How to get from the AIRPORT to NICE, France: 5 easy ways | French Riviera Travel Guide
How do you get from the airport to your hotel in Nice, France? Do you prefer the quick & easy way by taxi? Or the really cheap way by tram or bus?
In this video, we’ll show you 5 means of transport between Nice Airport, the city center and other cities on the French Riviera, what the fares are, and how to buy your tickets.
Plus: How you can save more than 50 percent on your tram fare by doing as the locals do!
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AIRPORT NICE COTE D’AZUR
📍maps.app.goo.gl/zbx4CzhzXzhN3...
#1 TAXI
Flat rates for certain routes; see details & prices in video.
It makes sense to always discuss the fare with your driver before hopping on a taxi! While there are flat rates, we were told that especially for destinations outside Nice prices vary a lot and can be way higher than displayed next to the taxi stand.
OTHER DRIVING SERVICES, e.g.
Uber
Bolt
FreeNow
#2 TRAM (free between T 2 + T1 + Grand Arénas/Railway Station Nice Saint-Augustin)
Ticket purchase:
Ticket machine (at every stop)
Mobile app (purchase only possible for Android): Lignes d’Azur Tickets
Timetables + stops:
Line 2 (Airport - City Center / Port Lympia):
ftp.lignesdazur.com/ligne_2.pdf
Line 3 (Airport - Saint-Isidore):
ftp.lignesdazur.com/ligne_3.pdf
Line 1 (not connected to Airport):
ftp.lignesdazur.com/ligne_1.pdf
Get reimbursed for the pink card (2€) before flying home: Arénas Presse
📍goo.gl/maps/5SqhHNRXhoY47tN47
(455, Promenade des Anglais, Nice)
#3 BUSES
Express buses:
80 Nice Airport - Monaco+Menton
81 Nice Airport - Le Cannet+Cannes (19 € one way)
82 Nice Airport - Antibes+Vallauris/Golfe Juan (9 € one way)
Ticket purchase for AIRPORT EXPRESS (lines 80, 81, 82):
on bus (cash only / € 0,40 surcharge)
Service Center at airport (T2: gate A3, credit card only)
online: www.niceairportxpress.com/en/...
Mobile app: ZOU!
(Buses every 45 minutes, departure at T2)
Regular buses:
Bus to Nice city center: line 12 (departure at Promenade des Anglais, bus stop “Aéroport Promenade”, 3 min on foot from T1). Buy tickets via app (Lignes d’Azur Tickets) or on the bus. More info: www.lignesdazur.com
Intercity buses ZOU! (departure at T2):
to Aix-en-Provence (line 60), Dignes (51), Saint-Raphaël (90), Valberg (670). Buy tickets via app (Zou!) or on the bus. More info: zou.maregionsud.fr
Long distance bus companies (departure at T2):
Alsa
BlaBlaCar
FlixBus
#4 TRAIN
Train station next to the airport: Gare SNCF Nice-Saint-Augustin
📍maps.app.goo.gl/MXfHeSCL49vK4...
To get there, hop on tram (for free) and exit at stop “Grand Arénas”
#5 RENTAL CARS
Find lots of different companies at both T1 and T2.
#6 T1 or T2?
Know where you land: We’re listing the airlines and their specific terminal in the film.
#7 APP “MOOVIT”
Switch your app to "Côte d'Azur" in the settings - and it will show you several ways to get from A to B by public transport.
Images:
Map of France by Eric Gaba (Sting - fr:Sting) - Own workSource of data: NGDC World Data Bank II (public domain), CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
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A big thank you for making this vlog. It takes a bit of the stress out of the traveller coming to Nice for the 1st time!😅👍
Oh- my God- this is wonderful and very necessary to know! Getting this orientation with real examples is something for me to watch again and share! 2024 to the Riviera is almost here!🎉 As always,...FANTASTIC.❤🎉 (" glad just 2 terminals!"😅)
Great to hear, thank you very much 😊👍
This is a fantastic video thank you
Thank YOU 🙏
Thank you! I will be landing in Nice and heading towards Monaco next week.. Quite anxious
Have the greatest time! Going to see the formula 1 race?
