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How to get there

All roads lead to Nice Côte d’Azur. By train, by car, by carpooling, by bus, by boat, or by plane if it's your only option, come and easily enjoy sunny holidays.

Measuring your impact to come to Nice

Did you know that 80% of our carbon footprint is attributed to the transportation of runners and their companions? That's why we encourage you to choose more sustainable means of transportation. Compare the carbon footprint of various transportation modes to reach Nice.

Train

Coming by train is the guarantee of a serene journey, with the freedom to move around while enjoying the landscape… Coming by train is also a gesture for the environment, with no traffic jams or loss of time, with an arrival directly in the city centre.

Fast and express trains (TGV, intercity) connect the Côte d’Azur to all French regions and to all major European cities.

The TGV Méditerranée makes it possible to travel from Paris to Nice in 6 hours, Lyon to Nice in 4 hours 30 minutes or Marseille to Nice in 2 hours 40 minutes.

Carpooling

The train or bus doesn't meet your needs?

Parking in Nice and area could by very complicated and you'll be making life difficult for yourself!

However, if this is unavoidable... Think about carpooling and once you are there, park your car at the different park and ride lots !

Car

Nice Côte d’Azur is linked to the major European cities by an extensive network of roads and motorways.

The Metropolitan area is served by the A8 “La Provençale” motorway, coming from Aix-en-Provence to the west and from the border to the east.

Coming by road is easy way to reach your final destination, choose your exit:

Exit n°47 : Villeneuve Loubet, Vence, Cagnes-sur-Mer Exit n°48 : Vence, Cagnes-sur-mer Exit n°49 : Saint-Laurent-du-Var Exit n°50 : Nice Promenade des Anglais Exit n°51 : Nice Saint-Augustin / Airport Exit n°52 : Saint-Isidore, Carros Exit n°54 : Nice Nord Exit n°55 : Nice Est, La Trinité Exit N°56 : Monaco, Beausoleil, Cap d’Ail Exit n°58 : Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Eze

Boat

Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolitan area has 8 marinas and more than 3000 moorings to welcome you if you come by boat.

Ports d’Azur is a dynamic port network that brings together under a single port authority the ports of Cros de Cagnes, Cap d’Ail and Nice. Each of the 8 ports has a history as well as very diversified characteristics which make the richness of the network.

Exemplary equipment adapted to the needs allows the user to be put at the heart of the system with an environmental priority.

Plane

Nice Côte d’Azur Airport is the second largest airport in France after Paris with 14 million passengers per year, more than 120 direct destinations without charter flights operated by 60 companies to 43 countries. Located only 15 minutes from the centre of Nice and with a direct tramway link to the city centre as well as regular bus and train links to access to the other communes of the Nice Côte d’Azur, coming to Nice by plane has never been so easy!

Nice is directly connected to the major European cities as well as to New York and Dubai.