Nice to airport
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Nice to airport
To all faithful Fodorite travelers to France - to save me time, please tell me if there is a convenient way (other than by taxi) to get from hotel to airport in Nice.
We will have a car while visiting the many Provence villages but have read that seeing the Cote d'Azur towns/villages, we can easily do that via bus/train. I would like to turn in to car after arriving in Nice - or do you suggest we keep it for the touring and then drop off at the airport to catch our flight? Appreciate the advice.
We will have a car while visiting the many Provence villages but have read that seeing the Cote d'Azur towns/villages, we can easily do that via bus/train. I would like to turn in to car after arriving in Nice - or do you suggest we keep it for the touring and then drop off at the airport to catch our flight? Appreciate the advice.
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Depends on where you're going...some places are easier to reach by car, such as the perched village of Gourdon. Others can be done by bus/train, but in some cases the elapsed time can be considerable if you miss a bus or a train is delayed.
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You could take a taxi from your hotel to either the Gare Routiere (bus station) or the Nice Ville train station and take a bus from there to the airport. See www.nice.aeroport.fr for more information.
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Once you arrive at Nice you should drop off your car as it will be more of a hindrance to you if you are planning to visit the coastal towns. A car is useful if you want to go inland but not if you are just going along the coast which is well served by bus/train or ferry. You can reach the Italian coast in one direction and St Raphael in the other, where you can take a ferry to St Tropez
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I was in Nice recently and found that there was no bus service and a poor taxi service available due to a public holiday. We had to walk to the airport,which fortunately was only 2 miles away at the end of Promenade des Anglais.Usually the bus service along the coast is very good and cheap too,especially if you buy a day ticket.