@@rivierago football match actually
@@ain1304 👍😄
Bravo Ladies, just bravo!
I'm so grateful! amazing info
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This video was a huge help! I used all of this info. Thank you.
Thanks for letting us know! 🤩🙏
Awesome video, very easy to understand!
Thank you!🙏😊
This was so helpful to us. Thank you so much.
Glad it was helpful to you 😄
Thank you again! Good information! ❤
🙏😊 thank you
Travelling to Nice at the end of this month. Thanks, your videos are very helpful!
You‘re welcome! Safe travels! 🤩
THANK YOU!!! Very helpful
Happy to hear that! 👌😄
its very usefull video, thank you Ladies, with love from New Jersey, USA
Thank you! 🙏
I'm so glad i came across your channel! You give so many useful and practical tips and are making my travel plans SO much easier. I have subscribed and will be watching all of your videos again.
Awesome, welcome to our channel! 🤩🙏
This video is very helpful! Thank you
👍 great!😊
Super useful!!!
Thank you! :-)
Great information. Thank you so much for such a detailed information. Bravoooo keep it ip
Thanks a lot, we’ll do our best 😉🤩
Thank you for this video. It will be very useful for my upcoming trip to Nice😀
Thank you, have a great time in Nice!!! 😊😊😊
Much appreciated !! sending love all the way from Saudi Arabia❤
Cool, thanks! 🙏😄
Very helpful and informative as always. I truly appreciate the time and effort you all put in to making your videos. Great job!👍
Thank you so much 🙏
Beware of Romany pickpockets at Grand Arenas. They know this is where a lot of tourists buy their tickets. Team of 3 tried to get my wallet last night but luckily I caught them in the act and stopped them. The depressing thing was that none of the locals did anything to intervene and simply looked down at their phones as though they accept this is the norm. So be aware at all times.
Thanks for sharing! We’ve heard about that as well (since publishing this video), so yes: beware
This information really helped me. I was in Nice in January and I used this same method. Thanks Can’t wait to visit cote d'azur again
Wish I could share all the beautiful pictures I took. Such as an amazing place. Highly recommend to visit Côte d’Azur
Thank you very much - and so glad you liked it as much as we do!!! 😊😊😊
Thank you! can't wait to go to Nice in a couple months time
Have a great time! 😊
Thanks guys, were visitng the Nice next weekend and we've found your videos as a great source of information which has pretty much helped us plan our trip. The tips about the trams at the Nice airport was brilliant, we've booked one of the restuarants you visited and we've included visitng Monoco, Cannes & Menton as a result of your posts.
👍 We hope everything will live up to your expectations!!! 😅 Enjoy!
How was the trip? Cold or warm? Going this weekend
@@jonasbaine3538 We were fortunte it was really warm for the tie of year, but the weather did turn on the day we heaed home. One of the best short breaks weve had and looking at discovering more of the coast next year
Great tips, we will b visiting Nice for 2024 Carnavale again. Cant wait Great explanation with calm voice.
Thank you very much! 😄 We also went to the carnival last year (and are planning to bring out the video this year). It’s really impressive! Have a great time in Nice!
@@rivieragomerci 🙌 look forward for new contents
Very relaxing narration
😅 some like it, others don’t 😉
Great 🎉
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That's really handy. To Nice we go!
Enjoy!
Thank you for your helpful video to plan my trip for Nice. Will take the tram to stay a night or two in Nice and head back to the airport via tram for a rental car to continue my journey to other places. (I felt stressed about picking up the car day 1 and worrying about parking).
