Due to its location and up-to-date seaport and airport facilities, Cyprus
has become an important shipping and air transit centre.
| London |
4h 30 min. |
| Frankfurt |
3h 30 min |
| Moscow |
3h 20 min |
| Athens |
1h 20 min. |
| Brussels |
4h 00 min. |
| Vienna |
3h 00 min. |
| Bahrain |
3h 00 min. |
Larnaca and Pafos International Airports operate more then 250 flights
weekly from Cyprus. Limassol and Larnaca ports have made Cyprus the cruise
centre for the Eastern Mediterranean.
There are public transport bus services within towns and scheduled taxi
and mini bus services between towns. Private taxis and rental cars are
readily available.
Telecommunications in Cyprus are of the highest standards:
Cyprus ranks in the top five countries with state of the art telecommunications.
Direct dialing to over 200 countries is possible. There are also telegraph,
telex, facsimile, data transmission and mobile phone facilities freely
available. There are six TV stations and one cable station and numerous
local radio stations. Nearly 50 per cent of the TV programmes are in the
English language. Satellite dishes can provide international television
connections.