Paphos International Airport to Polis & Latchi
About 50 km north; the published taxi tariff is €42.77 by day and €50.18 at night, with buses requiring a change at Karavella.
The quiet north-west — a small market town at Polis, a working harbour at Latchi sending boats to the Blue Lagoon, and the Akamas wilderness beginning where the tarmac gives out.
Every way to get there
Our verdict: for Polis & Latchi, a private transfer is the easiest door-to-door option (from €48). Travelling light on a budget? The bus is cheapest (from €4) but slower, with a change in the city.
What it costs for your group
The bus is charged per person, while a taxi or private transfer is one price for the whole car — so the more of you there are, the better door-to-door value looks.
| Group | Bus (per person) | Private transfer | Best value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo · 1 traveller | €4 | €48 | Bus |
| Couple · 2 travellers | €8 | €48 | Bus |
| Family of 4 · 4 travellers | €16 | €48 | Bus |
Which option should you choose?
| If your priority is… | Our pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest price | Bus | From €4, though slower with a change in the city. |
| Speed & comfort | Private transfer | Door-to-door, fixed price, a driver waiting for you. |
| A group of 3–4 | Transfer or taxi | One flat fare splits cheaper than several bus tickets. |
| A late-night arrival | Transfer or taxi | Both run 24/7 when buses and the tram have stopped. |
By transport mode
Taxi
Fifty minutes over the hills. Worth confirming whether you're being charged the day or night rate if you land close to 20:30, since the gap is nearly eight euros.
Where to catch it: Published as €42.77 day and €50.18 night — the official tariff sheet covers this route explicitly.
Best for small groups in a hurryBus / shuttle
Under six euros but close to two hours with the changes, and the last northbound departures are early. A daytime option for light travellers, not a plan for an evening arrival.
Where to catch it: Get into Paphos first, then the 645 intercity service runs from Karavella station north to Polis, with a local link on to Latchi.
Best for solo & budget travellersPrivate transfer
Slightly above the taxi tariff, which buys the driver having the villa pinned in advance. Arrange the return at the same time: getting a car out to Latchi for a 05:00 departure is not a same-day proposition.
Where to catch it: Much of the accommodation here is villas scattered between Polis, Neo Chorio and the Latchi shore, and finding them cold is genuinely hard after dark.
Best for families, groups & late arrivalsCar rental
Close to essential for this corner. Shops and tavernas are spread between villages, the Akamas tracks need a vehicle, and standard hire agreements usually forbid the unsurfaced road to Lara Bay — check yours before attempting it.
Where to catch it: Fifty minutes north on the B7; the road is good as far as Polis and rougher beyond Latchi.
Best for travellers who want to explorePolis & Latchi & Paphos in photos
Buying tickets in Paphos
Paphos is the island's smaller airport and its public transport is correspondingly thin: two OSYPA routes, both €1.50 paid on board. Route 612 runs to the harbour at Kato Paphos in about 30 minutes but only around every 70 minutes even in season. Route 613 goes to Karavella bus station in the upper town (Ktima) in about 40 minutes, with roughly four departures a day — near 08:00, 10:00, 16:30 and 19:00 — so it works only if your flight happens to land in the right window. Everywhere beyond Paphos itself means changing at Karavella onto an intercity service. Check the board on your way out of arrivals: if the next 612 is an hour away, the rank outside is the realistic option.
Taxi scams & safety in Paphos
Paphos taxis work to a published tariff sheet rather than an open meter, which makes this one of the few airports where you can look up the fare before you land — roughly €24.30 to Coral Bay, €42.77 to Polis and €46.27 to Limassol on the day rate, each rising after 20:30 when the night rate applies. Ask which rate you are being charged if you arrive near that boundary. Because the bus service is sparse, the practical risk here is not overcharging but being stranded, so book ahead if you land late or are heading to a villa. Cyprus drives on the left and hire cars carry red number plates. One contractual point worth knowing: standard rental agreements generally forbid the unsurfaced track to Lara Bay on the Akamas, and driving it voids the insurance — take a licensed jeep tour instead.
Getting from PFO to Polis & Latchi
Fifty kilometres north of the airport, over the hills, and Cyprus goes quiet. Polis is a small market town with a square and a church; Latchi is the harbour two kilometres down at the water, where the boats leave for the Blue Lagoon; and beyond them the tarmac gives out and the Akamas peninsula begins. This is the least developed corner of the island that still has hotels in it, and getting there takes about fifty minutes.
The published tariff is €42.77 by day
Paphos taxis work to a tariff sheet, and this route is on it: €42.77 for the day rate and €50.18 after 20:30 when the night rate applies. Nearly eight euros between them, which is worth knowing if you're landing close to the boundary — ask which one you're being charged rather than finding out at the end. Fifty minutes over the hills on the B7. It's a good road as far as Polis and the drive itself is pleasant, climbing away from the coast through villages.
The bus route exists and finishes early
Get into Paphos first — the 612 to the harbour or the 613 to Karavella — then the 645 intercity service runs north from Karavella to Polis, with a local link on to Latchi. Under six euros all in, and close to two hours with the changes. The real constraint isn't the time, it's the last departure: northbound services stop early in the evening, and there's nothing after them. For a daytime arrival travelling light it's a cheap and perfectly pleasant way to go. For an evening flight it isn't an option at all.
Villas scattered between three villages
Most of the accommodation up here isn't in Polis or Latchi proper — it's villas spread between them and up towards Neo Chorio, on lanes that don't always have names and certainly don't have streetlights. Finding one cold after dark is genuinely difficult, and this is why a car arranged in advance at €48–65 is the common choice despite costing a few euros over the published taxi tariff. The driver has the property pinned before you land. Arriving at ten at night to a villa the driver has never heard of is the version of this trip that people complain about afterwards.
The Lara Bay road will void your insurance
Important if you're hiring, and easy to get wrong. Hire cars here run from about €22 to €50 a day and are close to essential for a stay this far out — shops and tavernas are spread between villages, the beaches need reaching, and the bus is a skeleton service. But the track out to Lara Bay along the Akamas coast is unsurfaced, and standard rental agreements generally forbid it outright. Driving it anyway means no cover if anything happens, and things do happen on that surface. If Lara and the turtle beaches are on your list, take a licensed jeep tour instead. Read the contract before you assume a 4x4 badge means permission.
What the Blue Lagoon trip actually involves
Boats leave Latchi harbour through the day for the lagoon at the tip of the Akamas — clear water, a swim stop, usually three or four hours. It's the main organised activity up here and it books up in season. The harbour also has the fish tavernas, which are the reason a lot of people staying in Polis walk or drive down in the evening. Between Polis and Latchi there's a decent beach and a eucalyptus grove; the coastline improves the further west you go.
Book the return before you need it
Getting a car out to Latchi for a five o'clock departure is not a same-day arrangement — the firms are based near Paphos, an hour away at that time of morning, and the intercity buses don't start early enough to help. Sort both legs when you book the arrival. This is the single most common logistical mistake at this end of the island.
In short: €42.77 on the published tariff, €48–65 for a booked car that knows where the villa is, or under six euros and two hours if you're light and arriving in daylight. And hire a car for the week — up here it isn't really optional.