Sounds like a plan - have a great trip!! 😄
good vid. :)
Thanks 😄
Take bus to Cannes. Downstairs, buses lined up. One stops at Antibes,Juan Les Pins, Cannes.drop off in Cannes is in front of train station. Cheap
Very helpful because am relocating to nice for a job in 2024 from italy
Good luck for your adventure! 😊
It's only minutes in a taxi from the airport. You can even see the planes on the runway from the beach
Hey Ladies, thankyou for all the wonderful videos and information! I was wondering if you have any experience with Beausoleil? And if it is worth visiting? Thankyou x
Hi! We don‘t know Beausoleil very well to be honest, but we do know that it’s attached to Monaco and you can walk to the principality - while there isn’t much going on in Beausoleil, we think. Nice small place, and convenient to get to Monaco…
Thankyou!
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Heyy Rivera, really nice video, I was wondering if I can help you by better video editing and also make highly engaging short. Let me know to have my portfolio or your edited sample video. Cheers, Rajvir Singh
Hi! Thanks for your offer - but for now we don’t have any budget to spare…
Thank you so much for your video tips, so helpful which prompts me to subscribe to your channel. May I ask part of Nice should I go to that I can ride bus number 607?
Great, thanks! 🙏😄 the bus no 607 passes by the port of Nice, check out the map/itinerary on this site: transitapp.com/fr/region/nice/lignes-d-azur/bus-607
@@rivierago much welcome and thank you so much for the bus 607 link 🙏✈️
Thank you. Could you advise can I use my La crate the next year (I have bought the one this year)? Thanks.
Hi, are you talking about La carte Azur, a rechargeable ticket for the different bus companies (+ tram) on the Côte d’Azur? If so: we don’t know for sure (sorry), but we highly assume it should still work
@@rivierago many thanks, yes, I mean La carte
thank you for all your informative videos. You mention credit card only for purchase of ticket for express bus 82 at the service desk. Do they take debit card?
Couldn‘t find the answer to your question online, but we‘re pretty sure a debit card works as well
With the new station, train is just one stop to city center, they run about every 20 minutes. With the app you have exact times and buy ticket
Right! 👍 1 stop by tram to Nice St. Augustin train station, change to train that goes to Nice ville. Depends on where you’re staying in Nice whether tram or train are the easier option
1 stop tram to station and it's free, then 1 stop by train to nice ville
@ Riviera Go. What are the best places to visit or to see in Nice on oldyears eve 31th of december? Dinnershows for example. Thank you merci beaucoup.☺️🙏
Hi, that’s a tough one since we always leave to see our families back home in Germany that time of year. But there are definite special meals and events with music, try to check in the big hotels: Negresco, Meridien, Marriott, Amour, Westminster, Radisson Blu, Palais de la Méditerranée…
is there some subscription for the nice public transoport? for example a 7 day pass for all services?
Hey, yes, apparently there is: www.lignesdazur.com/pass-7-jours The website says there’s a 7 day pass for Lignes d‘Azur (buses & tram in Nice and Metropolitan area) for €20, available at ticket machines at tram stops (among other places). If you would like the trains TER included, there is Pass Sud Azur Explore (€50 for 7 days).
Thank you for the valuable information. Unfortunately, the subject of railways is only mentioned briefly. I don't really know how to get to Nice central station by train.
From the airport, you can take the train (TER, regional train) from Nice Saint-Augustin train station (that’s 1 or 2 stops by tram from T1/T2, tram stop “grand arenas”), and from there it’s one stop (or 4 min) to the main train station in Nice, Gare Thiers.
Hi there! I'm planning a trip to Nice in two days and arrive in the evening. Wanted to ask if this 10 Euro Return Ticket does also include the way back to the airport since we need to go back in 4 days and if this one also includes the pink card or is just a paper ticket? Thanks!
Hi! Thanks for asking! Yes, the 10€ ticket does include the trip back to the airport! (No max. number of days specified between the 2 trips, so presumably it’s valid at least a year - good point though, we didn’t think of checking that). And whether you get the pink card or a paper ticket we don’t know either 🫣, we’ll try to find that out and add it to the description below the film!
