To and From the Airport

Nice - Côte d'Azur (NCE):

Location: 4 Miles/7 km WSW of City.
Website: www.nice-airport.net
Airport Map: Click here. Airport Overview: The airport has 2 terminals: Terminal 2 is for Aeroflot, Air Algerie, Air France, CCM Airlines, Delta, Easy Jet, Futura, KLM, Luxair, Middle East Airlines, Royal Air Maroc & Tunis Air. Terminal 1 is for all other airlines including British Airways & Lufthansa.
By Taxi: To the City centre €16-20/15 mins, Trade Show Centre ~€11, Main Railway Station ~€16, Neuss ~€24, Ratingen ~€13, Duisburg ~€31, Essen ~€39 & Essen Trade Show Centre ~€31. Taxi Düsseldorf +49 211 33333 & Rhein Taxi +49 211 212121.
By Helicopter: Helicopter transfers to Cannes and St.Tropez can be arranged at the airport. Héli Air Monaco +33 (0)4 93 21 34 95 or 62, Héli Inter Riviera 04 93 21 46 46, Nice Helicopters 04 93 21 34 32, Monacair 04 93 21 80 86 & Héli Sésurité 04 93 21 45 87. Helicopter transfers to Monaco start at ~€70 per person one-way.

By Taxi:
General: Taxi stands are outside both terminals. Motorway tolls may be added to the fare, and fares are generally higher at night. Meters are used, prices below are a guide.
Approx Costs by day (0700-1900): To Nice city Centre €22-30/15 mins. To Antibes €49-56, Auron/Isola/Valberg €167-186, Beaulieu sur Mer €45-50, Cannes €67-72, Grasse €69-79, Juan les Pins €50-55, Menton €75-85/30 mins, Monte Carlo €69-74, Mougins €58-63, Opio €63-69, San-Remo €133-159, St Jean/Cap Ferrat €45-55, St Raphael/Frejus €117-159, St Tropez €234-266, St Paul/Vence €42-47, Sophia Antipolis €49-55 & Valbonne €55-60.
Approx Costs by night (1900-0700): To Nice city Centre €27-32/15 mins. To Antibes €55-65, Auron/Isola/Valberg €180-202, Beaulieu sur Mer €49-55, Cannes €69-85, Grasse €74-90, Juan les Pins €55-65, Menton €85-95/30 mins, Monte Carlo €79-90, Mougins €63-74, Opio €74-79, San-Remo €170-185, St Jean/Cap Ferrat €55-65, St Raphael/Frejus €138-175, St Tropez €258-276, St Paul/Vence €53-58, Sophia Antipolis €55-65 & Valbonne €65-72.
Taxi Companies: Taxis 24 hr (tel 04 93 13 78 78) are readily available to all destinations.
By Local Bus to Nice:
Ligne d'azur Bus 23 to SNCF Train station & Saint Maurice in Nice city: Route: Centre Administratif (CADAM) - La Digue, Bois de Boulogne - Marché Gare - Les Sagnes - Airport Terminal 1 Only (Bus stop 6) - Lycée Hôtelier - Arénas - Notre-Dame de Lourdes - Lavallière/M.Mignon - Léon Bertrand - Californie - Ferber - Vallon Barla - Sainte Hélène - Fabron/Musée d'art Naïf - Lenval - Magnan - Rosa Bonheur - Grosso/CUM - Gambetta/Dante - Alsace-Lorraine - Thiers/Gambetta - Post Thiers - Gare SNCF (Main train station) - Vernier - Place Gal de Gaulle - Michel-Ange - Vallot - Puget - St Maurice.
Timings: Buses leave the airport Mon-Fri every 10-15 mins 0605-2055. Saturdays 0630-2100. Sundays & Holidays 0705-2000.
Cost: €1/5 mins to the station.
Contact: Operated by Ligne d'azur Tel 08 10 06 10 06.
Notes from A Traveller Mar 2009: There IS a bus from the airport to the Nice St Augustin Railway station, route number 23. It is poorly advertised and a bit difficult to find both at the airport and the railway station.
Ligne d'azur Bus 98 to Nice Bus Station: Route: Airport terminal 1 & 2 - Promenade des Anglais - Place Masséna - Gare Routière (Bus station) - Nice Port - Nice Riquier (Place Blanqui).
Timings: Buses leave the airport heading for the bus station Mon-Sat every 15-20 mins 0605-2115, 2140, 2210, 2250 & 2350. Sundays & Holidays every 20-30 mins 0605-2100, 2130, 2200, 2230, 2315 & 0000.
Cost: €4. Tickets must be bought from the pay desk near the bus stop. €4 ticket is valid for all-day travel. Travel Time: Takes 20-40 mins.
Contact: Operated by Ligne d'azur Tel 08 1006 1006.
Ligne d'azur Bus 99 to SNCF/Train station direct Route: Airport (Terminals 1 & 2) - Thiers Gambetta - Gare SNCF (Nice Ville Train station).
Timings: Buses leave Terminal 1 daily every 25-30 mins 0800-2100. Buses leave Terminal 2 daily every 30 mins 0753-2053. Buses leave the train station in the city daily evey 30 mins 0800-2100. After the last Bus 99 has departed at night, use bus 98 instead.
Cost: €4. Tickets must be bought from the pay desk near the bus stop. €4 ticket is valid for all-day travel.
Travel Time: Takes ~15 mins.
Contact: Operated by Ligne d'azur Tel 08 1006 1006.
Hotel Shuttles: Hotel shuttles run from the bus station in T1 to the following hotels: Hotel Palais Maeterlinck, Mercure Cap 3000 Aeroport, Holiday Inn Resort, Novotel Nice Cap 3000 +33 (0)4 93 19 55 55, Novetel Nice Arenas +33 (0)4 93 21 22 50, Campanile +33 (0)4 93 21 20 20, Sofitel Cannes Mandelieu Royal Casino, Elysee Palace, Park Inn +33 (0)4 93 18 34 00, Best Western Les Terrasses d'Eze & Hotel Ambassadeur.
