Lesen Sie es einfach durch und denken Sie ein paar Minuten darüber nach.
Ich bin ein großer Fan öffentlicher Verkehrsmittel, habe sie aber seit meinem Umzug auf die Insel kein einziges Mal genutzt. Busse sind in Limassol überflüssig, da es keine Busspuren gibt! Sie warten eine Stunde darauf, dass ein Bus kommt, nur um im selben Verkehr wie Autos zu sein.
Ich habe das Gefühl, dass der Artikel es so formuliert, dass die Leute hier sich einfach weigern, öffentliche Verkehrsmittel zu benutzen.
Die einzige Möglichkeit, die Nutzung öffentlicher Verkehrsmittel tatsächlich zu steigern, besteht darin, Straßen ausschließlich für Busse zu sperren oder die Straßen durch Busspuren zu erweitern.
Es würde mich interessieren, was die Community dazu denkt!
https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/03/11/cyprus-last-in-use-of-public-transport-in-eu
Von Creeds_Apartment
11 Kommentare
In order to use them, it is assumed that they exist.
There is also the fact no one likes to walk in 40 degrees celsius and sweat 3 litres by the time you walk 100m to the bus stop and then 3 litres more waiting for the bus
I have a crazy idea and I don’t know how to push it forward.
Basically, the people that work in the public transport section must be forced to use the bus at least 2 times a week to go and leave from work. (Use a card, or the bus receipt to confirm) That way, they will get first hand experience on how the busses work in Cyprus and learn about the routing mistakes, drivers behaviour and buses condition. I prefer using the bus a million times over the car but some of the routes (if they exist) especially in Limassol are atrocious. If the people who arrange the routes don’t want to use the bus, then how can we expect the rest of the world to follow? Think about it for a minute, in order to fix a problem you must first examine it from the beginning. Yes, we already have inspectors but this isn’t the same.
Cyprus was late to transition from donkeys and Bedford buses, so are still in the first love of motors. Also we are not domesticated yet, thank God, so individualism is the thing.
Cyprus has no oil but lots of wind and sunshine. I wonder what Cyprus can do to save money and get rid of the yellow smog that boils off Limassol, Paphos, Larnaca and Lefkosia every rush hour?
Any ideas?
I use buses in Larnaca all of the time but they are not very reliable regarding the schedule. Also in the summer you are waiting in a bus stop without shadow while there are 40 degrees outside.
Having to get really early in order to drive yourself to the bus stop followed by having to change two more buses just to get in walking distance from your work, in the Cyprus weather conditions. Then having to make sure that you finish your work on time in order walk to the bus stop on time was a real hassle. When I was working at Nicosia, commuting from Larnaca, I needed to take the bus after my car broke down at my job and I had to ask someone to drive me for 2km to reach the only bus stop that buses still run at that hour. Also the „park and ride“ was not an option since buses were available to take me to job but not FROM job.
I use all buses from my home to my job which are available. There are zero routes.
Cyprus is very car-centric, really bad masterplanning design for its cities as they sprawl unchecked.
To allow for an efficient public transport network, you first had to think and have a plan of how cities and their resources are build build/developed. In Cyprus there is none of that.
In Nicosia, the added difficulty due to its 2/3 perimeter occupied area/green line.
In Limassol due to really bad sprawl design along the coast.
I mean, there ARE many people who refuse to use it, for valid reasons. The only way to change this is for the Bus company to stop being shitty and unorganized. Make better buying decisions, because they just make bad financial decisions after the other (the really bad waiting stations, the buses that are too big for many roads in the cities)
And also for the government to better regulate future building infrastructure and to go forward with fixing the roads and the cities to be more friendly to everything else than cars too. Because right now, the most attractive and convenient way to go somewhere is by car.
Edit: Complaining all and all, but I wish we could do something ourselves instead of just complaining because having a better public transport in this country would be amazing
The airport buses have been a lifesaver for me, and they are used quite a lot. I’ve had to use taxi from the airport occasionally and it’s such a rip off compared to the bus.
We need trains. And Brussels should pay for it. Because because