Its not 85 euros to Cannes - when I want last week it cost me 130 Euros (118 plus tax). The train is much better, via a free tram. Total cost 7.50 Euros
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Hi from indonesia…thank you for your explanation in this beautiful video..may i know if i use uber to travel from airport to nice center , where i must wait for the uber car driver? Is it same line with taxis queing? Many thanks for your feedback
Thank you! To be honest: we‘re not sure. But in the Uber app you can even type in your flight number, and the driver will be waiting for you - no matter whether you arrive at terminal 1 or 2. When you go through with your booking (which we didn’t), they‘ll tell you where exactly to find your driver. Close by, we‘re sure 😅. Safe travels!
@@rivierago thanks for your info…next week im gonna travel to nice attending EFDI 2024…hope we can still communicate even via youtube😊😊
@@rivierago another question please…🙏, if we use taxi for travel to nice center, can we pay with credit card? Thx for your attention 🙏
@@ary537 yes! Definitely
Thanks for great vlog. Just wonder how many days the return tramticket to Nice is valid? I hope it is not just valid for the same day? And does it also accept Vpay cards?
Hi, very valid questions! The ticket has no end date, so no worries, whenever you travel back it’s still valid. About Vpay: I didn’t know this particular card and couldn’t find out online whether the tram ticket machines accept them - but I should think so! (Sorry, bit vague)
@@rivierago Thanks for very quick answer. Many bankcards in the Netherlands have Vpay. V Pay is a Single Euro Payments Area debit card for use in Europe, issued by Visa Europe. We will have cash (paper or coins, both?) on hand, just to be sure.
@@ronrko4419 thanks for explaining, since they accept Visa, they should accept vpay then… but with cash you‘re 100% safe 😊
Hii, can you tell is it free(no need to pay for it) to use tram from airport station terminal 1 or terminal 2 to the station Grand Arenas where I can buy cheaper ticket? Thank you!!! 🎉
Yes, that‘s correct!
Can multiple people use the same pink card if i buy multiple tickets on it? Traveling with my parents and wondering if we all need our own card
One card is fine! Just make sure to swipe it as many times as there are passengers
Thanks for the info. Can I use a pink card for myself and my wife or do I have to buy two cards? By the way, we will go in March 2024
Very good question, we forgot to mention that: you can share the card! Just buy the number of trips you need and swipe it twice if it’s for 2! Have a great trip! 😄
Your videos are very good and help us make the right decisions about Nice. Thank you very much. 😉
@@iceduarte 🙏 thank you!
Hello 🙂. I'm staying in Nice for the next 3 nights. I bought the 10 Euros airport return ticket. Will this be valid on the day I have to leave, or do I need to buy another one?. I'm a little confused by it all 😕.
Shame, you bought the expensive one 😉, but it’s definitely going to take you back to the airport! 👍
@@rivierago I know 😆. I just get some anxiety, and am travelling solo. Obviously, I don't want to spend lots extra etc, but I felt more assured with the 10 Euros return 😆. I've still got my ticket, and will try to relax more about getting back to the airport on Monday morning. Thanks! 🙂.
If we are taking the tram from Nice to airport, would you suggest the same tip and to go to Grand Arena stop and then transfer to the airport tram for 1.70 euro? Also is it my understanding that a family can share 1 card and just tap it however many times as family members or do we each need our own card? Merci!
Hey, no when going TO the airport from downtown Nice, it‘s € 1.70 to go all the way to the airport, no need to stop again at Grand Arenas - that’s only when you need a ticket coming FROM the airport. And yes: you can load a card with several trips and then use the same card for several people!
Thanks for the reply! And is there a ticket machine by every stop? We will be arriving to Nice on the train from Paris so will only need a one way going to airport when we leave Nice.
Also, how do we get from the main train station coming from Paris to Nice old town where we will be staying?
