Limassol to Paphos by bus: routes and planning

Route 56 serves several stops in Limassol, so you can board at a location that suits your starting point. InterCity Buses names New Port – Passenger Building, Primetel on Omonoias Avenue, Social Insurances on Franklin Roosevelt, Saint Antonios Church on Djelal Bayar, Old Hospital on Archiepiskopou Leontiou Avenue and Saint Georgios Chavouzas Church as stops.

Check the route page for the stop that fits your plans, and confirm that your chosen departure serves it. Some departures have limited stops or serve TEPAK Paphos, so the departure time alone may not tell you which stops are included.

Use InterCity Buses’ Route 56 timetable to check departure times and stop details before you travel. The operator says schedules and routes may change, so check the official site before you go.

Weekday departures run from 06:00 through 21:00, with services at various intervals. On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, departures run from 08:00 through 19:30. Those weekend and holiday times start from New Port. Compare the timetable with your intended boarding stop, especially when a footnote marks a service as limited-stop or identifies TEPAK Paphos.

For a day out, check the return journey as well as the outbound bus before setting off. The schedule pattern differs by day, so do not assume a weekday departure also runs on a weekend or public holiday.

If you are weighing up the trip’s timing and what to fit in, this Paphos day trip from Limassol guide covers the day-trip question.

A one-way ticket for Route 56 costs €5 and is available as a paper ticket from the driver or through the Motion Card e-wallet. Drivers accept cash only and issue regular one-way tickets and paper monthly tickets on board, so have cash ready if you are buying your fare there.

A route-specific return ticket costs €9 and is sold as a paper Motion Card ticket at points of sale. Weekly, monthly and annual Route 56 tickets cost €40, €90 and €900 respectively.

The operator also offers a €20 Daily Pancyprian ticket, valid on intercity routes and urban buses in Limassol, Nicosia, Famagusta, Larnaca and Paphos when used with a Motion Card e-wallet.

Eligible passengers receive a 50% fare discount or free transportation only when they use a personalised Motion Card. Check the operator’s ticket information for the applicable conditions and current purchasing options.

Route 56 serves several Paphos stops, including New Terminal Pervola–Karavella, Courts on Neofytou Nikolaides, Toyota opposite the police station on Athinon Avenue, opposite Debenhams by Stelios Kyriakides Stadium, and opposite McDonald’s by Blue Cross Clinic on Dimokratias Avenue. Choose the stop that best matches your destination rather than assuming every service stops at each location.

Karavella Main Bus Station is in the Karavella Parking area on Andrea Geroudi Street. Paphos Buses identifies Karavella as a hub for village routes and says Route 613 connects it with Paphos Airport.

For other onward journeys, its city-and-suburbs services include city-centre routes 602, 603, 606 and 618, plus tourist routes 610, 611, 615 and 631. If your plans involve the airport, the Paphos Airport to Limassol transfer guide covers that journey.

Route 618 links Karavella Main Bus Station with Tombs of the Kings Main Bus Station. Route 611 connects Tombs of the Kings Main Bus Station with the harbour and Geroskipou Beach (Waterpark); Route 610 connects Harbour Main Station with the Municipal Market area. Check the relevant local route before you set out, as connections and service details can change.

The bus takes approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes according to the operator, and Route 56 offers different weekday and weekend departure patterns. A car is another way to make the journey, but no driving time or distance is available here, so compare your plans against a current navigation service rather than relying on an unsupported estimate.

If you choose the bus, build your day around the available outbound and return departures and the stops served. If you choose to drive, you can plan your own timing, but parking and driving details are not covered here.

Before leaving, confirm the Route 56 departure, its boarding and arrival stops, and whether any timetable footnote affects the service. Recheck the fare and payment method if you plan to buy on board or use a card, since schedules, routes and ticket details may change.