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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 is about to be added to Nice. Construction being completed now (Autumn 2007) and due to open soon (Nov-Dec 2007). [Nice Tramway Map]
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Air
The Nice International Airport is the second largest in France, with direct flights to America, Britain and the rest of Europe.
- Information, Reservations - Tel: (33) 493 21 30 30
Bus
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.
Page bus08 of Beyond's Travel section lists bus service between nice and
- Antibes, Cannes,
- Aix-en-Provence, Marseille, Avignon
- Toulon, Hyeres, St Tropez
Reader's Comments
(Contributed by René Dawe, June 1998)
Cars Phoceens offers the only bus service to Aix. Our hotel
had misguided us a bit and said there were many buses that left from
Gare Routiere. By the time we figured it all out and located Place
Massena, we missed the bus to Aix so took the train. It was a pleasant
trip but longer than the express bus and we had to change trains in
Marseille. On the return trip we took the bus but travelled on a Sunday
which has only one express trip at about 6pm. The regular trip is about four
hours.
Castellane-Grasse Bus
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
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Castellane |
07:30
08:25
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- Nice - Genoa, Italy
A new (1997) bus service 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.
The original schedule (contact Phocéens Cars for current schedules) is:
- Depart: 7h15, 9h15, 18h30
- Return: 6h15, 10h45, 16h15
- Cost:
- Single: 130 F; 100 F for over 26, under 60.
- Return: 168 F
Other Nice Bus Tours. See Beyond's Links-Travel page: Tours.
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
- Tel: (33) 493 88 60 63; Tel: (33) 493 89 89 89
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.
- Tel: (33) 493 87 50 50; Reservations - Tel: (33) 493 88 89 93
- 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
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.
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