By Air / By Sea

North Cyprus can be reached by air and by sea. You may choose the most convenient way for you.

Although there are no direct flights to the TRNC, travelling to the northern part of the island is no longer a problem. Cyprus Turkish Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Onur Air, Atlas Jet and Fly Air provide scheduled flights to the TRNC from all international airports worldwide via Turkey. Besides, there are charter flights to Turkish Cyprus.

As mentioned above, all the aircrafts flying to Turkish Cyprus are to touch down in Turkey. Usually the stopover lasts for an hour, and passengers remain in the aircraft, however sometimes the airline company changes the aircraft. In this case passengers are required to wait in the transit lounge and obtain a boarding pass of their ongoing flight to Northern Cyprus. It will take you approximately an hour to get from Turkey to North Cyprus.

If you travel by sea, the voyage may take you from 2.5 to 10 hours. Ferry-boats and sea-buses connect operate regularly between Kyrenia and Famagusta, towns in North Cyprus, and Turkey.

Sea-busses are faster and travel between the island and Turkey almost every day. Ferry boats can take more passengers and cargo, but go slower. A trip by a ferry boat can take up to 4-10 hours. The sea trips may be certainly not pleasant in winter.

Although there are no direct flights to the TRNC from other countries (North Cyprus has direct air links only with Turkey), travelling to the northern part of the island is no longer a problem.
Cyprus Turkish Airlines (Kibris Türk Hava Yollari), Turkish Airlines, Onur Air, Atlas Jet and Fly Air provide scheduled flights to the TRNC from all international airports worldwide via Turkey. Besides, there are charter flights to Turkish Cyprus.
As mentioned above, all the aircrafts flying to Turkish Cyprus are to touch down in Turkey. They usually make stopovers in the airports of Izmir, Istanbul, Ankara, Adana or Antalya. Usually the stopover lasts for an hour, and passengers remain in the aircraft (Cyprus Turkish Airlines and Onur Air). Sometimes the airline company changes the aircraft (for example, Turkish Airlines). In this case passengers are required to wait in the transit lounge and obtain a boarding pass of their ongoing flight to Northern Cyprus.
If you are travelling from Turkey, you can choose from number of scheduled flights from Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara, Adana and Antalya. Charter flights are available at weekends and on public holidays.From Turkey’s main airports to
North Cyprus by air takes sixty to ninety minutes.
While arriving in Northern Cyprus, all the planes descend at two national airports of the TRNC: generally at Ercan Airport (situated near Nicosia), more rarely at Gecitkale Airport ( Famagusta), as the latter is commonly used for military purposes.

To get details on timetable, prices and flight booking please contact airlines offices or visit their web sites. You may also contact travel agencies for more information.

Airport Contacts

Ercan Airport
Tel.: +90 392 231 4806 (reception)

Airlines Contacts

Cyprus Turkish Airlines (CTA)
Istanbul: +90 212 288 9182 / 274 0343
Ankara: +90 312 418 0425
London: +44 207 930 4851
Nicosia: +90 392 228 3901

Turkish Airlines
24 Hour Reservation: +90 212 444 0849
Ankara: +90 312 428 0200
London: +44 207 766 9300
Nicosia: +90 392 227 1061
Email: customer@thy.com

Onur Air
Nicosia: +90 392 220 0121
Istanbul: +90 212 663 2319 (central office)
Email: info@onurair.com.tr
Sales: sales@onurair.com.tr
Regional Offices
Istanbul: +90 212 663 9176 / 663 0773
Izmir: +90 232 274 1939
Antalya: +90 242 330 3432
Bodrum: +90 252 523 0057
Trabzon: +90 462 325 6292
Adana: +90 322 436 6766

Atlas Jet
Istanbul: +90 212 315 1800
Antalya: +90 242 243 3040
Bodrum: +90 252 367 2166
Izmir: +90 232 425 3387
Adana: +90 322 458 7612
Nicosia: +90 392 815 6747

Fly Air
Ankara: +90 212 444 4359
Email: esb@flyair.com.tr
Istanbul: +90 212 444 4359
Email: rezervasyon@flyair.com.tr
Trabzon: +90 462 444 4359
Email: tzx@flyair.com.tr
Antalya: +90 242 444 4359
Email: ayt@flyair.com.tr
Izmir: +90 232 444 4359
Email: adb@flyair.com.tr
Adana: +90 322 444 4359
Email: ada@flyair.com.tr
Cargo: +90 212 465 5384
Email: cargo@flyair.com.tr

Ferry-boats and sea-buses connect Northern Cyprus (Kyrenia and Famagusta) with Turkey by the sea.

Kyrenia

There are scheduled sea-bus and ferry services from Tasucu (a port city in Turkey, near Silifke) to Kyrenia, and back. The sea-busses operate on a daily basis – the duration of the voyage is about two and a half hours. Ferry boats between Tasucu and Kyrenia go every week – the trip on a ferry boat takes about four hours.

Famagusta

You may also choose a ferry-boat operating between Mersin (a port city in the south of Turkey) and Famagusta – three times a week to get to North Cyprus By Sea. Ferry-boats also connect Tasucu and Famagusta, but this voyage is longer lasting for eight hours. Besides, there are sea trips between Latakia (a port in Syria) and Famagusta.
During the summer time sea trips are organised from Alanya, Antalya and Anamur (Turkey) to Kyrenia.

There are two main companies providing sea trips between the TRNC and Turkey:

Akgunler Shipping
Address: Ramadan Cemil Meydani, No:1; P.O. Box: 130 Kyrenia
Tel.: +90 392 815 3510 /11
Fax: +90 392 815 3870

Fergun Shipping
Address 1: Yeni Liman Yolu Kyrenia, TRNC (headquarter)
Tel.: +90 392 815 1770 / 815 1870
Fax: +90 392 815 1989
Address 2: Mustafa Cagatay Cad. 6/2C Kyrenia, TRNC (branch)
Tel.: +90 392 815 2344 / 815 3377
Fax: +90 392 815 3866
Address 3: Ataturk Cad. Vakiflar Ishani, No:76, Tasucu – Turkey (branch)
Tel.: +90 324 741 2323 / 741 3711
Fax: +90 324 741 2802