How much is an intercity bus in Cyprus?

€5.00–€8.00 cash by distance to the driver, on the Intercity Buses long-distance network. Larnaca↔Limassol (Route 45), Nicosia↔Larnaca (Route 42), Nicosia↔Limassol (Route 25), Nicosia↔Pafos (Route 26), Limassol↔Pafos (Route 56) and Larnaca↔Ayia Napa (Route 43). Pay the driver in cash when boarding.

Do intercity buses run on Sundays?

Yes, but on a lighter Sunday schedule, typically every two hours instead of hourly, with the first bus around 08:00 and the last around 20:00. Aloya shows the live Sunday schedule per route and warns you when the next service is more than an hour away.

Do I need to book in advance?

No, and there's no online booking on the public network. Just turn up at the stop, pay the driver or tap your Motion card. The coaches are sized for demand and have never sold out on the main lines. If a coach is unusually full, the operator dispatches an extra within the hour.

Where do intercity buses leave from?

Each city has one or two named interchanges. Larnaca: Finikoudes seafront. Limassol: New Port interchange and the Old Hospital stop. Nicosia: Solomos Square in the old city. Pafos: Karavella station. Ayia Napa: the central square. Aloya pins the exact GPS of each stop and offers walking directions from your hotel.

Can I get from the airport directly on intercity?

Yes for Pafos. Route 612 runs from Pafos airport into the city and connects to the rest of the network. For Larnaca airport, you take the city bus 425 (or the Kapnos shuttle if you're heading further) into Finikoudes and board the intercity there. Aloya stitches the two legs into one trip with one arrival time.

Which intercity routes have wifi?

Most coaches on Routes 45, 42 and 25 advertise wifi and it usually works between cities. Expect a brief blackout in the Kalavasos tunnel and around the headlands. Rural lines do not carry it reliably.

Between cities,
for €5–€8.

Cyprus's Intercity Buses network is one of the quiet bargains of the Mediterranean: a coach between any two cities for €5.00–€8.00 cash by distance to the driver, hourly on the main lines, no booking required. Here's every route, when it runs, and how to chain it with the airport.

Coastal motorway · 19:14

A sleek white intercity coach speeding along the Larnaca–Limassol coastal motorway at golden hour, sea sparkling on the right.

Every Cypriot city, on one network.

Route 45 · Larnaca ↔ Limassol: Hourly from 06:15 to 20:15. ~60 minutes. Coastal motorway. €5.00–€7.00 cash.
Route 42 · Nicosia ↔ Larnaca: Hourly from 05:30. ~45 minutes via the A1 motorway. The fastest way between the capital and the south coast. €5.00 cash.
Route 25 · Nicosia ↔ Limassol: Hourly from 06:00. ~70 minutes via the A1. €5.00–€7.00 cash.
Route 26 · Nicosia ↔ Pafos: Six times daily. ~2h 15m via Limassol. €8.00 cash if you ride through.
Route 56 · Limassol ↔ Pafos: Hourly from 06:15. ~90 minutes coastal. €5.00–€7.00 cash.
Route 43 · Larnaca ↔ Ayia Napa: Hourly. ~60 minutes. €5.00 cash. The everyday bus for the Famagusta region.

See the dedicated pages for Larnaca → Limassol, Nicosia → Larnaca, Nicosia → Limassol and Pafos airport → Pafos.

Honest version, from people who do this weekly.

The coaches are modern Mercedes Tourismo or Setra units, late-2010s onward. Reclining seats, USB at most rows on the newer fleet, free wifi on the main lines (it works most of the time). Luggage goes in the hold for free, one large suitcase plus a carry-on is the unwritten rule, no fee.

Cyprus is small. The longest scheduled trip on the network is Nicosia ↔ Pafos at 2 hours 15 minutes, and most rides are under 90 minutes. The road south from Larnaca runs parallel to the sea for most of the trip, right-hand seats get the Mediterranean from kilometre five onward.

Two airports, two ways onto the network.

Pafos airport (PFO): Route 612, a public bus that runs every 20–30 minutes during daylight from arrivals to Karavella station, where every long-distance line departs. €2.00 on a Motion card (€2.70 cash) for the airport leg, then onwards.
Larnaca airport (LCA): No direct intercity bus from the airport itself. Take Route 425 (city bus, €2.00 on a Motion card, €2.70 cash, every 30 minutes) into Finikoudes seafront, then board the 45 to Limassol, the 42 to Nicosia or the 43 to Ayia Napa. Aloya stitches the legs into one trip.
Late-night arrivals: Both airports have the Kapnos shuttle running 24/7 to the cities for €9–€15. Aloya surfaces it automatically when the public network has stopped for the day.

Common questions

From any city, to any city, in one tap.

Aloya watches every intercity line in real time, handles airport connections automatically, and pings you two stops before you arrive. Free, bilingual, no account.

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