Nice’s Airport & Transportation Options

Sunt multe de văzut în minunatul oraș Nice în sudul Franței, iar unul dintre lucrurile esențiale de învățat dacă călătoriți acolo este cum să vă deplasați.

Fiți atenți la toate formele de transport în comun pentru că furtul din buzunare este răspândit, parțial pentru că politia nu acuza. Be careful of men on scooters swooping by and grabbing iPhones and handbags. Don’t use airport baggage porters, as they’ve been known to steal luggage. Here’s a lowdown on the crime in Nice.

Here are the ways to get around in Nice, France:

The Nice Airport

The Aéroport Nice-Côte d’Azur is the Riviera Francezaaeroportul principal și al treilea cel mai aglomerat aeroport din Franța. Are zboruri globale care sosesc zilnic și acces ușor la Nice prin autobuzul #99, taxi sau Uber.

If you’re wondering how to get from the Nice Airport to Cannes or Monaco, check out the Ghid de transport la Cannes și al nostru Ghid de transport din Monaco.

Zboruri directe

In the winter, you’ll need to connect, as there aren’t any direct flights. If you don’t like red-eye overnight flights, you can fly directly from New York’s airports to London on a daytime flight, then from London to Nice.

Programul de zboruri directe de la Nice Côte d’Azur Airport:

• Delta offers direct flights between Nice and Atlanta, and flies throughout the week to New York (JFK) from the end of March to the end of October.  
• United Airlines flies daily direct to Newark Airport (for access to New York City) from May to September.
• Companie aeriană franceză exclusivă pentru clasa business La Compagnie oferă zboruri directe mai puțin frecvente către Newark în perioada 15 aprilie - 27 septembrie.
• Orașul canadian Montreal este deservit atât de Air Canada, cât și de Air Transat, cu zboruri regulate, dar alternative între mai și sfârșitul lunii octombrie.
• Air France will operate three special direct flights to connect Los Angeles to Nice during the Festivalul de Film de la Cannes în mai, folosind aeronava emblematică a companiei aeriene, Airbus A350.

Avioane private

Private jets account for 43% of landings and take-offs at the Nice airport (35,000 flights in 2021 with an average of 5 passengers on board). Nice is the #3 airport in the world in terms of private jet traffic.

Warnings

Don’t use airport baggage porters, as they’ve been known to steal luggage.

Ofițerii vamali francezi efectuează verificări aleatorii și monitorizează aeroportul căutând articole precum genți false și alte articole contrafăcute. Iată un ghid pentru legile privind contrafacerile. Este important să cunoașteți riscurile foarte reale care vin cu purtarea sau purtarea a ceva cu un nume de marcă sau un logo pe el.

Nice by Car

Închirieri auto

All the major car rental companies like Hertz, Sixt, Avis, and Budget are at the Nice Airport. If you decide to drive, we recommend renting a small car, like a convertible Fiat 500. Top-to-down is the way to go, and smaller cars are much easier to maneuver and park. If you’re going to go on day trips to some of the French resort towns, then you’ll need a small car to get through the tiny medieval roads.

However, unless you have a specific need for a car – for example, mobility/disability problems, renting in a remote rural location, or planning on touring the back-country – it is generally a mistake to rent a car in Nice for local travel. The French Riviera has some of the worst traffic and one of the highest traffic accident rates in France, and the toxic mix of French car driving enthusiasm with many powerful motorcycles and youths on small scooters makes holiday motoring often an unrewarding experience.

Parcare

Once you’re in Nice, there are many parking lots, which you can find on Google Maps. The rates are posted, but reasonable (many lots are free for the first hour). Parking rates in garages are less than €3 per hour, with a daily maximum of about €17. Parking is free of charge for the first hour, except in the months July and August.

Parking a car anywhere in Nice is notoriously difficult, and equally so in many surrounding areas. Along the French Riviera, people park everywhere, between trees, poles and on sidewalks. They routinely bump each other in order to get in and out of tight spaces. Traffic and parking tickets are doled out like sweets.

Aplicații Ride-Share

BlaBlaCar este un ride-share that you can book via their website or the app. It costs approximately €3 per ride to go from Nice to Monaco.

The Klaxitaplicația le permite pasagerilor să călătorească la un cost foarte mic (șoferii câștigă o taxă mică, de la 1,50 EUR la 3 EUR per pasager, în funcție de distanța parcursă). Călătoriile la Monaco sunt gratuite (subvenționate de guvernul Monaco).

Uber și taxiuri

Puteți salutați sau programați un Uber from anywhere in Nice. Uber works at the airport and in the main cities of the Riviera. It may be difficult to hail a ride from more remote areas though, unless you are lucky and catch a driver dropping someone off.

