxi base station unless taking a taxi from the taxi rank at the airport or
seaport. Rural taxis do not have meters and charging is based on a
kilometre/tariff rate.
There are two
tariff scales with fees paid on a per-kilometre rate. There are further fees
payable for extras:
- Tariff I: daytime tariff, valid from 06:01 to
20:30
- Tariff II: night tariff, valid from 20:31 to
06:00 (the per-kilometre charge is higher than Tariff I)
- Driver waiting time costs extra
- Luggage weighing more than 12Kg costs extra
(though it is a nominal charge)
Visit Cyprus has up to date information on taxi charges and fares per kilometre.
Carpooling
Carpooling and lift-sharing is common in Cyprus among colleagues, although it is still a little-used alternative to buses, taxis and private cars. Drivers and passengers can coordinate travel plans via Angloinfo Cyprus Discussions