Rental Cars:
On-Airport Rental Car Providers: AVIS +49 211 411056,
Budget 421 71150,
EUROPCAR 0180 58000,
Hertz 411083 or 0180 5333535,
National/ALAMO 421 7770 &
eSixT +49 0180 5252525.
Rental car desks are on the arrivals level immediately you exit customs/baggage reclaim.
By Long Distance Coach:
Nice Airport Express to Cannes, Monaco & Menton: Route: Cannes - Airport - Monaco - Menton.
Timings: Buses run every 30 mins to Cannes and every hour to Monaco & Menton.
Contact: Tel 04 93 85 64 44 or see www.airportxpress.fr.
Bus 110 To Monaco & Menton via A8: Route: Express bus from Terminal 1 (Bus stop 2) - Roquebrune Cap Martin - Monaco/Monte Carlo & Menton.
Timings: Buses leave the airport daily every 30 mins 0845-2015 then at 2115. After this time, the N100 night bus takes over.
Cost: To Monaco €26, Roquebrunne €28, Menton €29. Buy tickets from the bus pay desk near the bus stop. Tickets cannot be bought on the bus.
Travel Time: Takes 45-90 mins.
Contact: Operated by RCA Est 04 97 00 07 00.
Ligne d'azur Bus 200 To Cannes via RN7 (Slow): Route: Terminal 1 (Bus stop 3) - St Laurent du Var - Cros de Cagnes - Cagnes/Mer - Villeneuve Loubet (marina) - Biot (station) - Antibes - Juan les Pins - Golfe Juan - Cannes.
Timings: Buses leave the airport Mon-Sat every 30-40 mins 0721-2022, 2100 & 2200. Sundays & Holidays every 15-40 mins 0805-1945, 2045 & 2155.
Cost: €1.30 one way. Buy tickets from the bus pay desk near the bus stop. Tickets cannot be bought on the bus.
Contact: Operated by Ligne d'azur Tel 08 1006 1006.
Bus 210 To Cannes (Fast): Route: Runs to Cannes via Le Cannet (Office de Tourisme).
Timings: Buses leave Terminal 1 (Bus stop 3) every day at 0800, 0900 then every 30 mins until 1900 and then at 2000.
Cost: €14.20 one way, return ticket €23.20, 6 trips €64.50. Buy tickets from the bus pay desk near the bus stop. Tickets cannot be bought on the bus.
Travel Time: takes ~45 mins.
Contact: Operated by RCA Ouest 04 93 39 11 39.
Bus 230 To Sophia Antipolis: Timings: Runs Mon-Fri Summer only (23 Jul - 24 Aug) only, from Terminal 1 (Bus stop 5) at 0950, 1055, 1135, 1352, 1430, 1530, 1615, 1650, 1955 & 2030.
Cost: €1.30. Buy tickets from the bus pay desk near the bus stop.
Bus 250 To Golfe-Juan: The Vallauris Express runs to Golfe-Juan from Terminal 1 bus stop 0.
Timings: Buses leave the airport T1 daily every 30-60 mins 0810-2020.
Ligne d'azurBus 400 To Vence: Route: Terminal 1 (Bus stop 1) - La Colle/Loup - St Paul de Vence - Vence.
Timings: Buses leave the airport: Mon-Fri 0930, 1120, 1400, 1445, 1705, 1805, 1905 & 2005. Saturdays: 1030, 1200, 1915 & 1955. Sundays: 0945, 1200, 1900 & 1955.
Cost: €5.20. Contact: Operated by Ligne d'azur Tel 08 1006 1006.
Ligne d'azur Bus 500 To Grasse: Route: Terminal 1 (Bus stop 4) - St Laurent-du-Var - Cros de Cagnes - Cagnes sur Mer - Villeneuve Loubet (village) - Roquefort le Plan - Le Rouret - Chateauneuf/Pré du Lac - Magagnosc - Grasse.
Timings: Buses leave the airport Mon-Fri every 20-40 mins 0830-2025 & 2220. Saturdays every hour or so 0805-2010. Sundays & Holidays: 1005, 1140, 1215, 1350, 1450, 1535, 1635, 1720, 1820 & 1955.
Cost: To Grasse €1.30. Tickets on sale at the bus pay desk near the bus stop.
Contact: Operated by Ligne d'azur Tel 08 1006 1006.
Bus 730 To St Martin Vesubie: Route: Airport - Castagniers - St Martin du Ver - Levens - Lantosque - St Martin Vesubie.
Timings: Runs during school term only. Leaves Terminal 1 (bus stop 4) on Sundays at 0845, Fridays 0915 & 1715 and all other days at 0915 only.
Bus 740 To Auron: Route: Airport (T1 bus stop 4) - Auron.
Timings: Buses depart the airport daily at 0925.
Cost: €1.30-€8.
Bus 750 To Isola 2000: Route: Airport (T1 bus stop 4) - Isola 2000.
Cost: €1.30-€8.
Contact: Operated by Santa Azur 04 93 85 92 60.
Bus 770 to Valberg: Route: Airport - Rus vis Beuil - Les Launes - Valberg.
Timings: Buses leave Terminal 1 (Bus stop 5) every day at 0930. Fridays only at 1330, Wednesday & Saturday only at 1730.
Cost: €8. Buy tickets from the bus pay desk near the bus stop.
Bus 3003 to St Raphael: Route: Airport - Mandelieu - Frejus - St Raphael.
Timings: Buses leave Terminal 1 (Bus stop 5) & Terminal 2 (Bus stop 1) every day at 0900, 1230, 1545 & 1930.
Cost: €21.20. Buy tickets from the bus pay desk near the bus stop.
Bus to Aix & Marseille: Route: Runs via Le Cannet (Office de Tourisme).
