Emergency lines, tonight's pharmacy, hospitals, utilities, embassies and the line to ring when your card goes missing. Every number below came from the organisation's own site on 14 September 2026.
This is the page for the moment something goes wrong: a fall on a hike, a burst pipe at midnight, a lost bank card, a child who needs someone to talk to, or a passport that has to be replaced before Monday's flight. It is written for new arrivals who do not yet know that 112 works here, for holidaymakers who need the embassy, and for locals who are tired of hunting through five websites for one phone number. We took every number from the official page of the organisation concerned on 14 September 2026, and where an official page could not confirm a number we say so rather than guess. Screenshot the table below, then use the directory for the detail. For how the health system itself works, read our GESY guide.
112 for everything, plus the ambulance centre, police citizen line, forest fire line and the sea rescue centre.
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The GESY contact centre, every public hospital by district, and the listening and child helplines that answer in English.
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Where the official out-of-hours pharmacy lists live, and how the on-duty system actually works.
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EAC faults, Cyta, and the water fault lines for Larnaca, Limassol and Paphos under the new district organisations.
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Ministry and department switchboards you may actually need, from the Ministry of Health to Civil Defence.
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British, American, German, French and Dutch missions in Nicosia with addresses, hours and the out-of-hours line where one is published.
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Lost card lines for JCC, Bank of Cyprus and Eurobank, the Cyprus Post call centre and Hermes Airports.
See the listCyprus uses the European emergency number, and the short four-digit lines below are free to call from any Cypriot mobile or landline. Screenshot this table: it is the whole point of the page.
| Need | Number | Who answers |
|---|---|---|
| Any emergency: ambulance, fire, police | 112 | The national emergency centre. Works from any phone, with or without a SIM. |
| Ambulance control centre direct | 22887171 | State Health Services ambulance dispatch, the number SHSO prints on every hospital page next to 112. |
| Police, non-emergency | 1460 | Cyprus Police citizen line. Headquarters +357 22 808080. |
| Smoke or fire in the countryside | 1407 | Department of Forests. Ring it the moment you see smoke; do not wait to be sure. |
| Trouble at sea or a missing swimmer or boat | 1441 | Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, Larnaca, free call. |
| GESY: doctor registration, referrals, prescriptions | 17000 | GHS contact centre, 08:00 to 20:00 daily, 08:00 to 16:00 Saturday. From abroad +357 22 017000. |
| Power cut or electrical fault | 1800 | Electricity Authority of Cyprus fault line, also pruning near lines and street lighting. |
| Cyta phone, internet or TV | 132 | Cyta call centre. |
| Someone to talk to | 80007773 | Cyprus Samaritans, freephone, English-speaking listening volunteers. |
| A child or teenager who needs help | 116111 | European child helpline, run in Cyprus by Hope For Children. Missing child: 116000. |
| Card lost or stolen | +357 22 868000 | JCC, 24 hours, blocks cards issued by most Cypriot banks. Bank lines in the directory. |
Pharmacies keep shop hours, with the afternoon break and the Wednesday and Saturday afternoon closures that catch newcomers out. Outside those hours a rota of on-duty pharmacies covers each district. The rota is set by the Pharmacy Council, published by notice in the Official Gazette, and posted online by the Ministry of Health's Pharmaceutical Services as five district lists (Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca, Paphos, Famagusta). The current files on the official page are dated 5 September 2026.
Public hospitals are run by the State Health Services Organisation (SHSO, OKYpY in Greek). Every district has a general hospital with a 24-hour emergency department, Nicosia also has the Archbishop Makarios III children's and maternity hospital, and Polis Chrysochous and the Troodos have small rural hospitals. Ambulances are dispatched centrally on 112 or 22887171, not by ringing the hospital.
