#buses

The reduction of school bus fares is expected to persuade 2,000 more schoolchildren to travel by bus, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Thursday night. Speaking after a presentation of plans ...

A year into the pilot bus service offering free on-demand rides to and from work, school and medical institutions for people with disabilities in Nicosia has proved to be a “...

Eight small buses equipped with passenger seats and wheelchair spaces were delivered to special schools and welfare services in Cyprus on Tuesday. The new buses “represent a holistic approach to ...

In a bid to ensure road safety, police and road transport department officials intensified their checks on buses and trucks across the island. Tuesday’s checks were focused primarily on ...

Police targeted bus and truck drivers on Monday as they carried out road inspections in the Paphos district, resulting in the detection of 121 violations concerning a total of 43 drivers and ...

All regular school bus services resumed operations on Monday morning after chaotic scenes last week when buses were pulled to fit fire retardant systems. Speaking to CyBC radio on Monday, ...

A few quirks, but with the buses in disarray at present, scooters are a viable alternative I am one of a small minority on this island not to own a ...

Buses will be running back to normal by Monday or Wednesday the latest, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Thursday, while students complained that the government has failed to properly ...

Public outrage, understandably, greeted the news that a school bus full of children had caught fire while in motion. Nobody was hurt, but the fire could not be dismissed as ...

Around 500 of the 570 buses which were taken off the road on Monday are now back in service, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the education ministry said the ...

There were 3,761 passenger complaints filed across the island’s public transport sector last year – ten a day – compared with 2021 when 2,268 complaints were submitted, it was revealed on Thursday. The figures, ...

More buses are needed to link Paphos city and the airport with rural areas such as Polis Chrysochous and Coral Bay, one regional tourism official said on Tuesday. Head of ...

Police say they believe last night’s fire in Aglandjia was started “on purpose”. Police spokesman Christos Andreou told Cyprus Mail an investigation into the blaze, which destroyed four parked ...

Four buses were destroyed in a fire on Tuesday evening, that plunged Aglandjia in a plume of smoke. The flames were under control shortly before 10pm, around an hour and ...

All public transport will be offered for free this Saturday as part of a campaign marking Earth Hour 2023. According to the government press office, routes for all buses will follow ...

Limassol bus company Emel has acquired 150 new buses – 35 of which are electric – set to hit the road next month, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Tuesday. Attending the handover ceremony ...

Workers suffering as Nicosia buses fail to stick to their schedules Despite municipalities and the government pushing people to ditch their cars and make use of public transport, bus users ...

Traffic congestion on roads can initially be alleviated through the promotion of mass transit – more bus lanes – and eventually with the construction of a tram system in Nicosia and Limassol, ...

The primary school door-to-door bus system is being billed as a way to tackle chronic traffic jams while offering a service to the public which is owed by the state. ...

Commuters in Nicosia and Larnaca will soon be able to use 5G-powered internet in buses and stops, operator Cyprus Public Transport (CPT) announced on Thursday, also presenting an extended network ...

Three Cypriot companies and one foreign company already active in Cyprus have submitted bids to operate a public bus service in Limassol and Paphos districts, the transport ministry said on ...

The transport ministry on Friday issued new guidelines for private and public passenger transport, increasing the number of persons allowed to travel in vehicles, but unions promptly protested the new ...

As part of measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus, the transport ministry has published new guidelines for public and private transport effective from Friday. It said that ...