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Nice is a transportation hub, with an international airport, on the main rail line between Italy and the rest of France, Corsican ferry service, and extensive bus routes within the town and to outlying towns and villages.
A modern Tramway was added to Nice in the beginning of 2008. [Nice Tramway Map]
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Nice Dining |
Nice Facades |
Nice History |
Nice Museums |
Nice Parks |
Nice Shopping |
Nice Transportation |
Nice Tramway |
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Lost Railways |
Nice Tramway Map |
Train des Pignes |
Air
The Nice International Airport is the second largest in France, with direct flights to America, Britain and the rest of Europe.
Ferry
- Regular car-ferry service is provided from the old port of Nice. One of the newer ferries is the "NGV" (Navire Grande Vitesse), the nautical variation of the TGV high-speed train (photo).
- Nice-Corsica Ferry
- 3 Ave Gustave-V
Train
The main rail line goes east to Monaco, Menton, Italy and the rest of Europe. To the west, the line goes to Marseilles, Lyon and Paris, with local stops at Antibes, Cannes and Fréjus. [rail map] Some typical Nice-Paris schedules and prices are shown on the Travel-Rail page.
- Gare SNCF - Nice-Ville
- Ave Thiers: up Ave Jean Médecin and left at the overpass.
- The station for the Train des Pignes is on rue Alfred Binet, up Ave Jean Médecin, under the overpass onto ave Malaussena about 4 blocks, then left 2-3 blocks.
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- The Nice-Breil-Tende-Cuneo train
- Leaves from the main Nice train station.
Tours
Nice Transportation 06 (Alpes-Maritimes)
Eden Tour
Theme visits
Tel: 0493 925 585
Escapada Nissarda (Nice Escapade)
Theme visits
Tel: 0493 825 204
GTS Nice Tours
Tel: 0492 295 000
Phoceens Cars -- Nice-Geneo
Daily round-trips between Nice and Genoa (Italy)
Location:
2 place Masséna
Tel: 0493 856 661; Fax: 04 93 56 97 52
Prices: Nice-Vintimille 100 F; Nice-Genoa 130 F.
Nice-Genoa times: 10h45-14h15; 13h45-17h15; 19h45-23h15.
Genoa-Nice times: 6h15-9h45; 11h15-14h45; 15h15-18h45.
SantAzur
Location:
11, ave Jean-Médecin; BP 1467 - 06008 Nice Cedex 1
Tel: 0493 854 681; Fax: 04 93 87 90 08
These are some example tours from early 1998. Check with them for current tours. Most are guided in English. They also organize private tours.
Nice Sightseeing Tours: Tuesday mornings, 3 hr morning tour; 45 F.Saint-Paul de Vence: Tuesdays, Depart Nice or Menton; 85 F.
Vintimille, Italy: Fridays, from Nice or Menton; 55 F.
Route du Mimosa: Thursdays, visit Tanneron hills and around lake St Cassien; 95 F.
Monaco/Monte-Carlo: Saturdays, leave Nice 14h; 200 F.
Cannes and Antibes: Wednesdays, depart Nice 14h; 200 F.
Sun Riviera Tours
Tel: 0493 181 510
Taxi Riviera - Nice Tours
Tours by minibus or limo; multilingual drivers.
Tel: 0493 137 878; Fax: 04 93 13 78 79
Short Tour: 1 hr: town center, the Castle, Mont-Alban; return via bd Carnot, the port, Promenade des Anglais; 200 F.
Tour: 2 hrs: short tour plus Cimiez monastery gardens, Chagall Museum, Matisse Mu seum, MAMAC Chéret Museum, Russian Church, Acropolis; your variations; 400 F.
Taxi Riviera - Nice-Cannes Tours
Tours by minibus or limo; multilingual drivers.
Tel: 0493 137 878; Fax: 04 93 13 78 79
Cannes Tour - 3 hrs: Nice to Cannes by autoroute; return along the seaside: the Croisette, Port Canto, the Palm Beach, Antibes, Nice; 600 F.
Taxi Riviera - Nice-Vence Tours
Tours by minibus or limo; multilingual drivers.
Tel: 0493 137 878; Fax: 04 93 13 78 79
Vence Tour - 2h30: Nice to Vence, visit of Vence, Matisse Chapel, return via Saint Paul; 500 F.
Transportation Nice Transportation
Bus
Bus Line 210 Nice - Cannes Express
Bus line 210 is an express bus between the Nice airport (terminals 1 and 2) and Cannes, via the autoroute. In Cannes, the 210 stops at the railway station, (bus area to the right, east, end of the station.
There are 23 buses a day, from 8h00 to 20h00. The trip takes 50 minues. Full price, one-way, is 15.60 euro.
An official list of Alpes-Maritimes bus lines, with links to the schedules for each line (PDF), is available on the following link:
Web: www.cg06.fr/fr/servir-les-habitants/deplacements/transport-collectifs/lignes-et-horaires/lignes-et-horaires/
Bus Nice
Nice has excellent bus service for the city. A slightly adventurous way of visiting a new city is to take any bus to the end of the line and back again, or ride out and walk back. You'll often see interesting parts of a city that the tourist guides never mention.
In addition to city-wide buses, service is provided to the surrounding towns and villages, including Antibes, Cannes, Grasse and Vence.
Bus Nice - Castellane
Bus service is provided once a day, every day (including Sundays) between Castellane, Grasse and Nice. The schedule is subject to change; verify the times with the Office de Tourisme. (There is more frequent service between Nice and Grasse.)
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Castellane
Grasse
Nice |
14:40
15:50
15:45 |
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Nice
Grasse
Castellane |
07:30
08:25
09:35 |
Bus Nice - Gap
The Nice - Gap bus route is: Nice, Plan-du-Var, Touet-sur-Var, Puget-Thenier, Entreveaux, Annot-Scaffarel, Rouaine, Saint Julien, St André-les-Alpes, Moriez, Barreme, Norante, Chateau-Redon, Digne-les-Bains, Mallemoisson, Malijai, Chateau-Arnoux, Volonne, Peipin, Bons Enfants, Sisteron, Le Poet, Rourebeau, Beynon, Valenty, Monetier-Allemont, Le Vivas, La Saulce, Tallard, Chateauvieux, La Tourronde, Gap.
Trip time is 4hr40 (Nice - Digne 2h40; Digne - Gap 1hr40).
The route and schedule is available on the SCAL-Autocars website (link just below).
Web: www.scal-amv-voyages.com/ligne.htm
Bus Nice - Genoa, Italy
A bus service started in 1997 between Nice and Genoa uses modern, air-conditioned coaches, with video entertainment and cabin service. The trip is 2-1/2 hours between Nice Airport and Genoa, with a stop at the Place Massena in Nice.
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