🇨🇾 Cyprus or 🇮🇳 India
Which one, honestly
Cyprus leads on the sea and getting around. India leads on cities, nature and food.
A normal day costs about $130 in Cyprus and $65 in India.
Side by side
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus🇮🇳 India
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsJan, Feb, Oct, Nov, Dec
- $130A normal day$65
- 4h 35m to LarnacaNonstop from London8h 30m to Delhi
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaGood
- GoodCities and cultureExceptional
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- GoodNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundNot the draw
- A hire car, effectively required, there is barely any public transportGetting aroundTrains for distance, a car with driver for regions, both cheap
- July and August inland, when it passes 40CWhen to avoidThe northern plains in May, and the monsoon unless you are heading for the mountains
Pick by what you want
🇨🇾 Choose Cyprus if
you want reliable sun and warm sea with short flights from Europe and the Gulf, and a small island you can drive across in two hours.
🇮🇳 Choose India if
you want the biggest change of scene available, extraordinary food, and a budget that goes further than anywhere else on this list.
Full Cyprus guide →Full India guide →
And what the world thinks
🇮🇳 India leads by 30 votes.
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Written and checked by hand. Nothing here about visas or entry rules: those change often and depend on your passport, so check an official source.