Flights to Nice

Fun festival city

Nice is a nice little place to go, with festivals during all seasons and plenty to do and is also affordable to visit.

When to go...

The best time of year to experience Nice is any time between May and October - the warmer months of the year. For those of you who prefer winter travel, though, Nice's winters are mild - so there's no need to fear the biting cold.

For those willing to brave the colder months, February each year plays host to the "Carnaval de Nice", a colourful celebration of the city with parades and numerous events. Visitors who prefer the summer weather, July has two festivals - with the first two weeks being dedicated to a festival of jazz which has run each year since 1948, and on July 14th each year the whole country celebrates "Fête nationale française".

Before you go...

Plan ahead - food and groceries are generally a little cheaper than in the UK. When eating out, lunch at an average restaurant will cost you around EUR 15; a beer EUR 5, and a coffee, EUR 3.

 

While you're there...

Getting to Nice from the local airport is around 6 euros on the bus (one way) - or 30 euros in a taxi, if public transport is not an option. Buses and trams within the city start from EUR 1.50, with a seven day travelcard costing around fifteen euros. Taxis will cost around ten euros for the first three km, with around an additional two euros per km after that - though they will get more expensive at night (from around 6pm-7am).

Accommodation is reasonably priced, with a hostel bed available from around 20 euros (based on a shared room). Local three star hotels are a little more expensive, starting at around 50 euros per person per night.

Airport Nice-Côte d'Azur NCE

Nice Airport, or Nice Côte d’Azur Airport is the second largest airport in France and the most important airport on the French Mediterranean coast. About 7 km or 4 miles west of the city in the Côte d’Azur, Nice airport was opened in 1944 and is separated from the town of St. Laurent du Var by the river Var. There are two terminals at the airport.

Nice airport is served by most of the major European scheduled airlines from many cities such as London, Dublin and Rome. The low-cost airlines Easyjet, flybe and Ryanair also provide cheap flights from Gatwick and Bristol for instance.

• URL: Official website
• Parking: Yes, paid parking; short stay and long stay car parks; multi-storey car park.
• Nearby cities: Nizza (5 km)
• Directions by car: Motorway A8, national roads RN7, RN98, RN202, Promenade des Anglais
• Stations: Railway station Nice St. Augustin 700 m from Terminal 1.

Location

There are excellent road links to Nice, Monaco and Italy via the Promenade des Anglais from the airport Nice Côte d’Azur. For access to Cannes and Antibes, take the motorway, the autoroute A8, the Route National RN98 or the RN 7; to Digne and Grenoble take the RN202. Besides the regular bus route 98 going to Nice city centre, buses go to all larger towns on the Riviera and in south-east France from both terminals at varying intervals including to Nice, Monaco, Cannes, Toulon, Aix-en-Provence, Fréjus, Marseille and Avignon. A total of 120 destinations between Marseille and Genua are served by 21 routes.

At a distance of 700 m from Terminal 1 is the suburban station Nice St. Augustin. There are regional trains running daily from Cannes to Vintimille, and SNCF-trains run between the airport and the station of St. Laurent which is 3 km from the airport, as well as going to the station Nice Ville. At Nice airport, it is also possible to book helicopter flights to Cannes and St.Tropez. Regular shuttle flights link the airport with the heliport at Monaco. Car ferries take passengers from the main harbour to the various towns on the island of Corsica.