| Pick-up location | Larnaca |
|---|---|
| Rental locations | 58 |
| Airport locations | 50 |
Pros: Nothing
Cons: They cancelled my reservation
Pros: Good and easy pick up and drop off procedures
Cons: Old and knackered car
Cons: I fulled the car and when i came to drop it off they forced me to pay an extra 10 euro without any reason
Excellent Customer Service
Pros: The staff were very professional, friendly, and knowledgeable.
A pleasure to deal with.
car
Pros: new car
Cons: you did not emphesize that my reservasion did not include any insurance
Pros: It was all good from start to finish.
Pros: It was easy and simple! No problems and it made our trip so much easier.
Pros: Nothing
Cons: They cancelled my reservation
Pros: Good and easy pick up and drop off procedures
Cons: Old and knackered car
Cons: I fulled the car and when i came to drop it off they forced me to pay an extra 10 euro without any reason
car
Pros: new car
Cons: you did not emphesize that my reservasion did not include any insurance
Cons: שלום וברכה,
פשוט חוצפה. הגעתי לדוכן ההשכרות של הרץ בנמל התעופה של לרנקה לאחר
הזמנה בחברת קייק ואמרו שנכון שהזמנתי אבל אין להם רכבים.
והסתפקו בלהגיד שאל תדאג לא נגבה את התשלום.
אני מאוד כועס. במקום זה הייתי צריך ללכת לחברה אחרת ולהשכיר רכב במחיר של כפול 4 במחיר.
אפי
Pros: Very new and clean car
Availability of the staff
Cons: 20€ for the airport charge !!!!!!!!!!!!
Pros: Courteous, friendly and very helpful staff.
Cons: It would be best if location was on airport area, however the ride with the shuttle was not bad at all, only 5, 6 minutes.
Charged higher rpice then booking
Pros: fast check in, no issues other than the price that we were charged
Cons: We did not get the proper conversion from Canadian dollars to Euros
Cons: Complicated place for a drop off to find ( i.e. Need better instructions / map to find the location)
машина не та, что указана на kayak.com
Pros: быстрое обслуживание, в итоге неплохая машина за небольшие деньги
Cons: на каяк указана машина Luxury- Audi A4 или аналог, на месте сказали , что никакого kayak.com они не знают и Thrifty не отвечают за другие интернет платформы по аренде машин и предложили десятилетний убитый Форд Фокус. После отказа от такой машины и просьбы отвезти обратно в аэропорт нашелся новый Форд Фокус, что нас полностью устроило, хоть и не Luxsury
I was lied to
Cons: The shuttle bus didn’t come to the airport as advertised - I had to find the offfice phone number and ask them to pick us up. Wasted an hour on that.
When finally got to their office, which was in the middle of nowhere, the guy told me I won’t get the Audi A4 class car (as booked), but Ford Focus class car for the same price. He said that if I don’t like it, he doesn’t care and I should complain to kayak because it’s not his problem. Knowing it was middle of nowhere and already wasted too much time on whole rental process, I was forced to accept that outrageous offer. After all, I didn’t really know whose fault it was - Kayak’s or Thrifty’s or somebody else’s. What I care for is that I didn’t get the type of car I booked in advance and didn’t get any discount for that, didn’t even know who to really complain to.
After all, the same guy did a car conditition check up with me, to write down where are any damages. He made it very clear I will be charged for any additional damages, even minor. Even though this is normal, he did it in such a way, that for the next 10 days I was stressed for any scratches that I will be charged heavily for them. After all nothing like this happened (maybe because it was somebody else receiving the car), but whole pleasure of rental was gone anyway.
Highly NOT recommended. The service is poor and you simply not get what you paid for. I should get compensated, but I just want to forget about this place. Will never use Thrifty or Kayak again and will recommend not to do this to all my friends.
We got Ford Focus istead Audi A4
Cons: Car was too small and upgrade should cost more than double.
Cons: Never offered return map wasted lots of time finding it
Same with exit
From location
So simple to print one with routes
Get one with low mileage...Rental people good
Pros: The second offering had 20000 kilometers rather than 80000.
Hard to find rental place from Larnaca.
Cons: First car, lack of maps, small street signs in lowercase Greek. A dangerous country once off the main roads.
Pros: Quick care of documents.
Transportation between airport and car lot.
Cons: The cashier was a bit impatient.
The distance between the airport and the car lot.
