Are You Moving Aboard To Cyprus?

Moving to Cyprus from the UK

Abels Moving Services has provided bespoke moving services internationally for over 50 years. As experts, we give you the right resources for moving abroad to Cyprus.

Cyprus: Geography and the Divided Island

Cyprus sits in the Eastern Mediterranean. It’s south of Turkey, and west of Syria and Lebanon. It covers around 3,572 square miles, just a twenty-fifth the size of the UK.

The island has divided into two since 1974. Two-thirds of the area, in the south, forms the Republic of Cyprus. The remaining third forms the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. A UN buffer zone sits between the two.

Population and Key Towns

Around 1.38 million people live across Cyprus, and numbers grow further during the summer tourist season. Nicosia is the capital, and it’s a divided city too, with part in the south and part in the north.

Other key towns include Paphos, Limassol, Larnaca, and Paralimni. Well-known tourist spots include Ayia Napa, Protaras, and the Troodos Mountains.

Planning Your Move To Cyprus

Talk to a specialist international removal company, not your local domestic mover. This helps you navigate any potential pitfalls of moving to Cyprus.

To speak with an advisor, call or email us today. Our expert team will be in touch shortly to help.

When you contact our international team directly, we’ll give you the resources to make a formal enquiry. We’ll also give you a precise overview of the regulations involved, so your move to Cyprus goes smoothly. This also covers the approach we take to a thorough, premium, end-to-end moving service.

When you enquire about moving from the UK to Cyprus, please tell us your volume and access. Also include your packing requirements and shipping method. This helps us provide the most useful resources for your specific move.

Once you book with Abels, you’ll meet your Customer Liaison Move Coordinator. They manage the booking, organisation and day-to-day details of your move to Cyprus.

Export Packing For Cyprus

We recommend professional packing for all your items when moving to Cyprus. We wrap and protect your furniture in woollen blankets before it travels with you to your new life in Cyprus. At Abels, we provide expert packing services.

As your movers, we build a comprehensive plan for exporting your goods to your property in Cyprus. Typically, large removal vehicles handle this. Specialist vehicles and modes of transport can play a role too, depending on your move. Ahead of your move, we’ll present you with a clear plan so you know exactly what to expect.

A domestic move by road needs less protection. A journey of thousands of miles in a 20ft or 40ft container needs far more. Your items get handled multiple times on that journey. They’re wrapped, loaded, and driven to port. They’re then lifted on and off the stack, and loaded onto the vessel. The same happens again in reverse at the other end. Robust export packing matters throughout.

We use the highest quality packing materials throughout. If you’d like to pack some items yourself, our removal teams are happy to help arrange this. Our packing teams train specifically for this work, so your items arrive with you in Cyprus in the best condition.

Some items need more extensive packing, particularly valuable or delicate pieces. Your Customer Service Manager will identify these during your consultation. We’re well known for moving antiques, fine art, and valuable items.

Fine Art & Specialist Packing Services

Fine art needs particular care. Shipments to Cyprus involving valuable or delicate pieces call for enhanced export packing. This includes paintings, grandfather clocks, barometers, and chandeliers, all of which need careful handling and a specific packing approach. In many cases, we build bespoke cases specifically for the item to give the highest level of protection. Find out more about moving antiques, fine art, and valuables.

Our team trains specifically to handle specialist goods abroad, with the care and precision these items need. Explore our moving advice for further reassurance ahead of your move.

Airfreight For Cyprus

Cyprus has three international airports. Two sit in the Republic of Cyprus (the south): Paphos International Airport (PFO) and Larnaca International Airport (LCA). The third, Ercan International Airport (ECN), sits in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

Cyprus’ airports had a record year in 2025. Larnaca alone handled 9.91 million passengers, and Paphos handled 3.84 million. That’s a combined total of 13.75 million across both airports, and traffic continues to grow.

Sea transit typically takes 5 to 6 weeks door to door, so consider airfreight for anything you need sooner. Security restrictions mean airfreighted goods need professional packing rather than owner-packed cartons. We load them into heat-treated modules of various sizes, with waterproof covering for extra protection. Allow around 2 weeks door to door for airfreight. This accounts for UK and Cypriot security and customs checks before delivery.

See more on airfreight shipments.

Customs Information

Import and export rules govern personal items and household goods entering Cyprus. Your Abels Move Manager will give you tailored guidance through this part of the process.

You’ll need specific documentation for customs clearance. The exact requirements depend on your personal circumstances, and our team will talk you through these ahead of your move. Explore the FIDI Customs Guide for Cyprus for further background before your move consultation with the Abels team.

Shipping Services In Cyprus

We ship larger volumes and full house moves in a 20ft or 40ft container. Where access allows, we load the container outside your residence, so you can see our team’s care and skill first-hand. We seal the container with our uniquely numbered bolt seals. Where access doesn’t suit a container of this size, we load goods at our warehouse instead (you’re welcome to attend). Or we use a shuttle truck between your home and the container.

Some shipping lines offer low-cost freight at the expense of container quality and transit time. Abels sources containers through an organisation that secures A1-class containers on our behalf. These arrive without fractures, dry, clean, odour-free, and with a reliably consistent transit time. An odour in the container will transfer to your goods, and any fractures risk water damage.

Smaller volumes travel as LCL (less than container load). We take these to our warehouse and load them into heat-treated wooden crates for shipping.

Transit port to port to Limassol typically takes 13 to 20 days by sea, with vessels departing the UK weekly. Door to door, allow around 6 weeks, depending on weather, strikes, re-routing, vessel availability and customs inspections.

Read more about shipping options when moving abroad.

Destination Services In Cyprus

We choose our destination partners for their accreditations. Most hold the FIDI-FAIM quality award. That means the standard you experience with Abels continues right through customs clearance and delivery in Cyprus.

We notify our destination partner as soon as your container departs the UK. They’ll contact you as delivery approaches and manage customs clearance on your behalf. Once cleared, they’ll arrange your delivery date. This normally includes delivery, unpacking, and set-up of standard furniture (excluding flat-pack items unless agreed). It also covers removal of packaging waste and return of the container to the wharf. Talk to your Abels Customer Service Manager or Customer Liaison if you’d like additional services. This includes a put-away service, cleaning, or settling-in support.

Our destination agents bring local knowledge of import documents, customs clearance and delivery. This keeps your arrival in Cyprus as smooth as possible.

Wherever your move takes you, we’d like to be the removal company you think of. That means this move, and the next one. If you’re moving to Cyprus, or anywhere else in the world, get in touch for a removal quotation.