Often, when I talk to my friends abroad, I hear that we have it too good here, in Cyprus. As one of the example, they say that everyone has a car. And while I don’t disagree – the life in Cyprus is good indeed – I often find it hard to explain that a car here is more than just a convenience. It’s a necessity.
I also understand why it is difficult to grasp the idea for those who’ve never been in Cyprus. Many of them can’t imagine a city with no public transport at all. Public transport is a norm pretty much everywhere you go. But not in Cyprus.
Finally, I now have a link to send to those friends of mine, who find it difficult to believe me. Cyprus Mail runs an article with some statistics. These are Nicosia-based, but I don’t think Limassol or any other city on the island would be much different.
Nicosia also stood out with 84 per cent of respondents saying they never used public transport. Only a minority – four per cent – used public transport to commute in Nicosia with 91 per cent travelling by car or motorcycle. Just five per cent walked or cycled to work.
Tell it to our minister that says "we still have the cheapest petrol in Europe". In Europe I can choose not to have a car. Here I need it.
Taxi is one of the best transportation in Cyprus. Unfortunately, you have to pay for it ! Prices vary. You can check a lot of websites for that, but i wont name any for now. You can google cyprus taxi. Hope this helps !
At the moment people dont have good options to choose from as far as public transportation is concerned
Once a good options appears things will change