Thirfty/Dollar Cyprus needs a makeover
Pros: Nothing. I returned the vehicle after 2 days of picking it up. My rental duration was for 60 days but opted out when I saw the condition of the vehicle.
Cons: Old vehicle fleet at the Larnaca airport
Unprofessional staff
Basic but ok
Pros: The car had low mileage and we had no problem during our road trip.
Cons: We expected A4 our equivalent but ended with Ford Focus.
Basic model, no options, not even parking sensors.
Rental counter is 10 minutes drive from airport by shuttle.
Staff in general does the minimum to be ok, but clearly not pleasant.
Thrifty Larnaca (Cyprus) - Good 7.5
Pros: Was met at the airport by the Thrifty rep who led us to the shuttle bus to the depot. Pick up was straightforward, and the car was just as described.
Cons: Would have been good to be given a map so that we could find our way back to the depot to drop the car off.
Drop-off was very rushed - we were hustled into the shuttle bus before being able to hand over the key properly, or being able to sign anything. I'm hoping that we don't get charged for anything retrospectively ...
Pros: It was a great experience and the price was unbelievably low! It was a bargain and made our trip great!
Cons: The car really smelled of smoke!
машина не та, что указана на kayak.com
Pros: быстрое обслуживание, в итоге неплохая машина за небольшие деньги
Cons: на каяк указана машина Luxury- Audi A4 или аналог, на месте сказали , что никакого kayak.com они не знают и Thrifty не отвечают за другие интернет платформы по аренде машин и предложили десятилетний убитый Форд Фокус. После отказа от такой машины и просьбы отвезти обратно в аэропорт нашелся новый Форд Фокус, что нас полностью устроило, хоть и не Luxsury
We got Ford Focus istead Audi A4
Cons: Car was too small and upgrade should cost more than double.
Get one with low mileage...Rental people good
Pros: The second offering had 20000 kilometers rather than 80000.
Hard to find rental place from Larnaca.
Cons: First car, lack of maps, small street signs in lowercase Greek. A dangerous country once off the main roads.
Pros: Quick care of documents.
Transportation between airport and car lot.
Cons: The cashier was a bit impatient.
The distance between the airport and the car lot.
Thrifty Larnaca (Cyprus) - Good 7.5
Pros: Was met at the airport by the Thrifty rep who led us to the shuttle bus to the depot. Pick up was straightforward, and the car was just as described.
Cons: Would have been good to be given a map so that we could find our way back to the depot to drop the car off.
Drop-off was very rushed - we were hustled into the shuttle bus before being able to hand over the key properly, or being able to sign anything. I'm hoping that we don't get charged for anything retrospectively ...
Pros: It was a great experience and the price was unbelievably low! It was a bargain and made our trip great!
Cons: The car really smelled of smoke!
I was lied to
Cons: The shuttle bus didn’t come to the airport as advertised - I had to find the offfice phone number and ask them to pick us up. Wasted an hour on that.
When finally got to their office, which was in the middle of nowhere, the guy told me I won’t get the Audi A4 class car (as booked), but Ford Focus class car for the same price. He said that if I don’t like it, he doesn’t care and I should complain to kayak because it’s not his problem. Knowing it was middle of nowhere and already wasted too much time on whole rental process, I was forced to accept that outrageous offer. After all, I didn’t really know whose fault it was - Kayak’s or Thrifty’s or somebody else’s. What I care for is that I didn’t get the type of car I booked in advance and didn’t get any discount for that, didn’t even know who to really complain to.
After all, the same guy did a car conditition check up with me, to write down where are any damages. He made it very clear I will be charged for any additional damages, even minor. Even though this is normal, he did it in such a way, that for the next 10 days I was stressed for any scratches that I will be charged heavily for them. After all nothing like this happened (maybe because it was somebody else receiving the car), but whole pleasure of rental was gone anyway.
Highly NOT recommended. The service is poor and you simply not get what you paid for. I should get compensated, but I just want to forget about this place. Will never use Thrifty or Kayak again and will recommend not to do this to all my friends.
Thirfty/Dollar Cyprus needs a makeover
Pros: Nothing. I returned the vehicle after 2 days of picking it up. My rental duration was for 60 days but opted out when I saw the condition of the vehicle.
Cons: Old vehicle fleet at the Larnaca airport
Unprofessional staff
Basic but ok
Pros: The car had low mileage and we had no problem during our road trip.
Cons: We expected A4 our equivalent but ended with Ford Focus.
Basic model, no options, not even parking sensors.
