how to get there

There are non-stop flights from all the major cities of Western and Eastern Europe with Cyprus Airways and the National airlines of the European countries.

Major gateways from Europe are: Athens, London, Manchester, Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, Paris, Rome, Milan, Geneva, Zurich, Vienna, Malta, Moscow, Budapest, Sofia, Bucharest, Warsaw and Prague.

From the UK

Cyprus Airways (www.cyrusair.com.cy) is the National carrier of Cyprus.  They operate scheduled flights from London (Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted), Birmingham and Manchester to Larnaka and Pafos.

British Airways (www.britishairways.com) also operate scheduled flights, which depart daily from London Heathrow to Larnaka, and Air 2000 (www.air2000.com), which operates from Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, London Gatwick, London Stansted, Manchester and Newcastle to Larnaka and Pafos.

First Choice Airways who operate from and to Gatwick, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow, Cardiff, East Midlands and Stansted.

Helios Airways Ltd, who operate flights from and to: Dublin, Luton, Stansted, Newcastle, Manchester and Birmingham.

There are also a number of chartered flights to Cyprus from the UK, mainly during the summer season, but most of these can only be bought as part of a package.