| Hospital | Where | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Nicosia General Hospital | Nicosia | The island's only tertiary hospital, 456 inpatient beds, the most specialised departments in Cyprus. |
| Archbishop Makarios III Hospital | Nicosia | Children's and maternity hospital, paediatric A&E. |
| Limassol General Hospital | Limassol | District general hospital with A&E. |
| Larnaca General Hospital | Larnaca | District general hospital with A&E, the closest to Larnaca Airport. |
| Famagusta General Hospital | Paralimni | Serves Ayia Napa, Protaras, Paralimni and the free Famagusta area. |
| Paphos General Hospital | Paphos | District general hospital with A&E, also the closest to Paphos Airport. |
| Polis Chrysochous Hospital | Polis | Rural hospital for Polis, Latchi and the Akamas villages. |
| Troodos Hospital | Troodos | Rural hospital for the mountain villages. |
Electricity and telecoms are island-wide, so one number each. Water is not: the town water boards were folded into the new District Local Government Organisations (EOA) in the July 2024 local government reform, which is why the old Water Board websites have vanished and the numbers have changed.
| Problem | Ring | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Power cut, fallen line, meter fault, street light out | 1800 | EAC fault line. Planned interruptions are listed on eac.com.cy before they happen, so check there first. |
| Landline, broadband or mobile (Cyta) | 132 | Cyta call centre. Other providers publish their own lines on their sites. |
| Water, Larnaca district | 24501000 | EOA Larnaca 24-hour service line. Bills at Adamantiou Korai 12, Monday to Friday 07:45 to 14:00. |
| Water, Limassol district | 25271000 | EOA Limassol. Cuts and faults are posted at eoalemesos.org.cy/el/faults; offices 66 to 76 Franklin Roosevelt, 08:30 to 14:30 weekdays. |
| Water fault, Paphos municipality | 97000970 | EOA Paphos water service emergency line. Office 26818276. |
| Water fault, East Paphos municipality | 97000975 | Same service, covers Geroskipou and the eastern villages. |
| Water fault, Akamas municipality | 97000977 | Peyia and the Akamas villages. |
| Water fault, Polis Chrysochous municipality | 97000979 | Polis, Latchi and the Chrysochou villages. |
All embassies are in Nicosia, most in the Agioi Omologitai and Engomi districts a short walk from each other. Public access is by appointment everywhere now, so ring or book online before you drive up. Lost passport, arrest, death of a relative, or a hospital admission abroad are what the out-of-hours lines are for; visa questions are not emergencies on any of them.
| Mission | Address | Phone | Out of hours | Public hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British High Commission | Alexander Pallis Street, Nicosia 1587 | No number is published; use the online contact form, which is answered 24/7 | Contact form, choose "emergency involving a British National" | Monday to Friday 08:30 to 15:30; consular counter Tuesday and Thursday 09:00 to 15:30; north office on Mehmet Akif Street Wednesday and Friday 09:00 to 14:00 |
| U.S. Embassy | Metochiou and Ploutarchou Street, Engomi, 2407 Nicosia | +357 22 393939 | Same number, press 0 | Monday to Friday 07:30 to 16:30 |
| German Embassy | 10 Nikitaras Street, 1080 Nicosia | +357 22 790000 | +357 99 689325 (calls or text) | Monday to Thursday 09:00 to 16:00, Friday 09:00 to 12:00 |
| French Embassy | 34 Demostheni Severi Avenue, 2nd floor, 1080 Nicosia | +357 22 585300 (switchboard 09:00 to 15:00) | +357 25 057140 at local rate, +33 5 24 09 23 66 from abroad | Monday to Friday 09:00 to 15:00 by phone |
| Netherlands Embassy | Dimosthenis Severis 34, 1080 Nicosia | +357 22 873666 | Same number, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week | Tuesday and Thursday 14:00 to 16:00, Wednesday 10:30 to 12:30, appointment only |
Most cards issued in Cyprus run on JCC's network, so one 24-hour number blocks a card from almost any local bank, and the two big banks route their own out-of-hours lost card calls to JCC as well. Block first, then ring your branch in the morning.
| Card issuer | Lost or stolen card | Customer service |
|---|---|---|
| Any Cypriot bank card (JCC) | +357 22 868000, 24 hours | Regional offices: Nicosia 22 868111, Limassol 25 725517, Paphos 26 222065, Larnaca and Famagusta 24 656255 |
| Bank of Cyprus | 800 00 800 during service hours; after 18:00 weekdays and after 17:00 at weekends ring JCC on 22 868100 | 800 00 800, Monday to Friday 07:45 to 18:00, weekends 09:00 to 17:00; from abroad +357 22 128000 |
| Eurobank Cyprus (formerly Hellenic Bank) | 8000 9999, from abroad +357 22 500500 | Same numbers, Monday to Friday 07:45 to 18:00, Saturday 09:00 to 14:00 |
Cyprus has fewer helplines than the UK, and several well-known ones we could not confirm on an official page today, so this list is short and every number on it is verified.