Rental counter is 10 minutes drive from airport by shuttle.
Staff in general does the minimum to be ok, but clearly not pleasant.
Kia Rio
Pros: Desk service very welcoming and cheerful, lovely woman.
Car was economical, clean and tidy, but quite a bit of damage.
Easy to find pick up desk and no queuing
Quick service
Cons: Usual pressure to buy the extra insurances or you could be faced with a massive Excess...
A little frustrating that the car 'type' I requested was a VW Golf but as always you only ever get a car of a simialr 'type' in this case a Kia Rio. No match in my eyes. It might be a similar size but thats where the likeness stops. Cars advertised should be the car you get or VERY similar, e.g. order a VW Golf, get an Audi A3 or a BMW 1 Series, not an under powered, 'tinny' Kia Rio. I know all companies do this, happens every time I hire a car but surely this is an example of 'bait and switch'?
Bit of a trek to the car pick up point
Guy at car pick up point quite friendly and pleasant but almost 'offended' and patronising that I wanted to check over the car for damage before signing. Found some extra dents and scracthes that had not been recorded, even though it was very dark (poor lighting in car park) and I had to use mobile phone torch to look over car. But saying that the drop off was very smooth and they didnt give a really thorough check.
Pros: Nice and helpful staff.
Very professional .
Pros: customer service can be improved but was ok
Cons: mechanical problems
Sounds like a golf
Pros: 5 min walk to the hire office not the end of the world !!!
Cons: Orderd a golf got a Kia Rio ?? Lol but still a nice car plus good guys to deal with and very chilled out !!
Kia Rio
Pros: Desk service very welcoming and cheerful, lovely woman.
Car was economical, clean and tidy, but quite a bit of damage.
Easy to find pick up desk and no queuing
Quick service
Cons: Usual pressure to buy the extra insurances or you could be faced with a massive Excess...
A little frustrating that the car 'type' I requested was a VW Golf but as always you only ever get a car of a simialr 'type' in this case a Kia Rio. No match in my eyes. It might be a similar size but thats where the likeness stops. Cars advertised should be the car you get or VERY similar, e.g. order a VW Golf, get an Audi A3 or a BMW 1 Series, not an under powered, 'tinny' Kia Rio. I know all companies do this, happens every time I hire a car but surely this is an example of 'bait and switch'?
Bit of a trek to the car pick up point
Guy at car pick up point quite friendly and pleasant but almost 'offended' and patronising that I wanted to check over the car for damage before signing. Found some extra dents and scracthes that had not been recorded, even though it was very dark (poor lighting in car park) and I had to use mobile phone torch to look over car. But saying that the drop off was very smooth and they didnt give a really thorough check.
Sounds like a golf
Pros: 5 min walk to the hire office not the end of the world !!!
Cons: Orderd a golf got a Kia Rio ?? Lol but still a nice car plus good guys to deal with and very chilled out !!
Pros: Positive attitude,and service with a smile
Cons: Had to switch cars because ours wasnt ready
the car we got was in a bad shape and over used
Communication problem
Pros: They have no counter at Larnaca Airport but someone was there with a sign waiting for us even though our plane arrive later than was we said.
Cons: When I ask about 3 party liability insurance, they said they did not have any. When I told them I would take the care to the Turkish side of Cypress Island, they started being on the defence and telling me they would rather me not telling them about this because I cannot take the car across the border, even though someone from the main office there was no problem and insurance can easily be bought at the border. They offer me to cancel my reservation and rebook a new one at midnight. Which made me upset cause non of this was disclose when I call to make sure I would be covered when driving on the island. They offered me a new deal at a higher rate which I had not choice really to take having my wife and young kids waiting to leave the airport. I wish I went online because I would have find a better that they offered me.
When the time came to return the car, they were fast to say that I was late even though they were not counting the days correctly. I return the car half way through my holiday and rented with a different company for a cheaper price.
So I cannot say I had a pleasant experience with this company. Will not recommend
Horrible service, forced us to pay insurance a second time
Cons: purchased CDW online but insisted that ALLIANZ is not valid in Cyprus and asked for a wooping 5000 EUR pre-payment on CC (their t&C say 500) if we do not purchase insurance through them. Old car, stereo was broken, tank 1/2 full, called the number given where 24/7 was supposed to be somebody and the person would not take the call, had to call another number to give back the car at the end.
BAD choice.
Economy car rental doesn't work with Allianz insurance.
