Paris to Nice in 5 days
Sep 28th, 2010, 11:41 AM
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Paris to Nice in 5 days
My husband and I will be in Paris in April and have 5 days after our stay before needing to be back in London. Am tossing up between just flying to Nice and having 5 days there or working our way via public transport to Nice for the last couple of days. Any suggestions?
Sep 28th, 2010, 12:06 PM
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Hi Jennywren,
If you take the TGV train, the trip is a bit under 6 hours. I guess a lot depends on how quickly you need or want to get to Nice. There are 6-8 departures from Paris, depending upon day of the week you'll be traveling. I believe even the earliest departure would get you into Nice in the afternoon.
In terms of flights, you can fly EasyJet out of Paris, I think there are about 5 flights a day to Nice. The flight is about an hour and a half.
Only you and your DH can say how strapped for time you may be...
BC
If you take the TGV train, the trip is a bit under 6 hours. I guess a lot depends on how quickly you need or want to get to Nice. There are 6-8 departures from Paris, depending upon day of the week you'll be traveling. I believe even the earliest departure would get you into Nice in the afternoon.
In terms of flights, you can fly EasyJet out of Paris, I think there are about 5 flights a day to Nice. The flight is about an hour and a half.
Only you and your DH can say how strapped for time you may be...
BC
Sep 28th, 2010, 12:11 PM
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You could take a TGV train in 2.5 hours or so to Avignon, one of the fabled ancient cities of Provence - spend a few days there and then blast onto Nice via TGV and spend a few days there and fly from there to London.
Sep 28th, 2010, 12:24 PM
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I would either:
- Take the TGV to Dijon & spend 2 nights there, and then the early TGV to Nice (6 hrs). Make sure your stay in Dijon doesn't fall on a Sunday or Monday.
-Take the TGV to Avignon or Aix (3 hrs) & spend 2 nights there, then to Nice. Also - make sure your days in Avignon or Aix don't fall on a Sunday or Monday.
- Spend the entire 5 days in Nice.
If you leave from Paris, I would take the TGV to Nice if you decide to spend the entire 5 days there. The TGV is more relaxing than an airport/flight, and "door to door" will get you to Nice in almost the same time.
Stu Dudley
- Take the TGV to Dijon & spend 2 nights there, and then the early TGV to Nice (6 hrs). Make sure your stay in Dijon doesn't fall on a Sunday or Monday.
-Take the TGV to Avignon or Aix (3 hrs) & spend 2 nights there, then to Nice. Also - make sure your days in Avignon or Aix don't fall on a Sunday or Monday.
- Spend the entire 5 days in Nice.
If you leave from Paris, I would take the TGV to Nice if you decide to spend the entire 5 days there. The TGV is more relaxing than an airport/flight, and "door to door" will get you to Nice in almost the same time.
Stu Dudley
Sep 28th, 2010, 01:06 PM
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Thanks guys, don't particularly want to fly so all of the above suggestions are great! I had a 3 day visit to Nice last year and loved it but was with my sister who wanted to spend all her time sitting on the beach so I am itching to get back and explore further.
