# Pharmacy opening hours in Cyprus: winter, summer, on-duty

Official pharmacy opening hours in Cyprus for winter and summer, on-duty pharmacy hours and pharmacy holidays, from Ministerial Order Κ.Δ.Π. 210/2022.

URL: https://onduty.cy/en/guides/pharmacy-hours/
Updated: 2026-11-07T18:30:24.429Z

## Regular hours

These are limits: a pharmacy may not open earlier or close later. They apply in the municipalities the order lists, not to seasonal pharmacies.
 | Winter (1 Oct - 30 Apr) | Summer (1 May - 30 Sep) | 
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday | 08:00 - 13:30 and 15:00 - 18:30 | 08:00 - 13:30 and 16:00 - 19:30 | 
Wednesday and Saturday | 08:00 - 13:30 | 08:00 - 13:30 | 
Sunday | Closed | Closed |

## On-duty pharmacies

The pharmacy on duty stays open beyond regular hours:
 | Winter | Summer | 
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday | also 13:30 - 15:00 and 18:30 - 22:00 | also 13:30 - 16:00 and 19:30 - 23:00 | 
Wednesday and Saturday | also 13:30 - 22:00 | also 13:30 - 23:00 | 
Sunday and pharmacy holidays | 08:00 - 22:00 | 08:00 - 23:00 | 
Overnight, for urgent prescriptions | 22:00 - 08:00, by phone | 23:00 - 08:00, by phone |

## Pharmacy holidays

Pharmacies close on 15 holidays: New Year's Day, Epiphany, Green Monday, 25 March, 1 April, 1 May, Whit Monday (Kataklysmos), 15 August, 1 October, 28 October, Christmas Day, 26 December, Holy Saturday, Easter Monday and Easter Tuesday. On those days only on-duty pharmacies open.

Sources:
- [Κ.Δ.Π. 210/2022, Διάταγμα για τα ωράρια λειτουργίας των φαρμακείων](https://www.cylaw.org/KDP/data/2022_1_210.pdf)
- [Deputy Ministry of Tourism, visitcyprus.com: Health & Safety](https://www.visitcyprus.com/useful-info/health-safety/)

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