Cons: Strongly do NOT recommend Economy rental company in Larnaca.
Manager Mario canceled my reservation because I rejected his proposal to buy extra insurance policy. He told they work only with local insurance companies and he refused my existing policy that I've bought on partner's website priceline.com when reserved a car.
When I disagreed to buy his insurance they didn't want have a deal with me at all.
Ultimately I lost 77 bucks on insurance (allianz.com) and had to rent a car in other rental service, that was more expensive.
Pros: Marios, the man who gave me the car, was super-friendly and helpful.
Cons: It was a little unusual to find that there wasn't actually a counter at Larnaka Airport, but rather someone waiting for me in the open space. . . and unfortunately he had to wait a lot time because I was late. Then we had to spend time sitting in chairs filling in a form by hand. No big deal, but it certainly wasn't as easy / quick as I'm accustomed to when renting cars. The car itself had 80,000+ kms on it, and rattled inside and out, meaning that the drive was never a quiet one. Given the above, the value for money was, again, perhaps a little less than what I'm accustomed to, particularly as it was about 10% higher than had been confirmed by e-mail.
Pros: Positive attitude,and service with a smile
Cons: Had to switch cars because ours wasnt ready
the car we got was in a bad shape and over used
Communication problem
Pros: They have no counter at Larnaca Airport but someone was there with a sign waiting for us even though our plane arrive later than was we said.
Cons: When I ask about 3 party liability insurance, they said they did not have any. When I told them I would take the care to the Turkish side of Cypress Island, they started being on the defence and telling me they would rather me not telling them about this because I cannot take the car across the border, even though someone from the main office there was no problem and insurance can easily be bought at the border. They offer me to cancel my reservation and rebook a new one at midnight. Which made me upset cause non of this was disclose when I call to make sure I would be covered when driving on the island. They offered me a new deal at a higher rate which I had not choice really to take having my wife and young kids waiting to leave the airport. I wish I went online because I would have find a better that they offered me.
When the time came to return the car, they were fast to say that I was late even though they were not counting the days correctly. I return the car half way through my holiday and rented with a different company for a cheaper price.
So I cannot say I had a pleasant experience with this company. Will not recommend
Horrible service, forced us to pay insurance a second time
Cons: purchased CDW online but insisted that ALLIANZ is not valid in Cyprus and asked for a wooping 5000 EUR pre-payment on CC (their t&C say 500) if we do not purchase insurance through them. Old car, stereo was broken, tank 1/2 full, called the number given where 24/7 was supposed to be somebody and the person would not take the call, had to call another number to give back the car at the end.
BAD choice.
Economy car rental doesn't work with Allianz insurance.
Cons: Strongly do NOT recommend Economy rental company in Larnaca.
Manager Mario canceled my reservation because I rejected his proposal to buy extra insurance policy. He told they work only with local insurance companies and he refused my existing policy that I've bought on partner's website priceline.com when reserved a car.
When I disagreed to buy his insurance they didn't want have a deal with me at all.
Ultimately I lost 77 bucks on insurance (allianz.com) and had to rent a car in other rental service, that was more expensive.
Pros: Marios, the man who gave me the car, was super-friendly and helpful.
Cons: It was a little unusual to find that there wasn't actually a counter at Larnaka Airport, but rather someone waiting for me in the open space. . . and unfortunately he had to wait a lot time because I was late. Then we had to spend time sitting in chairs filling in a form by hand. No big deal, but it certainly wasn't as easy / quick as I'm accustomed to when renting cars. The car itself had 80,000+ kms on it, and rattled inside and out, meaning that the drive was never a quiet one. Given the above, the value for money was, again, perhaps a little less than what I'm accustomed to, particularly as it was about 10% higher than had been confirmed by e-mail.
Pros: Great service
I was never picked up and had to rent from another place
Cons: W called them after landing and after more than an hour they didn’t pick us up fir the shuttle. We ended up renting from another company at the airport firva higher price.
Never again
Cons: When I arrived at the airport I could not find the counter or representative. I was told there was a woman holding a sign. I waited 15 minutes for her to come back to an area just next to arrivals. The staff in the office was unprofessional and the car was dirty. With pick up and drop off, I was the only customer in the small van and the driver did not help me with my bags. He just opened the trunk and stood to watch me take out my bags. I would rather pay a bit more to have a better customer service experience.
Terrible car that blew up my plans.