Emergency lines, hospitals, the on-duty pharmacy source, utilities, government offices, embassies and card lines, each taken from the official page on the date below.
Sea and air search and rescue for the whole island: missing swimmers, boats in trouble, divers, paragliders.
Tip: Phone centre 24643005 if 1441 will not connect from a foreign SIM.
Head office of the fire service for non-emergency matters: fire certificates, inspections, general enquiries.
Tip: For an actual fire ring 112. Email [email protected].
The single number for ambulance, fire and police, free from any phone including one with no SIM or credit.
Tip: Give the district and village first, then the street; many streets share names across towns.
State Health Services ambulance dispatch, printed by SHSO beside 112 on every hospital page.
Tip: Have ready: address, callback number, what happened, number of casualties, other dangers; stay on the line.
Non-emergency police line for reports, lost property, noise, theft and anything that does not need a blue light.
Tip: Headquarters switchboard +357 22 808080, email [email protected].
Report smoke or fire in forest or countryside straight to the Department of Forests, which runs its own fire crews and aircraft.
Tip: Fires for cooking are only allowed in the built grills at picnic and camping sites; make sure the charcoal is fully out before you leave.
District general hospital for Paphos with a 24-hour emergency department, the closest to Paphos Airport.
Tip: Switchboard not published on the SHSO page; for an ambulance ring 112 or 22887171.
District general hospital for Limassol with a 24-hour emergency department.
Tip: Switchboard not published on the SHSO page; for an ambulance ring 112 or 22887171.
District general hospital for Larnaca with a 24-hour emergency department, the closest to Larnaca Airport.
Tip: Switchboard not published on the SHSO page; for an ambulance ring 112 or 22887171.
The island's only tertiary hospital and flagship of the public system: 456 inpatient beds, 36 day beds, 56 dialysis stations and the most specialised departments in Cyprus.
Tip: Switchboard not published on the SHSO page; for an ambulance ring 112 or 22887171.
The children's and maternity hospital for the whole island, with a paediatric emergency department.
Tip: Switchboard not published on the SHSO page; for an ambulance ring 112 or 22887171.
The public hospital for Ayia Napa, Protaras, Paralimni and the free Famagusta area, with a 24-hour emergency department.
Tip: Switchboard not published on the SHSO page; for an ambulance ring 112 or 22887171.
Rural hospital serving the mountain villages, with a small emergency service.
Tip: Serious cases go down to Limassol or Nicosia General by ambulance; ring 112.
Rural hospital for Polis, Latchi and the Akamas villages, with a small emergency service.
Tip: Serious cases go to Paphos General by ambulance; ring 112.
The single number for the General Healthcare System: enrolment, choosing or changing your personal doctor, referrals, prescriptions, contributions, co-payments and portal problems.
Tip: From abroad +357 22 017000. How the system works is in our GESY guide.
Runs the public psychiatric units, community mental health centres and the psychologists, psychiatrists and occupational therapists in the state system.
Tip: No published crisis line; in a crisis go to A&E or ring 112. Use the SHSO doctor search to find a state psychiatrist.
Confidential emotional support from trained English-speaking listening volunteers, running since 1997 and affiliated to Befrienders Worldwide.
Tip: Freephone. Self-funded through its charity shops, so drop donations there.
Hope For Children CRC Policy Center runs the Cypriot end of the European helplines for children and missing children plus its own 1466 line.
Tip: Missing child 116000, Hope For Children helpline 1466, office +357 22 103234.
Help line for young people run by the Youth Board of Cyprus (ONEK), listed on the board's own site.
Tip: The line's own page was offline when we checked, so ask them for hours.
The department that licenses pharmacies and pharmacists, sets medicine prices and publishes the on-duty pharmacy rota.