Timings: Buses leave Terminal 1 (Bus stop 4) Mon-Sat: 0640, 1015, 1215 & 1745. Sundays & Holidays: 1215 & 1745 only.
Cost: €26 one way. Buy tickets from the bus pay desk near the bus stop.
Bus to Toulon & Hyères: Runs via Le Cannet (Office de Tourisme). Departs Terminal 1 (Bus stop 4) Mon-Sat 1045 & 1730. €11.50-23.00.
Bus LER20 to Marseille : Route: Airport (Bus stop 4) - Marseille.
Timings: Buses leave Terminal 1 Mon-Sat at 0640, 0815, 1015, 1215 & 1745. Sundays & Holidays at 0815, 1215 & 1745.
Cost: €31. Buy tickets from the bus pay desk near the bus stop.
Bus LER21 to Gap: Route: Airport - Puget/Thénier - St André les Alpes - Dignes - Gap.
Timings: Buses leave Terminal 1 (Bus stop 4) daily at 1520.
Cost: To Gap €25.10.
Bus to Albenga & Gênes, Italy: Route: Airport - Arma di Taggia - Imperia - Albegna - Savone - Gênes.
Timings: Buses leave Terminal 1 (Bus stop 4) Mon-Sat at 1030 (only as far as Albenga) & 1900. Sundays 1900 only.
Cost: To Gênes €23.
Contact: Operated by Phocéen Cars 04 93 85 66 61.
Bus to Mandelieu:
Timings: Buses leave the airport daily at 0640 (not Sundays), 0815, 0900, 1015 (not Sundays), 1215, 1230, 1545, 1745 & 1930.
Cost: €7.20-€10.20.
HVV Bus to Val d'Allos: Leaves Terminal 1 (Bus stop 5) December to April only. Operated by Haut Verdon Voyages 04 92 83 95 81. Reservations needed 48 hrs before.
Night Bus N100 to Menton: Route: Airport - Nice Villefranche/Mer - Beaulieu/Mer - Eze/Mer - Cap d'Ail - Monaco - Roquebrunne Cap Martin - Menton. Timings: Buses leave the airport heading east towards Menton on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Holiday nights at 2200, 2330, 0100 & 0230. Cost: €1.30.
Night Bus N200 to Cannes: Route: Cannes - Antibes - Airport.
Timings: Buses leave the airport heading west towards Cannes on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Holiday nights at 2200, 2330, 0100 & 0230.
Cost: €1.30. Tickets must be bought from the ticket office at the airport. Tickets cannot be bought on the bus.
By Train:
General: There is no train station at the airport, but SNCF train services run to nearby Nice - St Augustin, which is less than 1 or km from the airport, but curiously with no bus link. Either walk or take a taxi. Alternatively, use Bus #99 above to the main train station and then take a train from there.
Traveller's Notes: Notes from A Traveller July 2008: While the walk from this station to the airport is said to be 1 km, it is much more, especially to Terminal 2, certainly not for the faint hearted and we needed to ask the few locals we found for directions. I'd suggest stating on your site only to attempt to walk if the route is known.
Notes from A Traveller March 2009: The walk between the airport and the railway station, although it is about 1km as the crow flies, it is probably about 1 mile to walk. However, the airport and the railway station are not signposted from each other for pedestrians. It is very easy to get lost, particularly as there is a lot of new development which may not appear on your map, and you may end up walking an unnecessarily long route. There is a map here which also shows the walking route, which will help you to avoid the above problems. Note particularly, Do NOT set off eastwards towards Nice along the Promenade des Anglais when going towards the railway station. When going towards the airport from the station, traffic signs to the airport start by leading you along the correct route, but then indicate a circuitous route for traffic - you must turn left down the avenue Lindbegh as shown on the map at the weblink. The big advantage of using the St Augustin railway station is that the bus fare to the airport is 1€. I suspect that your travellers of July 2008 actually got lost and followed an unneccesarily long route. I have to say that I got lost here some months ago.
Destinations & Times: Trains run to Nice city centre (13 mins), Monte Carlo/Monaco (35 mins), Cannes (40 mins), Antibes (25 mins), Menton (50 mins) and more. In general, trains run every 20-30 mins 0515-0042. Cost: To Nice city centre €1.40. For train timetables see www.tersncf.com.
Rental Cars:
Rental Car Providers in T1: Ada 04 93 21 36 47,
AVIS 04 93 21 36 33,
Budget 04 93 21 36 50,
EUROPCAR, National/Citer 04 93 21 80 90,
eSixT 04 93 21 48 85
HERTZ
all have desks in terminal 1. The cars are stored at Terminal 2. A free shuttle bus is provided.
Rental Car Providers in T2: Ada 04 93 21 42 50,
AVIS 04 93 21 42 80,
Budget 04 93 21 42 51,
EUROPCAR, National/Citer 04 93 21 42 52,
eSixT 04 93 21 48 87
HERTZ 04 93 21 81 53
all have desks in terminal 2.