Cons: It took forever to get from the airport exit to the car rental office (which is managed by local KEM, actually). The lady who handled my rental barely knew any English. The car she gave me? I started driving it, and it was very clear that the suspension and alignment were both off - it couldn't accelerate and the steering wheel violently shook. I ended up wasting half of the next day trying to get it exchanged (they wouldn't let me return it and end the rental). I was only in town for 48 hours, and so this ruined my trip.
quick and easy rental
Pros: Ace car rental used Kem Car rental as an intermediary. Unfortunately the instructions in the email did no specify where to wait for the shuttle van that took us from the Larnaca Airport to the Car Rental place. Be aware of the high incidence charge (which will be returned to you if everything is OK). Other than that it was a good experience.
Best rental car experience I've ever had.
Pros: Roland and the rest of the team we're fantastic! The driver was always smiling and polite. He picked me up on time and was there to drop me back off. Great service and I'll definitely be recommending you all to everyone.
car was okay, service was very poor
Pros: the car itself was comfortable, even though we were given a lower class than we had reserved
Cons: upon arrival at Larnaca airport, the rep for KEM was not there. She had gone 'somewhere' for 30 minutes!!!
when returning the car, the clerk was new and did not know what to do about what he thought was a scratch. he called the manager who said he would arrive in 10 mins - it took over 30 mins till he arrived. we had a plane to catch!!!!
I got the car with 3/8 of a tank of gasoline, ofcourse I returned it with more 5/8, no refund on the extra 10 Euro worth of gasoline
Service was poor!!!
Pros: fast paper work, quick shuttles, very nice treatment, low price, close to the airport and to larnaca
Fraudsters
Pros: Nothing
Cons: When i came, they tried to give me another class car, charged deposit for 1500€ and they gave a contract only in Greek language, so nobody can understand what is inside. Whrn i told that i won't usr their cheating service, they told that they will not return my deposit on credit card.
Never use this ACE/KEM rentals, its fraud service!
They did not have a car. They spoilt our vacation.Will never use Kayak
Pros: Nothing
Cons: They were rude, they didn’t have a car. If money has been debited for this booking, please refund that.
Pros: I didn’t pick up the car, because I didn’t find from where to pick it up,
Second you send a voucher with wrong dates
Third i booked a Hyundai santafe in the voucher you wrote Kia Sportage -
You are very good at thieving people
Good experience overall
Pros: Friendly and quick service, nice car, great value for money
Cons: Finding the rental was a bit confusing
Pros: Great service
quick and easy rental
Pros: Ace car rental used Kem Car rental as an intermediary. Unfortunately the instructions in the email did no specify where to wait for the shuttle van that took us from the Larnaca Airport to the Car Rental place. Be aware of the high incidence charge (which will be returned to you if everything is OK). Other than that it was a good experience.
Best rental car experience I've ever had.
Pros: Roland and the rest of the team we're fantastic! The driver was always smiling and polite. He picked me up on time and was there to drop me back off. Great service and I'll definitely be recommending you all to everyone.
Pros: fast paper work, quick shuttles, very nice treatment, low price, close to the airport and to larnaca
Good experience overall
Pros: Friendly and quick service, nice car, great value for money
Cons: Finding the rental was a bit confusing
I was never picked up and had to rent from another place
Cons: W called them after landing and after more than an hour they didn’t pick us up fir the shuttle. We ended up renting from another company at the airport firva higher price.
Never again
Cons: When I arrived at the airport I could not find the counter or representative. I was told there was a woman holding a sign. I waited 15 minutes for her to come back to an area just next to arrivals. The staff in the office was unprofessional and the car was dirty. With pick up and drop off, I was the only customer in the small van and the driver did not help me with my bags. He just opened the trunk and stood to watch me take out my bags. I would rather pay a bit more to have a better customer service experience.
Terrible car that blew up my plans.
Cons: It took forever to get from the airport exit to the car rental office (which is managed by local KEM, actually). The lady who handled my rental barely knew any English. The car she gave me? I started driving it, and it was very clear that the suspension and alignment were both off - it couldn't accelerate and the steering wheel violently shook. I ended up wasting half of the next day trying to get it exchanged (they wouldn't let me return it and end the rental). I was only in town for 48 hours, and so this ruined my trip.
car was okay, service was very poor
Pros: the car itself was comfortable, even though we were given a lower class than we had reserved
Cons: upon arrival at Larnaca airport, the rep for KEM was not there. She had gone 'somewhere' for 30 minutes!!!
when returning the car, the clerk was new and did not know what to do about what he thought was a scratch. he called the manager who said he would arrive in 10 mins - it took over 30 mins till he arrived. we had a plane to catch!!!!
