Larnaca Airport to Larnaca by Bus (Route 425 and the Alternatives)

Larnaca Airport sits about 6km from the seafront, and a city bus covers it in around 25 minutes. The route you want is 425, run by Cyprus Public Transport on the Motion fare system. It leaves the airport roughly every 20 minutes from before dawn until late evening, and it runs the same timetable seven days a week, Sunday included.

Timetables on this page load live from BusCyprus, so they follow the operator's current schedule rather than a snapshot from the day this guide was written.

Quick answer

• Going to the seafront, the old town, Agios Lazaros or almost any hotel? Take 425 and get off at Foinikoudes. About 25 minutes.
• Going to Larnaca Station to catch an intercity coach? 425 does not stop there. You want 430, 432 or 429, which reach the station in around 22 minutes but run only a handful of times a day.
• Arriving in the middle of the night on a Friday or Saturday? Route 446 runs then, and only then.
• No reservation, no advance ticket. Pay the driver or tap a Motion card.

Where to catch the bus

All of these routes use the same stop, Larnaka Airport, on the forecourt outside the terminal. The timetables below are for that stop.

Two other bus stops share the same forecourt, both belonging to different operators running coaches to other towns. They are separate stops with separate timetables, so if you are heading into Larnaca itself, ignore them and look for the city bus stop.

Route 425, the one you almost certainly want

425 is the only frequent route at the airport. It runs from before dawn until early evening, 53 departures a day, and the timetable does not change at the weekend. It goes airport to Makenzy to Foinikoudes, then continues north through Oroklini towards Dekeleia.

Measured against the operator's own trip data, it reaches Makenzy in about 10 minutes and Foinikoudes in about 24. Foinikoudes is the palm-lined promenade, and from there the old town, the castle and Agios Lazaros are all a short walk.

You will see 425 described elsewhere as taking 50 minutes, and you will see a route 417 recommended as the fast option. Neither matches the timetable: 417 does not serve Larnaca Airport at all.

Plan the airport to Foinikoudes trip to see the next real departure and how long it will take.

Getting to Larnaca Station instead

Larnaca Station is the hub for intercity coaches to Nicosia, Limassol and Ayia Napa. 425 does not call there, which catches people out. Four routes do: 430, 432, 429 and 407. 430 covers the airport to station leg in about 22 minutes.

For the Limassol coach specifically, there is also a direct shuttle from the airport. Our Larnaca Airport to Limassol guide covers the Limassol Airport Express option.

The catch is frequency. On a weekday you get around 13 departures each on 430 and 432 and 8 on 429. At the weekend all three drop to about 7 a day, with gaps of two to three hours. 407 is a long rural route with 5 trips a day and is not worth waiting for.

If the next one is far off, take 425 to Foinikoudes and walk. The station is only about 300m from the Foinikoudes stop, four or five minutes on the flat.

Heading to Nicosia? Do not come here for it. The Nicosia intercity coach does not start from Larnaca Station, so the airport to Nicosia public route skips the station entirely and boards on Archbishop Makarios III Avenue instead. Our Larnaca Airport to Nicosia guide covers that stop and the direct Kapnos shuttle.

Plan the airport to Larnaca Station trip to check what is actually running when you travel.

Which route should I take?

• Staying anywhere in Larnaca city, near the beach or the old town: 425. It is faster, far more frequent, and the same every day of the week.
• Connecting straight onto an intercity coach: 430 or 432 if one is due within half an hour, otherwise 425 and a short walk from Foinikoudes.
• Heading to Kiti, Pervolia, Meneou or Tersefanou: those villages are the reason 429, 430 and 432 exist, so check their timetables above rather than going into town first.

Night buses

There is one night service, 446, and it runs on Friday and Saturday nights only. The table below shows the airport departures on those nights.

Every other night of the week there is a gap between the last evening 425 and the first morning run. For a midweek flight landing in the small hours, plan on a taxi.

Fares and how to pay

This is the Motion tariff used across the Nicosia and Larnaca network. It is a different system from the one covering Paphos, so fares quoted for OSYPA routes or in guides to the Paphos airport buses do not apply here. Current amounts are in the panel above. For the island-wide picture of which tariff applies where, see Cyprus bus fares and the Motion card.

Plan this trip

• Airport to Foinikoudes (425)
• Airport to Larnaca Station (430)

Both links open the BusCyprus trip planner with your stops already filled in and the next itinerary loaded.

Heading east to the resort coast instead? Our Larnaca Airport to Ayia Napa guide covers the Kapnos shuttle and the cheaper 425 + Intercity 43 connection.

Live arrivals

• Larnaca Airport stop schedule
• Foinikoudes stop schedule
• Larnaca Station schedule

Getting back to the airport

425 runs inbound too, from Dekeleia through Foinikoudes to the airport, with 41 trips a day plus a dozen short workings that start at Larnaca Station. The stop you want on the way back is on the opposite side of Grigori Afxentiou Avenue from where you got off.

Because the last outbound 425 leaves the airport in the early evening, and the inbound timetable thins out in the evening as well, check the timetable below before relying on the bus for a late departure. For a late-evening flight, have a taxi in mind as a backup.

Leaving very early instead? 425 starts running well before dawn, ahead of the first morning flights.

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Working out the connection for your own flight time? The BusCyprus app shows live arrivals and plans the return trip from wherever you are staying, not just from these stops. Flying into the other end of the island instead? We have the same guide for Paphos Airport, and if you are still deciding what to install before you fly, our guide to Cyprus bus apps covers what the official app does better and where ours helps at the airport. Planning a whole car-free week? How to travel Cyprus without a car covers which bases work on buses and which day trips still need a rental.