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Cyprus eSIM
7 data plans · from £4.10 · instant QR code by email
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Travelling as a group? Buy everyone an eSIM in one checkout and the discount is applied automatically — no code needed. See group pricing
7 data plans · from £4.10 · instant QR code by email
Travelling as a group? Buy everyone an eSIM in one checkout and the discount is applied automatically — no code needed. See group pricing
Connects automatically to the strongest signal across Vodafone, Epic.
Setup
It takes about a minute. Tap the install link we email you, leave the line switched off, then switch it on when you land — and you're online.
On iPhone (iOS)
On Android
Cyprus: 9 plans, from 3 to 50 GB. Validity runs from 1 day to 180 days. 9 of them run on 5G where the local network has it.
6 plans can be topped up without installing a second eSIM. Plans run on Vodafone, Epic.
Counted from our live catalogue, not a marketing figure — the plan list above this section is the same data.
No regional bundle includes Cyprus cover — a single-country plan is the only option here, and it is usually the cheaper one anyway.
A Cyprus travel eSIM is a digital SIM that downloads straight to your phone — no plastic card, no queuing at an airport counter. You buy online, tap the install link we email you (the QR code is in there too), and your phone adds a second line alongside your normal SIM. It stays dormant until your trip begins, then connects automatically to Vodafone, Epic on 5G where available, LTE everywhere else. Your normal number carries on working for calls and texts while the eSIM handles the data.
Maps, messaging and taxi apps use very little data — roughly 300–500 MB a day. If you add photos, social media and the occasional video, expect to use closer to 1 GB a day. For a one-week trip, a 5 GB plan is usually plenty; for two weeks, tethering, or heavy use, opt for 10 GB or more, or choose a top-up plan you can reload as you go. Cyprus plans start at £4.10 across 7 sizes, with the per-GB price clearly shown so you can easily spot the best value.
Yes. A Cyprus travel eSIM is a local data plan rather than international roaming — you pay the price you saw online, and there are no per-megabyte charges from your home network provider. Set the eSIM as your mobile data line, switch data roaming off on your normal SIM, and nothing unexpected turns up on your next bill. Full refund at any time before installation, so buying ahead costs you nothing.
Meze
Not a dish but a format — fifteen to thirty small plates arriving in sequence over a couple of hours. Ordering meze commits the table to the whole progression.
Tavernas everywhere; ask whether it is meat, fish or mixed.
Halloumi
The protected-origin brine cheese, grilled or fried so it squeaks. Cypriot halloumi is firmer and saltier than versions made elsewhere.
Everywhere, and village dairies sell it fresh.
Souvla
Large chunks of pork or lamb on a long skewer turned slowly over charcoal for hours. Distinct from souvlaki, which is smaller and faster.
Village tavernas, and at any Sunday family gathering.
Kleftiko
Lamb sealed in a clay oven and cooked for hours until it falls apart. Traditionally cooked in a sealed pit.
Tavernas in the Troodos villages.
Sheftalia
Minced pork and onion wrapped in caul fat and grilled, so it bastes itself. A Cypriot speciality not found in Greece.
Grill houses and meze spreads.
Loukoumades
Small fried dough balls soaked in syrup and dusted with cinnamon.
Street stalls and festivals.
Commandaria
A sweet fortified wine made from sun-dried grapes, produced in the same region for millennia and claimed as one of the oldest named wines still in production.
Village wineries in the Commandaria region north of Limassol.
Koupepia
Vine leaves stuffed with rice and minced meat, cooked with lemon.
Any taverna; a standard meze plate.
Zivania
A clear grape spirit distilled from pomace and local wine, strong and traditionally offered to guests.
Village tavernas; commercial and homemade versions both exist.
Cypriot coffee
Finely ground coffee boiled in a briki and served unfiltered with the grounds settling. Ordered by sweetness — sketos, metrios or glykys.
Village kafeneia, where it is a social institution.
Kato Paphos Archaeological ParkPaphos
Roman villas with exceptional floor mosaics, an odeon and a lighthouse, all in a UNESCO-listed coastal site.
half a day
Troodos MountainsTroodos
Forested highlands with painted Byzantine churches, mountain villages, walking trails and a short ski season in winter.
two days
Painted churches of TroodosTroodos villages
Ten small UNESCO-listed churches with dense medieval frescoes, scattered across mountain villages and often kept locked with a keyholder nearby.
a day
Nicosia old townNicosia
A Venetian-walled capital, and the last divided capital in Europe. The Ledra Street crossing point is open to visitors with a passport.
a day
Akamas PeninsulaAkamas
Undeveloped coastline and gorges at the western tip, reached by rough tracks. Turtles nest on the beaches in summer.
a day
Kourionnear Limassol
A Greco-Roman city on a cliff above the sea, with a theatre still used for performances and more mosaic floors.
half a day
Cape Greconear Ayia Napa
Sea caves, clear water and a coastal path, at the eastern end away from the resort strip.
half a day
Larnaca salt lake and Hala Sultan TekkeLarnaca
A mosque beside a salt lake that fills with flamingos in winter and dries to a white crust in summer.
2 hours
ChoirokoitiaChoirokoitia
A Neolithic settlement of round stone dwellings, UNESCO-listed, with reconstructions showing how they were built.
2 hours
Limassol old town and marinaLimassol
A castle where Richard the Lionheart is said to have married, a restored old quarter and a large modern marina.
a day
Car hire
The practical way to see Cyprus. Driving is on the left, roads are good, and distances are short — Paphos to Ayia Napa is about two and a half hours.
moderate
Intercity bus
Connects the main towns several times a day. Adequate between cities and thin to villages, with little or no Sunday service in places.
low
Urban bus
Each district runs its own network. Useful within Paphos, Limassol, Larnaca and Nicosia.
very low
Taxi
Metered in towns and available at ranks. Service taxis running fixed intercity routes also exist.
moderate
Crossing to the north
Several crossing points including Ledra Street in Nicosia. Passport required. Rental cars from the south are often not insured to cross, so check your agreement rather than assuming.
free to cross on foot
Ride-hailing
Bolt
Operates in the main towns. Coverage is thinner than in larger European markets and a hire car remains the normal way visitors get around.
Paying for things
Basics
| Green Monday | the Monday 48 days before Orthodox Easter | Start of Lent, marked with picnics and kite flying. A genuine public holiday with businesses closed. |
| Greek Independence Day | 25 March | Public holiday with parades. |
| Cyprus National Day | 1 April | Public holiday. |
| Orthodox Easter | moves each year, usually later than western Easter | The biggest holiday of the year, observed from Good Friday to Easter Monday. Domestic travel is heavy and many businesses close. |
| Kataklysmos | fifty days after Orthodox Easter | The Festival of the Flood, celebrated on the coast with water-throwing and seafront festivals, particularly in Larnaca. |
| Assumption | 15 August | Peak of the summer season; beaches and resorts at their busiest and hottest. |
| Cyprus Independence Day | 1 October | Public holiday at the end of the main season. |
| Ochi Day | 28 October | Public holiday with parades, shared with Greece. |
Recurring dates — the day these fall on moves year to year.