By Sea: Car ferries from Nice central port to various towns in Corsica depart 3 times a day during the summer season & 5 times a week during the rest of the year.
Transfer between terminals: A free shuttle bus runs between the arrivals levels of both terminals and the parking lots every 7 mins at peak times (0600-2300) & every 10 mins at other times.

Car Parking:
Short Term/Kiss & Fly (Car Park P1): 0-5 mins free, 5-30 mins €3, 30-45 mins €5, 45-60 mins €7 & 1-2 hrs €10. Max perking 2 hours. After that time, vehicles will be removed.
Parking next to terminals (Car Parks P2, P3 & P5): Up to 1 hr €2.60, 1-2 hrs €4.90, 2-3 hrs €6.90, 3-4 hrs €8.90, 4-5 hrs €11.50, 5-6 hrs €12.50, 6-12 hrs €14.50 12-24 hrs €16.80.
Long Term parking (Car Parks P4, P7 & P8): 4 days €44, each extra day €8.
Parking Eco/Low Cost (Car Park P9): Each day €7.
Secure Parking: (Car Parks G1 & G2): Each day €25. Motorcycle parking available in G1, €11 per day.

Baggage Storage: Left luggage available in Terminal 1 only. €4 per piece per day. Large items €7.
Notes: Hotel booking board with phones is in both terminals.
Hotels near the airport: The Park Inn Hotel, Novotel & Hotel Etap are all close to the terminals.
Airport Website: www.nice.aeroport.fr
Airport Tel No: +33(0) 4 89 88 98 28 or 0 820 423 333.
Updated Apr13 ADV. Last Visit Sep12


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