Why go
- Island country in the Mediterranean Sea.
- Served by Kornos Highway Strip.
History
Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, located off the coast of the Levant mainland in West Asia. The island of Cyprus, which is the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean, is divided along the United Nations Buffer Zone between the internationally recognised Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is recognised only by Turkey. The south of the island also hosts the British sovereign military bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The capital and largest city of Cyprus is Nicosia.
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 49 airlines, 53 direct destinations
- Cyprus Airways CY (A320, 318) · 15 routes: Abu Dhabi*, Amsterdam, Athens, Beirut, Bucharest, Frankfurt, Heraklion, London, Moscow, Munich, Paris, Sofia, Tel-aviv, Thessaloniki, Zurich
- Monarch Airlines ZB (A320, A321) · 5 routes: Birmingham, Leeds, London, London, Manchester
- Transavia France TO (737-800, 75W) · 5 routes: Cardiff, East Midlands, Glasgow, London, Manchester
- easyJet U2 (A320) · 4 routes: Liverpool, London, Milano, Mulhouse
- Ukraine International Airlines PS (737, 73J) · 4 routes: Donetsk, Kiev, Lvov, Odessa
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 4 routes: Belgrade, Bucharest, Budapest, Sofia
- Condor Flugdienst DE (32S, 757) · 3 routes: Berlin, Duesseldorf, Hannover
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800) · 3 routes: London, Oslo, Stockholm
- Aegean Airlines A3 (A320) · 2 routes: Athens, Thessaloniki
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A320, A321, 767-300) · 2 routes: Moscow, St. Petersburg
- British Airways BA (A320, 767) · 2 routes: London, London
- Emirates EK (777-300) · 2 routes: Dubai, Malta
- Gulf Air Bahrain GF (A320) · 2 routes: Athens*, Bahrain
- Jet2.com LS (75W, 737-800) · 2 routes: Leeds, Manchester
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A321, A320) · 2 routes: Frankfurt, Munich
- Thomas Cook Airlines MT (A321, 757-200) · 2 routes: London, Manchester
- Thomsonfly BY (737-800) · 2 routes: London, Manchester
- Air Baltic BT (735) · 1 route: Riga
- Air Berlin AB (A320) · 1 route: Vienna
- Air Canada AC (A319, A321) · 1 route: Frankfurt*
- Air France AF (A320) · 1 route: Paris
- Air Malta KM (A330-200) · 1 route: Malta*
- Air Moldova 9U (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Chisinau
- Air Serbia JU (A319) · 1 route: Belgrade
- Aircompany Yakutia R3 (737-700) · 1 route: Krasnodar
- Alitalia AZ (A320) · 1 route: Athens
- American Airlines AA (767) · 1 route: London*
- Arkia Israel Airlines IZ (ATR 72) · 1 route: Tel-aviv
- Austrian Airlines OS (A320, A321) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Belavia Belarusian Airlines B2 (737-300) · 1 route: Minsk 2
- Bulgaria Air FB (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Sofia
- Egyptair MS (Embraer 170) · 1 route: Cairo
- El Al Israel Airlines LY (737-800) · 1 route: Tel-aviv
- Ethiopian Airlines ET (Embraer 170) · 1 route: Cairo*
- Etihad Airways EY (A320) · 1 route: Abu Dhabi
- Helvetic Airways 2L (A319) · 1 route: Zurich
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (32S) · 1 route: Amsterdam*
- LOT Polish Airlines LO (Embraer 195) · 1 route: Warsaw
- Middle East Airlines ME (A320, A321) · 1 route: Beirut
- Niki HG (A320) · 1 route: Vienna
- Qatar Airways QR (A320) · 1 route: Doha
- Royal Jordanian RJ (A319, Embraer 195, Embraer 175) · 1 route: Amman
- S7 Airlines S7 (734, 737-800) · 1 route: Moscow
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (A320) · 1 route: Zurich*
- Tarom RO (318) · 1 route: Bucharest
- Transaero Airlines UN (737-300, 747-400, 767-300) · 1 route: St. Petersburg
- Ural Airlines U6 (A320) · 1 route: Yekaterinburg
- US Airways US (A320) · 1 route: Athens*
- Wizz Air Ukraine WU (A320) · 1 route: Kiev
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 4 airlines, 8 direct destinations
- Pegasus Airlines PC (737-800) · 7 routes: Adana, Ankara, Antalya, Gaziantep, Hatay, Istanbul, Izmir
- Atlasjet KK (A320) · 3 routes: Adana, Istanbul, Izmir
- Turkish Airlines TK (737-800, A320, A321) · 3 routes: Ankara, Istanbul, Istanbul
- Maldivian Air Taxi 8Q (A320) · 1 route: Istanbul
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Kornos Highway Strip; 3 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Cyprus. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.