I got the car with 3/8 of a tank of gasoline, ofcourse I returned it with more 5/8, no refund on the extra 10 Euro worth of gasoline
Service was poor!!!
Fraudsters
Pros: Nothing
Cons: When i came, they tried to give me another class car, charged deposit for 1500€ and they gave a contract only in Greek language, so nobody can understand what is inside. Whrn i told that i won't usr their cheating service, they told that they will not return my deposit on credit card.
Never use this ACE/KEM rentals, its fraud service!
They did not have a car. They spoilt our vacation.Will never use Kayak
Pros: Nothing
Cons: They were rude, they didn’t have a car. If money has been debited for this booking, please refund that.
Pros: I didn’t pick up the car, because I didn’t find from where to pick it up,
Second you send a voucher with wrong dates
Third i booked a Hyundai santafe in the voucher you wrote Kia Sportage -
You are very good at thieving people
Value for money
Pros: Cheap. So taking into account the price and the service provided, I have no complaints.
Cons: Car was not ready when I arrived, so had to take a dirty car, but who cares when you pay as much as I did. And they did give me an upgrade.
They've moved!
Cons: Between picking up the car and delivering it back the Larnaka depot moved. I was not told this was happening when I picked the car up and had no messages before I took it back. Google maps had the original location still and there was nothing at the old location to say where the new one was. 30 minutes of panic before a phone call located someone who gave me directions.
RENTAL NEVER TOOK A PLACE
Cons: NOBODY SHOW UP IN THE AIRPORT AND I NEVER PICK UP THE CAR
Bad experience
Cons: This was my first experience with Kayak.
I got off from the airport and had to wait 45 minutes to be picked up from a completely different place although the reservation made it clear that someone would wait for me in the arrivals hall.
I had to ask the Hertz employee (!!!!!!) to call KEM to find out where they were. I think this is something that they should seriously take into consideration as I don't find it by any means acceptable.
The staff were particularly rude and disrespectful and after the long wait they left us outside to wait for another 20 minutes or so.
I am sorry but never again.
RENTAL NEVER TOOK A PLACE
Cons: NOBODY SHOW UP IN THE AIRPORT AND I NEVER PICK UP THE CAR
Bad experience
Cons: This was my first experience with Kayak.
I got off from the airport and had to wait 45 minutes to be picked up from a completely different place although the reservation made it clear that someone would wait for me in the arrivals hall.
I had to ask the Hertz employee (!!!!!!) to call KEM to find out where they were. I think this is something that they should seriously take into consideration as I don't find it by any means acceptable.
The staff were particularly rude and disrespectful and after the long wait they left us outside to wait for another 20 minutes or so.
I am sorry but never again.
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Based on ratings and reviews from real users on KAYAK, the best car rental companies in Larnaca are Enterprise (8.4, 57103 reviews), National (8.2, 3591 reviews), and Avis (7.6, 2238 reviews).
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Larnaca is a city of sunshine and summer vibes when vacationing there during the hot months. To get the most out of it, why not rent a convertible and let the salty sea breeze flow through your hair? In general, it is recommended to opt for a smaller car, if possible, to navigate the narrow lanes more easily.
Despite Cyprus having many street regulations that are similar to the UK, speed limits are given in kilometers per hour like in continental Europe. In built-up areas, there is a maximum speed limit of 50 km/h (31 mph), but in some places it can also be 30 km/h (18 mph). On rural roads, usually up to 80 km/h (49 mph) is permitted, while 100 km/h (62 mph) is allowed on highways. Also remember there is a minimum speed of 60 km/h (37 mph) on highways.
Petrol is more expensive in Cyprus than in the US and is measured in liters, not in gallons (so it is more to pay for less content, as one liter is ¼ gallon). The average price in Larnaca for petrol lies around €1.25, which is $1.41 per liter and $5.64 per gallon. You won’t be wasting too much petrol on the small island of Cyprus, however, so, despite the prices, your petrol bill likely won’t add up to be outrageously high.
Many hotels in Larnaca include a parking spot with the hotel room, so check that beforehand and avoid the hassle of finding a parking space yourself. However, Larnaca has a good parking infrastructure and offers municipal parking lots like the one in Pavlou Valsamaki or the Finikoudes Multipark. On-street parking is mostly metered, so check the sign for details.