Nice’s taxi service has a truly terrible reputation. It is worth noting that the official taxi service’s fares are not fixed and may vary according to traffic. For example, it’s routine to pay more than double what the official taxi operator predicts the cost to be. The official taxis also charge (mostly illegal) supplements for a range of different ‘extras’, such as Sundays and bank holidays, waiting, luggage, pets, having four people in the car, and even for bad weather. We strongly advise you to avoid taxis and use Uber or a rideshare app instead.

If you do find yourself stuck taking a taxi, here are a few tips:

• When approaching a taxi in France, it’s important to start the conversation with a polite greeting such as “Bonjour Monsieur.” This small gesture holds significant importance, as failing to do so may make the driver feel disrespected right from the start, and the rest of the journey may not go smoothly.
• To ensure a fair and transparent experience, there are a few key things to keep in mind. First, it’s a good idea to ask the driver for an approximate cost by saying, “Combien ça coûte d’aller à _?” This will give you an idea of what to expect. Additionally, let the driver know that you will need a receipt by saying, “J’ai besoin d’un reçu, s’il vous plaît.” Lastly, it’s essential to check that the meter is set correctly for the time of day: day (jour), night (nuit), or holiday (feriés).
• If the driver fails to turn on the meter, you can politely request them to do so by saying, “Je préfère que vous utilisiez le taximètre, s’il vous plaît.” This helps ensure that you are charged accurately based on the meter reading.
• In some cases, the driver may try to obscure the meter near the end of the trip in an attempt to overcharge you. If you suspect this is happening, you can assertively ask to see the meter by saying, “Je peux voir le taximètre, s’il vous plaît?” This lets the driver know that you are aware of the proper procedure and won’t tolerate any attempts to overcharge you.
• Locals don’t tip, but if you want to, you can tip less than 5% without seeming weird.
• Most taxis prefer cash payments despite being required to accept credit cards. Unfortunately, it seems that around 90% of drivers have perpetually broken card machines, which remains a mystery. To avoid any issues, make sure to check the payment options before getting into the taxi. Otherwise, you may find yourself in a situation where the meter keeps running while the driver takes a detour to find a cash machine.

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Nice by Bus

The city of Nice in France has a public bus transportation system. Lignes d’Azur operates the buses and trams for the public transport system in Nice. Some lines go to nearby towns like Monaco și Cannes. Situată la aproximativ 2 km de centrul orașului se află stația principală de autobuz: Gare Routiere (care este uneori numită „Gare Vauban” sau „Gare St. Jean d’Angely”).

• # 12 Autobuz merge de-a lungul falezei Promenade des Anglais oprind la Aeroport (promenada pe drumul principal din fata aeroportului).
• # 23 Autobuz connects central Nice to Terminal 1 of the airport.
• #99 Autobuz (“Airport Express”) goes to downtown Nice and the central station coming straight from the airport.
• #98 Autobuz se deplasează de-a lungul Promenade des Anglais de pe litoral mergând la stația centrală de autobuz.
• #200 Autobuz merge de la Terminalul 1 (aeroport) la Antibes și Cannes și pleacă la fiecare jumătate de oră

Autobuze turistice

Există și în aer liber autobuze turistice acel tur prin oraș. Acestea oferă comentarii audio și ghiduri în 8 limbi. Aceste autobuze hop-on, hop-off opresc la multe atracții turistice și reprezintă o modalitate distractivă de a vedea orașul.

Nice by Tram

Nice has above-ground trams that run through the city and also connect the Nice Airport to many parts of the city. It takes only 26 minutes to get from the Nice Airport to Port Lympia (at the other side of Nice) via tram, with 20 stops on the way.

• Tram line 1 connects Gare de Nice-Ville, Place Garibaldi, the bus station Gare Vauban, and the area around the Vieux Port.
• Tram line 2 connects Vieux Port to Nice’s airport, with stops in Jean Medicin district, and Place Garibaldi in the center.

Principalele stații de tramvai sunt următoarele:

• Nice Airport (both terminals)
• Gare Thiers (gara)
• Place Massena (piața principală a orașului)
• Opera Vieille Ville (Orașul vechi)
• Cathedrale-Vieille Ville (stație de autobuz)
• Cruise Port / Modern Art Museum (Place Garibaldi)
• Port Lympia

Distribuitoare automate de bilete sunt la fiecare oprire. Trebuie să validați biletele în interiorul tramvaielor înainte de a vă urca.

