Flight guide to Larnaca

The ancient town of Larnaca is a popular starting point for travel around the beautiful island of Cyprus. The main international airport is here and Larnaca flights set down tourists keen to explore the many sunny beaches that surround the resort. This is the hub for Cypriot summer holidays: excellent weather, warm clear seas, sandy beaches and palm trees. The watersports are also good, and the area is popular with divers and snorkellers, especially around the harbour where the wreck of the Zenobia sits.

Most holidaymakers visiting Cyprus arrive from flights to Larnaca and head straight to the main beach resorts. But to do so is to miss much in this old city. While the modern day town has spread a long way, with plenty of hotels and restaurants sprawling from the beach, the old city centre remains in good condition. The Byzantine Church of St Lazarus is in the town’s centre and dates to the 9th century. After visiting, take a stroll along the seafront promenade, which is one of the most attractive in the country, lined with palm trees.

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Larnaca Climate

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When to Fly to Larnaca

Peak Season:
The peak season is summer, especially June, July, and August.

Off Season:
Spring and autumn are great times to catch a flight to Larnaca when it is warm enough to swim but not uncomfortably hot.

November to March is the rainy season but averages only eight or nine rainy days per month.

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Getting Downtown Larnaca

Transport to hotels and resorts from the airport is provided by 24-hour taxis, or Intercity bus services are available.

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Getting Around Larnaca

Buses run frequently, cover an extensive network, and are the cheapest form of transport in urban areas.

Taxis are plentiful, and private taxis operate 24 hours throughout the city. They are generally cheap within town but more expensive than shared taxis between towns. Private taxis can be hailed or called, and the drivers are required by law to display and run a meter. Shared taxis accommodate four to seven passengers and are a cheap, fast, and comfortable way to travel between Larnaca and other main towns of Paphos, Nicosia, and Limassol.

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Larnaca Insider Information

• Larnaca is home to the church of St Lazarus, but another site is also supposed to owe its legacy to him.The great salt lake, lying to the west of the town, is the second largest in the country and is a white crust of salt from March through to November. Supposedly, the lake appeared when the saint was walking through some vineyards and asked the owner if he could eat a few grapes. The old lady refused, saying that her vines had not produced a single grape that year. Lazarus replied, “may your vines be dry and be a salt lake forever more” and so it was…
• The lake is also home to a huge migration of flamingos. If you visit between December and March you are likely to spot some of the 10,000-strong flock.
• Cyprus is an old island and Larnaca one of its oldest towns. As well as Christian churches dating from as early as the ninth century, there are ancient Muslim mosques. The mosque of Hala Sultan Tekke is situated on the shores of the salt lake and dates from around 647AD. Hala Sultan was Mohammed’s wet nurse, and the mosque named after her is situated near her grave.
• The beach in the town is not the best that Cyprus has to offer, but it’s easy to reach other beaches nearby. The bustling holiday town of Ayia Napa is just a short bus ride away (or moped ride for the brave). There is a string of beaches extending for 25km (15 miles) along the coast. So if you don’t find one you like straight away, just keep on exploring…
• If you have transport, it is also worth exploring some of the nearby villages. Less full of tourists than Larnaca itself, towns such as Lefkara or the small villages in the Troodos Mountains are all easily accessible in a day.

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Larnaca Airports

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