@@avatseng8870 yes, there are ticket machines at every tram station
@@avatseng8870 the easiest way is to take the tram (it‘s not very far, depending on your luggage, you could even walk). By tram, it‘s line 1, three or four stops depending on where in the old town you’re going (stop Opéra or Cathedral or even Garibaldi)
Hello! The train from the airport to the Grand Arena is free? Can I buy ticket on Grand arena to Nice ville station?
Hi, it’s the TRAM that’s free from the airport to Grand Arenas, yes (1-2 stops, depending on your terminal). From there you can take the TRAM (again) to Nice downtown (ticket for 1,70€ at vending machine at every tram stop except airport stops) or the train (train station Saint Augustin which is right next to Grand Arenas to Nice Ville), train fare is 2,50€ apparently, but the tram is more convenient as it runs every 5 minutes or so and the train more like every 30 min.
@@rivierago Great! I don’t have the pink card. Can I buy at vending machines? Can I pay with debit card?
@@evertonrocha8387 yes, you get the pink card at the vending machine (2€ extra). Common credit (and debit, I suppose) cards are accepted (Visa and Mastercard).
@@rivierago Thanks 🙏🏻❤️
can I buy ticket in advance for when I go back to the airport after 5 days? also what time is the earliest I can catch the tram from the city center since I need to be in the airport at 8 for an 11 am flight?
Yes, you can buy a return ticket right away, or 2 trips - same thing. The tram starts pretty early each day, between 4 and 5 in the morning, depending on the tram line you’re taking - so no worries for an 11 am flight!
@@rivierago thanks for the reply. can I still go to grand arenas first when I arrive at terminal 2 to get the 1.50 euro ticket instead of getting the 5.00euro plus the 1.50 euro? I mean it's still available right?
@@xerezxerez6260 yes, absolutely! That’s the smartest (cheapest) way to go 👍
PS: it’s €1.70 one way (plus pink card)
Can you just use the app to buy a 1.70 Euro ticket from the airport station instead of having to get off and buy the ticket at the other tram stop?
If you have an android phone it should work via app (not with an iPhone, the iPhone only allows to recharge a physical card that you already acquired, and the app for both android and iPhone is only in French if we remember correctly)
Hello, can i just hop on L2 from airport, and then get off grand arena for free, then to buy euro 1.7 ticket to my destination?
Yes! It‘s 2 stops from terminal 2 and just one stop from terminal 1 to Grand Arénas.
Careful when buying tickets - there are pickpockets targeting tourists at Grand Arenas!
Yes, we’ve heard of that as well (after publishing the video…), so watch out!
Are they Romanians?
@@handy20061 Not confirming or denying.
The taxis charge so much, they display a tariff by the taxi rank but it is always substantially more than displayed no matter the destination
Really? Well, now that you know the official rates you should be able to fix your price with the driver before hopping on the taxi, we sure hope
@@rivierago it has always been the case with taxi drivers at Nice airport even with the introduction of displaying the tariffs to certain destinations this hasn’t changed. on our last visit we asked the first taxi driver in the rank his price to VilleFranche-sur-mer and the price was so much more than displayed and he told the rest of the drivers not to take us, in the end one kind driver took us, it was still a lot more than displayed but we just wanted to get to our hotel and start our holiday. If you visit trip advisor you will see the problem is common place with 1 out of 5 star reviews, I think you just have to be aware when arriving, as you have shown in your video there are so many other alternatives now (unfortunately as my parents are in their 80s it was the easiest for us to get a taxi no matter the cost)
@@Keneka thanks a lot for explaining! We’ll add a little ”be aware” to the description below the film
Don’t they have contactless
Yes, they do. But you need an android phone or a card first that you get in the ticket machines at tram stations (and can later recharge by android and iOS - via an app that’s only in French).
@@rivierago so 2019
rent car
Incredibly helpful! Big appreciation from Bucharest, Romania.🪽
Especially the tram hack, absolutely great:)
👍 thanks! 🤩
Glad we could help 😄