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Driving instructions to Paphos please
Posted: Mon 14 Sep 2015 4:48 am
by Poppy
We are planning to drive over to Paphos as we have friends staying at the Pyramos Hotel which they tell us is in downtown Paphos. We were wondering which crossing would be the best Metahan or the one near Lefke. Does anybody know of the best route please.
Re: Driving instructions to Pathos please
Posted: Mon 14 Sep 2015 6:02 am
by Groucho
Poppy wrote:We are planning to drive over to Pathos as we have friends staying at the Pyramos Hotel which they tell us is in downtown Pathos. We were wondering which crossing would be the best Metahan or the one near Lefke. Does anybody know of the best route please.
Turn left at Bathos, then right into Hyperbole and straight on into Simile, you'll find Pathos just there....
Re: Driving instructions to Pathos please
Posted: Mon 14 Sep 2015 6:06 am
by muppet
depending on where you live, i personally would go via Metahan, motorway all the way takes me about 2.15 hrs depending on which hotel my friends have stayed at.
I google the hotel to get directions from motorway exit.
very straight forward...
Re: Driving instructions to Pathos please
Posted: Mon 14 Sep 2015 6:33 am
by tomsteel
Where are you starting from, what time of the day? I, personally, would not drive in Nicosia during the morning rush hour. From the Bayarmadu crossing to Paphos is about 2+ hours on motorways.
Re: Driving instructions to Paphos please
Posted: Mon 14 Sep 2015 9:51 am
by Poppy
Very funny Groucho, my fingers were going to quick.
Thank Muppet most helpful. I will goggle as you say.
Tomsteel I will be leaving Girne approx 07.00
Re: Driving instructions to Paphos please
Posted: Mon 14 Sep 2015 10:43 am
by Groucho
Poppy wrote:Very funny Groucho, my fingers were going to quick.
Thank Muppet most helpful. I will goggle as you say.
Tomsteel I will be leaving Girne approx 07.00
Poppy you get this week's award for not taking banter too (sic) personally
Have a good trip
PS if you leave Girne at 7am then the border will be busy with those going south for work... just chill.
Gavin
Re: Driving instructions to Paphos please
Posted: Mon 14 Sep 2015 10:56 am
by Poppy
Thanks Groucho, where do I pin my award, on second thought do not answer that! chill in this weather, I'll do my best
Re: Driving instructions to Paphos please
Posted: Mon 14 Sep 2015 11:40 am
by tomsteel
Poppy, at that time, using Metehan, you'll get the the TRNC workers travelling to work in the RoC and then the GCs travelling to work in Nicosia. If you decide to use Metehan, add extra time for the traffic. Suggest you Google a route card.
Re: Driving instructions to Paphos please
Posted: Mon 14 Sep 2015 1:10 pm
by waddo
Going down the motorways is fast and boring, take a trip over the mountain roads, stop at Troodos and have a coffee, enjoy the journey - its much more fun and a damn site cooler!!!
Re: Driving instructions to Paphos please
Posted: Mon 14 Sep 2015 5:44 pm
by muppet
If it helps there are not many travelling over the border to work in the south in my experience lately.
I have done the crossing around 7am/8am/8.30 am and sailed through each time. But i can only go on my experience..
At one time crossing at 7am there were always queues that appears not to be the case nowadays.