Hire a car with a driver in Alsancak (North Cyprus) for as long as you need it: 2–10 hour packages with 20 km per hour. Your chauffeur picks you up at your hotel or any address in Alsancak, waits at every stop and brings you back. Alsancak is about 55 km (~50 min) from Ercan Airport (ECN).
Chauffeur hire in Alsancak starts at €40 per hour; the shortest package is 2 hours / 40 km for €80. The driver picks you up at your hotel or address and waits at every stop; the price is fixed per vehicle, not per person.
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Price = hours × hourly rate. Each hour includes 20 km; prices are per vehicle.
| Package | Economy Sedan (3 pax) | FirstClass Van (6 pax) | Vip Sprinter (16 pax) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 hours / 40 km | €80 | €100 | €150 |
| 3 hours / 60 km | €120 | €150 | €225 |
| 4 hours / 80 km | €160 | €200 | €300 |
| 5 hours / 100 km | €200 | €250 | €375 |
| 6 hours / 120 km | €240 | €300 | €450 |
| 8 hours / 160 km | €320 | €400 | €600 |
| 10 hours / 200 km | €400 | €500 | €750 |
Road distances are estimates; the suggested package covers the round trip and about an hour there.
| Place | One way (road) | Suggested package |
|---|---|---|
| Lapta village | ≈ 5 km | 2 hours / 40 km |
| St Hilarion Castle | ≈ 10 km | 2 hours / 40 km |
| Kyrenia Old Harbour | ≈ 13 km | 2 hours / 40 km |
| Bellapais Abbey | ≈ 19 km | 2 hours / 40 km |
| Kormakitis (Koruçam) village | ≈ 22 km | 3 hours / 60 km |
| Buffavento Castle | ≈ 26 km | 3 hours / 60 km |
| Kyrenia Gate, Nicosia | ≈ 30 km | 3 hours / 60 km |
| Selimiye Mosque (Nicosia) | ≈ 31 km | 4 hours / 80 km |
Popular around Alsancak: Alsancak seafront and Escape Beach, the ancient site of Lambousa and nearby Kyrenia Old Harbour.
Your driver takes you to these places and waits at every stop, so you can combine them as you like.
Byzantine castle, later a Lusignan royal residence, climbing over the rocky peaks of the Kyrenia range at around 730 m. The walk up to the upper ward is steep, but the view over Kyrenia and the coast is one of the finest in North Cyprus.
Hillside village on the slopes of the Kyrenia range, with restored stone houses, bougainvillea-lined lanes and a few village restaurants. A short drive from Kyrenia, it makes a relaxed evening stop.
Old village spread over the terraces of the mountain slope west of Kyrenia, watered by springs and surrounded by lemon and olive groves. Stone houses, a village mosque and wide views down to the coast.
Horseshoe-shaped harbour framed by old stone carob warehouses that are now cafés and fish restaurants, with Kyrenia Castle at its eastern end. It is at its best in the evening, when the waterfront lights up.
The main village of Cyprus' Maronite community, with the church of St George, on the road to the island's wild north-western cape. A quiet drive through farmland that ends at a rocky headland.
Each area page shows its own distances and trip ideas.
A private day trip or multi-day tour with the same Mercedes and driver: hotel pickup, fixed price per vehicle; guide, meals and hotel can be added.
North Cyprus
The fairy-tale St Hilarion Castle on the peaks of the Kyrenia Mountains, Gothic Bellapais Abbey, Kyrenia Castle and its 2,300-year-old shipwreck, then lunch by the water in the old harbour: Kyrenia (Girne) by private car with driver, at your own pace.
Suggested from Alsancak: 6 hours
North Cyprus
The gymnasium and theatre of ancient Salamis by the sea, the tombs of kings buried with their horses, St Barnabas Monastery, the Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque – once a Gothic cathedral – and Othello Castle: the east coast of Cyprus by private car with driver.
Suggested from Alsancak: 8 hours
Hourly rates: Economy Sedan €40, FirstClass Van €50, Vip Sprinter €75. Packages run from 2 to 10 hours; for example 4 hours / 80 km with an Economy Sedan costs €160. The price is per vehicle, not per person.
Each hour includes 20 km. Examples from Alsancak — 2 hours / 40 km: Lapta village; 3 hours / 60 km: Kormakitis (Koruçam) village; 4 hours / 80 km: Selimiye Mosque (Nicosia).
At your hotel, villa or any address in Alsancak. Enter it as the pickup location when booking; the driver waits for you at every stop during the package.
St Hilarion Castle is about 10 km by road from Alsancak (20 km there and back). The 2 hours / 40 km package covers the trip, including about an hour there.
Yes. Ercan Airport (ECN) to Alsancak is about 55 km, ~50 minutes; see the ECN to Alsancak transfer page for the fixed price.
Traffic in North Cyprus drives on the left, as in the UK, and the roads over the Kyrenia range to St Hilarion, Bellapais or Kantara are narrow and winding. With a chauffeur there is no rental contract or parking to deal with: the driver picks you up at your hotel in Alsancak, waits at every stop, and the price per vehicle is fixed when you book.
