How to get from 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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Useful links & info:
AIRPORT NICE COTE D’AZUR
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/zbx4CzhzXzhN3RGZA

#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):
https://ftp.lignesdazur.com/ligne_2.pdf

Line 3 (Airport – Saint-Isidore):
https://ftp.lignesdazur.com/ligne_3.pdf

Line 1 (not connected to Airport):
https://ftp.lignesdazur.com/ligne_1.pdf

Get reimbursed for the pink card (2€) before flying home: Arénas Presse
📍https://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: https://www.niceairportxpress.com/en/home
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: https://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
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/MXfHeSCL49vK4k927
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, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4899382

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