Tip: Ask here if a medicine seems to be missing island-wide; they track shortages.
The Ministry of Health page with the downloadable rota of pharmacies open outside normal hours, published by the Pharmacy Council through the Official Gazette.
Tip: Ring the listed pharmacy before driving; a closed on-duty pharmacist must post a contact number on the door.
The water supply service for the Paphos district, now under the District Local Government Organisation, with a separate fault line per municipality.
Tip: Faults and emergencies: 97000970 Paphos, 97000975 East Paphos, 97000977 Akamas, 97000979 Polis Chrysochous.
The Limassol District Local Government Organisation, successor to the Limassol Water Board and SALA, for bills, connections and fault reports.
Tip: Current cuts and faults are posted at eoalemesos.org.cy/el/faults; technical staff see you by appointment only.
The Larnaca District Local Government Organisation, successor to the Larnaca Water Board, with a round-the-clock service line for faults.
Tip: Technical water and sewerage office is at the corner of Iras and Foti Kontoglou, 6057 Larnaca.
Report power cuts, damaged lines, meter faults, street lighting and trees near lines to the EAC network contact centre.
Tip: Head office +357 22 201000. Planned interruptions are listed on the site before they happen.
The incumbent telecoms provider's call centre for faults, bills and new connections on landline, broadband, mobile and TV.
Tip: Head office switchboard +357 22 701000.
Ministry switchboard for policy, licensing and complaints about state health services.
Tip: Second line 22605301. For GESY questions use 17000 instead.
The department behind the 1407 fire line: forest parks, picnic sites, camping permits, tree felling and forest roads.
Tip: Ring the local forest station for picnic site and campsite questions; headquarters will point you to it.
The body behind the CY-Alert phone warnings for fires, floods and evacuations, and the volunteer civil defence units.
Tip: Not an emergency line. Keep CY-Alert messages enabled on your phone; they carry evacuation instructions.
Consular help for British nationals: emergency travel documents, arrests, deaths, hospitalisation. No public phone number is published; the online form is answered around the clock.
Tip: Public access is by appointment only. The north office is on Mehmet Akif Street.
American citizen services and visas; one number for office hours and emergencies.
Tip: Out of hours ring the same number and press 0.
Consular services for German nationals, with an honorary consul in Limassol and a published after-hours emergency mobile.
Tip: Emergency after office hours +357 99 689325, calls or text; visa questions are not emergencies.
Ambassade de France, with a switchboard on weekday mornings and a separate contact service line at local call rate.
Tip: Contact service +357 25 057140 (local rate) or +33 5 24 09 23 66 from abroad; it does not take visa calls.
Dutch consular services with a phone line answered day and night and a front desk open three afternoons or mornings a week by appointment.
Tip: The phone line is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Consular services for Irish citizens. The embassy site blocked our checks, so confirm the address and number there before you travel.
Tip: Check the contact page on the site; we have not printed a number we could not verify.
The card processor behind most Cypriot bank cards: the 24-hour number to block a lost or stolen card, and the network merchants ring about terminals.
Tip: Regional offices: Nicosia 22 868111, Limassol 25 725517, Paphos 26 222065, Larnaca and Famagusta 24 656255.
The biggest bank's telephone service and lost card routing; after hours the lost card call goes to JCC.
Tip: From abroad +357 22 128000. Lost card after 18:00 weekdays or 17:00 weekends: JCC 22 868100.
Customer contact centre for the merged Hellenic and Eurobank network, which also blocks lost or stolen cards.
Tip: From abroad +357 22 500500. Lost card: same numbers, ask them to block it permanently.
The operator of both airports: lost property, flight information, parking and assistance for passengers with reduced mobility.
Tip: Also 24008038; from abroad +357 25 123022. Airline-specific questions go to the airline.
Tracking, undelivered parcels, customs charges on packages from outside the EU, and PO box questions.
Tip: From abroad +357 22 310100. Cyprus Post counters also take EAC and other bill payments.
Details checked 14 September 2026 against each business's own website or listing. Hours and prices change: confirm before you travel. Spotted an error? Tell us and we fix it the same day.