Costul biletului de autobuz și tramvai

Începând cu 1 iulie 2023, va exista o scară variabilă de la 12 la 50 de călătorii pe Ligne de Azur linii de autobuz și tramvai, care costă:

• 12 curse @1,50 EUR = 18 EUR
• 25 de curse @ 1,30 € = 32,50 €
• 50 de curse @1€ = 50€

Biletele de mai sus pot fi folosite de mai multe persoane împreună – doar validați-le în consecință. 3 persoane = 3 validări. Biletele unice vor costa 1,70 EUR per călătorie. Toate biletele vă permit să transferați gratuit în 74 de minute de la validare; doar revalidați-l când vă introduceți conexiunea.

Nice by Train

Trenul este cel mai bun, mai rapid și mai ușor mod de a călători de-a lungul Rivierei Franceze. Cu opriri în fiecare oraș de pe litoral și priveliști minunate de-a lungul drumului, este modalitatea de transport preferată din zonă. Toate trenurile din Franța (și Monaco) sunt operate de SNCF și puteți rezervați toate trenurile prin intermediul site-ului SNCF. Și în cazul în care doriți să aflați mai multe, iată a ghid foarte detaliat de utilizare a trenurilor in Nice.

Trenul local

The Tren regional expres sau TER, connects most towns, including Grasse, Cannes, Nice, Monaco, to Ventimiglia, San Remo and Turin in Italy. In the other direction, you can take this train to Aix-en-Provence, Avignon, Lyon, and other destinations in France. Here’s a harta destinatiilor.

Trenurile circulă la fiecare 30 de minute și majoritatea gărilor se află la câțiva pași de centrul orașului sau oferă un serviciu de autobuz de la gară. Biletele sunt ieftine și le puteți cumpăra de la automatele din fiecare stație, doar asigurați-vă că ștampilați biletul într-unul dintre automatele de validare înainte de a vă urca la bord.

The airport is not served by a specific train station, but the Nice St Augustin Train Station is only a 10-minute walk away and has frequent, trains that go to other towns on the French Riviera every 30 minutes. Access is not available late at night and in the very early morning, so check the schedule online if you’re a night owl. Tickets are cheap and you can buy them online, at the console in the station, or (usually) on the train.

Tren TGV de mare viteză

The TGV de mare viteză trenul conectează Marsilia la Paris în doar 3 ore pentru doar 50 EUR (dar prețul mediu al biletului este de 84 EUR) pentru fiecare sens. Luați trenul local către Gara St. Charles din Marsilia , de unde te poți transfera la TVG și să-l duci la Paris.

Tren Turistic

Din aprilie până în noiembrie, călătoria cu ghid în „Trenul minunilor” / Trains des Merveilles (€29 round-trip, leaving Nice at 8:30am) runs from Nice to Tende în Valea Minunilor, cu opriri în sate cocoțate precum Peille . Trenul urcă aproape 3.280 de metri înălțime în călătoria de două ore prin luxuriantul Parc Național Mercantour . Throughout the journey, you will benefit from the comments of a tour guide who will explain the sights and the rich artistic heritage and culture of the Nice hinterland (in both French and English). You can citeste recenzii aici.

Un sfat de la un cititor: „O excursie bună de o zi întreagă poate fi făcută luând Train des Merveilles până la punctul în care se învârte înapoi: Tende. Apoi, așteptați la Tende (și vizitați „muzeul minunilor” lor) for the Italian train to Cuneo, and take that train to Ventimiglia and finally back to Nice along the coast. But (a) check times carefully as the service is sparse, and suspension of the trains is common; and (b) take your passport as French border guards on the look-out for illegal immigrants can be very officious.”

Nice by Sea

By its location on the coast, Nice is very accessible in the sea with private yachts or ferries. Leisure and luxury crafts, cruise ships, and ferries dock at Port of Nice (Port Lympia) at the east of Colline du Château.

The ferry terminal is Gare Maritime de Nice in Quai Amiral Infernet , Port de Commerce, unde se recomandă întotdeauna o rezervare.

Navetă maritimă

Programat să fie operațional în curând: The Maritime Shuttle goes between Nice and Cap d’Ail / Monaco, linking Port Lympia in Nice spre portul Cap-d'Ail , on the border of Monaco (Fontvieille). At peak times, there is a shuttle every half hour. It transports up to 1,200 people every hour with 34 rotations each day. Covering a distance of around 15 km, on a sunny day in good conditions, the journey only takes 35 minutes. In Nice, the shuttle is connected to tramline number 2, as well as the park and ride service in Port Lympia.

If you’re planning on going to other destinations, be sure to read the guide to transportation for that town/city (click on the town in our navigation menu and you’ll see the guide listed). Enjoy your trip to Nice!