All roads lead to Nice Côte d’Azur. By car, train, bus or boat, come and enjoy a sunny holiday. If you prefer to fly, Nice Côte d’Azur Airport, the second largest airport in France after Paris, serves 120 short and long-haul destinations.
Measuring your Impact to come to Nice
NIRVANA - Travel and Accommodations
Nice Côte d'Azur by UTMB are delighted to partner with Nirvana, the Official Travel and Accommodations provider to assist runners preparations in offering a host of travel and accommodation options designed to ease your journey to Nice. With over 20 years experience in arranging travel, accommodation and logistics for runners and their family and friends, Nirvana has the expertise to allow you to fully focus on your event and enjoy your UTMB World Series experience.
Nirvana offer exclusive access to the Official Race Hotels as well as a range of event services curated to runners needs which include:
- Flight & Rail bookings
- Airport & Train Station meet and greet with return transfers
- Official Race Accommodations, staying with likeminded runners
- Athlete Breakfast, arranged early on race days
- Event info hub in your accommodation providing up to date event info
- Access to the Nirvana events team on the ground at the event assisting you throughout your stay
- Event shuttle service linking you to/from your accommodation with the event site
- Management of your travel and accommodation, with a dedicated team to support your journey throughout
For further information or to speak to one of the team please contact Nirvana via contactus@nirvanasportstravel.com or tel: 0044 191 257 1750
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.
