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Car hire in Limassol comes with one quirk: the city has no airport of its own. Limassol sits between the island's two gateways — Larnaca (LCA, ~67 km / 45–55 min) and Paphos (PFO, ~61 km / 50–60 min). Far from being a problem, it's a choice: pick whichever airport suits your flight and we collect the car there.
A couple landing at LCA at 22:40 last May had keys at the hotel reception in Germasogeia by 23:50. Flight number on the booking, host already at arrivals, contract signed on the bonnet. No shuttle queue to wonder about.
Limassol itself is the most cosmopolitan city on the island: a modern marina, the Molos seafront, a medieval castle and a large expatriate community. The cruise port — Royal Caribbean, MSC, Celestyal — is Cyprus's main cruise gateway. The Krasochoria wine villages on the southern slopes of Troodos are the island's classic winemaker route, and without a car, almost out of reach.
Reaching Limassol without an airport
No airport in Limassol isn't an obstacle, just a fact. The city sits between both gateways: Larnaca (LCA) closer to the east coast and Nicosia, Paphos (PFO) closer to Akamas and the west. The drive from either is roughly an hour on the toll-free A5 or A6.
With no big day trips planned, the choice of airport barely matters. With Ayia Napa or Nicosia on the list, LCA is more convenient. For Akamas or Paphos, take PFO.
The most comfortable option is door-to-hotel delivery. We and most of our partners meet you by flight number at LCA or PFO, drive you to your hotel and leave the car at reception. On three-day-plus rentals it's free of charge; on shorter hires there's a token fee of around 25–40 USD one way.
A family of four flew into PFO at 14:00 on a Saturday in June, picked up at the rank outside arrivals and were checked in at their Pissouri villa by 15:20 — including a half-hour stop at the rock for photos.
Collecting at the airport and driving yourself in is the alternative. It's 50–60 minutes on the A5 or A6 with no mountain bends, fine for a fresh visitor, but it means adapting to driving on the left straight away. Limassol city offices are useful too, if you're joining travelling companions who landed earlier and picking the car up in town.
Mazda Demio in Cyprus
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Nissan Note in Cyprus
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Mazda Demio in Cyprus
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Nissan Note in Cyprus
I higly reccomend the car and the company. Easy and quick booking. You can adjust the pickup/return places to your needs. Very good contact with the car manager, all the answers you get really quick. The car is sufficient to move along the coast. Next time in Cyprus I will use the services of this company again.
Nissan Serena in Cyprus
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Volkswagen Golf Cabrio in Cyprus
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Suzuki Alto in Cyprus
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Suzuki Alto in Cyprus
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Mazda Demio in Cyprus
There was a problem with picking up the car. The car was supposed to be waiting for us at the airport at 5 a.m., but no one was there. We tried for more than an hour to get someone from the agency, because no one answered the phone. Finally, when we established a connection, they came to pick us up. Everything else was fine.
Day trips from Limassol
From Limassol the whole island opens up — from Greco-Roman archaeology to a ski resort. Right on the doorstep: the ancient amphitheatre of Kourion, 25 minutes west (UNESCO area), and the Crusader castle of Kolossi, 20 minutes nearby. Two sites in one outing, back for lunch on the marina.
Kourion has a view you don't get on a guidebook page: the amphitheatre stands on a cliff over the sea, and from the steps you see the valley to Episkopi. Go in the morning — the light is from the side, photos work.
North up the mountain road is Troodos, with the Krasochoria wine villages (Omodos, Lofou, Arsos), monasteries and the Mount Olympus ski resort. From Limassol it's 1–1.5 hours; doable in a day, better with a night in a village.
West on the A6, 50–60 minutes to Paphos with its UNESCO archaeological park and Tombs of the Kings; on the way is Aphrodite's Rock, best at sunset. East on the A5, an hour to Larnaca with its salt lake and Hala Sultan Tekke mosque.
Akamas from Limassol is around 1.5 hours to the park entrance. Inside you need a 4×4 and off-road cover — standard CDW doesn't apply on dirt tracks. For Lara Beach and the turtles, May to July, it's another world.
Why our Limassol booking is easier
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Free delivery from LCA or PFO to your Limassol hotel
On three-day-plus rentals we meet you at the airport by flight number and leave the car at reception.
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Cars cleared for Northern Cyprus crossings
Tick the "cross-border" filter at booking and avoid surprises at Pergamos or Metehan checkpoints.
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Direct contact with your supplier
Your representative's name, phone and WhatsApp on the booking, not a call-centre handoff.
Krasochoria wine villages
Krasochoria is a cluster of 20 traditional wine villages on the southern slopes of Troodos, right above Limassol. The famous ones: Omodos with its cobbled square and old winery, Lofou with its terraces, Arsos and Vasa with tasting rooms at family estates. Most are an hour from the centre.
What to taste
The local grapes are Mavro (red) and Xynisteri (white). The headline name is Commandaria — the world's oldest named wine still in continuous production since 800 BC, made in fourteen villages near Kolossi.
A couple booked lunch at a family taverna in Omodos for 14:00, did three cellars in the morning and woke up the next day at a guesthouse two doors down. They came back at 09:00 the next morning to collect the car. Better than the alternative.
Non-drinking driver
Cyprus limits are 0.5 promille (0.2 with under three years' experience). Summer police checks in the wine villages aren't unusual. The simple fix is one driver who stays sober; the alternative is to leave the car overnight in the village.
The most common mistake in Krasochoria is underestimating the dose. After three small tasting glasses you're already over the limit. If lunch came with wine, the car stays.