Paphos Airport to Coral Bay
It's late. It's dark. You're tired.
After initialling the car hire agreement in 82 places, with that uneasy feeling that you are now liable to buy someone somewhere a new car, you are ready to set off to your villa. But the road signs have that strange Greek alphabet on them, and it's dark. And you're tired.
Good news. There is a painless and reliable way to get from Paphos airport to Coral Bay area, where many holiday villas are located. The kind of route which is ideal when you are tired and it is dark. Here goes:
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Come out of the terminal and follow the only road, remembering to drive on the left.
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You come to a stop at a T junction, and turn left, which will be signposted Paphos.
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From here on, ignore all signs!
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Continue on this road for between 5 and 15 minutes, depending on your speed.
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You will pass through Geroskipou but just keep driving until you reach a large roundabout.
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This roundabout has a large Debenhams store to the right, visible as you approach it. You turn left.
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Follow this road, a dual carriageway, for a couple of minutes until you reach a small roundabout.
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Beyond it, on the left, you may see a sign for "Kaligulas" (warning - advertising tends to change frequently). Regardless, turn right here.
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That's it. You now drive straight ahead, through various sets of lights, on what will shortly become the coast road.
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You pass the Tomb of the Kings, then Chlorakas, followed by Kissonerga.
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This will all look very similar, shops, bars and hotels, as the old towns are above you on the hillside.
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After Kissonerga, the sea comes unmissably close to the road on your left, while on your right is a large banana plantation, i.e. darkness at night.
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As the road rises away from the sea, the bright lights of Coral Bay start to appear on the left. Turn left at the roundabout and you are there.
Larnaca Airport to Coral Bay
This is, if anything, even easier, though longer.
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From Larnaca airport follow signs out for Limassol (sometimes written Lemeses)
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This will take you to the motorway very quickly.
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Now drive for more than an hour to Paphos, ignoring any further signs for Limassol.
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Leave the motorway and from the big roundabout follow the dual carriageway signed Kato Paphos (Kato Pafos).
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The first roundabout will have a big Debenhams store immediately before it on the right.
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Go straight through the roundabout and you are on track.