112 works from any phone in Cyprus, with or without a SIM, and is the number the State Health Services print beside their ambulance line on every hospital page. Older residents will tell you to ring 199 for fire and police; we could not confirm 199 on an official page on the day we checked, so use 112 and you will reach the same centre.
Open the Ministry of Health's on-duty pharmacies page (linked in the pharmacy section above), download the spreadsheet for your district and find today's date; each line gives the pharmacy, address and phone. Ring before you drive. If the pharmacy has closed for the night, the on-duty pharmacist must post a contact number on the door and will open for a prescription.
Every district general hospital has a 24-hour emergency department: Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca, Paphos and Famagusta (in Paralimni), with the Makarios III hospital in Nicosia for children and maternity. If you need an ambulance ring 112 or 22887171 and the crew decides where you go. Hospital switchboard numbers are not published on the SHSO site, so do not waste time looking for one in an emergency.
1800, the Electricity Authority of Cyprus fault line, 24 hours. Before you ring, check the planned interruptions list on eac.com.cy: a lot of "power cuts" are scheduled maintenance announced a few days ahead, and the cut ends at the time stated.
It depends on the district, because the old water boards became part of the District Local Government Organisations in 2024. Larnaca has a 24-hour line on 24501000, Limassol is 25271000, and Paphos has a fault mobile per municipality (97000970 for Paphos town). Nicosia and the Famagusta area publish the current line on your water bill; we could not verify an official web page for them on the day we checked.
JCC on +357 22 868000, 24 hours, blocks cards issued by most Cypriot banks, and Bank of Cyprus routes its own after-hours lost card calls to JCC on 22 868100. Eurobank Cyprus (the merged Hellenic Bank) uses 8000 9999. For a UK or other foreign card, freeze it in the bank's app or ring the number on the back; JCC cannot block a card it does not process.
Alexander Pallis Street in Nicosia, open Monday to Friday 08:30 to 15:30, but public access is by appointment only and the consular counter runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays 09:00 to 15:30 (Wednesdays and Fridays 09:00 to 14:00 at the north office on Mehmet Akif Street). No public telephone number is published; the online contact form is answered 24/7 and has an option for emergencies involving a British national.
Yes. Cyprus Samaritans answer 80007773, freephone, with trained English-speaking listening volunteers and centres in Paphos, Limassol and Larnaca. For a child or teenager the European helpline 116111 is run in Cyprus by Hope For Children, which also answers 1466. In a crisis that needs a doctor now, go to A&E or ring 112.
Yes, and it is famously straightforward: Cyprus is the easiest legal wedding destination in Europe. Civil ceremonies take place at town halls such as Ayia Napa, Paphos, Peyia, Geroskipou and Polis Chrysochous, and many hotels and venues are licensed for civil ceremonies too.
It varies hugely by venue and season. As a general guide, expect anywhere from a few hundred euros for a simple town hall ceremony to several thousand for a full venue wedding, and prices change year to year. Venues quote on enquiry, so ask us and we will get you the real, current numbers for free.
Ayia Napa Town Hall is the most popular civil ceremony venue in Cyprus, with the sea right next door. It is quick, simple and legal, which is exactly why so many couples choose it.
Absolutely: bare feet in the sand with the turquoise sea behind you is the simplest and most romantic option of all. Beach ceremonies run at resorts such as Anassa, Columbia Beach Resort and Coral Beach, and at dedicated beach venues like Atlantida Beach. Take the sunset slot if you can.
Yes. Couples wanting tradition can have an Orthodox blessing in the mountains at Kykkos Monastery, with the civil ceremony done separately. There are also whitewashed chapels like the Agioi Anargyroi Chapel at Cape Greco, the classic Cyprus elopement photo spot, and Anassa has its own Byzantine-style chapel.
Yes. You can say your vows on a private yacht or catamaran, on charters of two to six hours with buffet or sit-down dining and DJ options, running out of Paphos and Latchi. The open sea and a sunset no venue can match.
Our directory lists 98 wedding venues across the island, from five-star icons and clifftop decks to wineries, village inns, beach gazebos and the town halls where the paperwork happens. Every venue quotes on enquiry and prices move season to season, so ask us and we will get you the real numbers and honest advice for free.
