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As far as the sea is concerned, it's still the most regal way to arrive ... with that inexpressible joy felt by all sailors when the horizon is suddenly broken by a tiny dot, and that tiny dot gradually transforms itself into Nice, white and opalescent in the morning, pink and mauve in the afternoon.
By air
The Nice-Côte d’Azur Airport is the second largest in France. More than 10 million passengers travel through each year (of which 49% are from overseas) and it represents an ideal gateway to the South of Europe.
45 airlines make 82 direct connections to 27 countries worldwide and operate a large number of daily flights to and from 30 other French cities. With over 300 flights a week and some 45 daily flights, the Paris-Nice route is the busiest in France.
NICE FRENCH RIVIERA AIRPORT
06281 Nice cedex 3
Tel. switchboard : 0820 423 333
Fax : 33 (0)4 93 21 30 29
Flight information: 08 36 69 55 55
(00 33 4 898 898 28 from the International)
Internet : www.nice.aeroport.fr
AIRPORT/CITY CENTRE CONNECTIONS by regular bus services and taxi
• AGENCE ST2N
TÉL : +33 (0) 8 1006 1006
• CENTRAL TAXI RIVIERA
24 / 24 hours, 7 / 7 days
Tel. : 33 (0)4 93 13 78 78
Fax : 33 (0)4 93 13 78 79
Reservations, season tickets, taxi vouchers. All distances, all transports
• AUTO NICE TRANSPORT
Chemin des Ecoles - ZI Lingostière, 06200 Nice
Contact : Frédéric Marandon
Tel. : 33 (0)4 92 29 88 88
Fax : 33 (0)4 92 29 88 81
Direct route "Airport-Nice" : Airport/city centre - bus station, via the Promenade des Anglais. Price : 3,50 Euros (one way + including free transport for 1 hour on the city bus network). Bus N° 98
Departures from Terminals 1 and 2, every 20 minutes, between 6am and 11.40 pm.
This service provides a connection between the airport and the city centre and stops at certain hotels on the Promenade des Anglais.
AIRPORT/RIVIERA CONNECTIONS by regular bus and helicopter services
Transport information:
Tel. : 33 (0)4 93 21 30 83
Regular bus services connect to the main towns of South-Eastern France and the Italian Riviera from the airport (Sophia Antipolis, Cannes, Fréjus,Saint-Raphaël, Hyères, Toulon, Marseille,Aix-en-Provence, Monaco, Menton, Imperia, Albenga, Savona, Genoa).
HELICOPTER SERVICES
Nice Hélicoptères
Nice Côte d’Azur , 06281 Nice Cedex 3
Tel. : 33 (0)4 93 21 34 32
Fax : 33 (0)4 93 21 35 64
Contact : Annie-Claire Benchimol
Transfers to/from cannes during congress periods, First flights, Panoramics flights and Charter flights all destinations on request.
Héli Air Monaco
Tel. : 04 93 21 34 95
Fax : + 377 92 05 76 17
Contact : Christine Cane
Regular flights to Monaco all year round ; Saint-Tropez (June to September).
Héli Air Incoming Service
Nice Côte d’Azur , 06281 Nice Cedex 3
Tel. : 33 (0)4 89 98 50 18
Fax : 33 (0)4 89 98 50 19
Contact : Anne Massa
Val Air
Tel : 33 (0)4 93 98 51 06
Contact : Bernard Mac Burnil
Monacair
Tél : 33 (0) 493 21 80 86
Fax : +377 97 97 39 09
Contact : Stephanie Micheau
EXPRESS COACH SERVICE NICE-GENOA
Phocéens Cars
2, place Masséna, 06000 Nice
Contact : Julien Peglion
Tel. : 33 (0)4 93 85 66 61
Fax : 33 (0)4 93 56 97 52
Departures from both Terminals, 3 daily trips Nice-Genoa in 2 h 30, with the possibility of connections to the Italian Ligura
Individual rates :
One way : 19,82 Euros / person
Same day return : 25,61 Euros / person
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By road
Nice interconnects with major European cities via an extensive motorway network. The city is linked by the A8 "La Provençale" to Aix-en-Provence on the west and the Italian border on the east.
It takes approximately 9 hours to drive from Paris to Nice by motorway.
| International connections | National connections | |
| Athens : 2 597 km | Bordeaux : 810 km | |
| Amsterdam : 1 358 km | Le Havre : 1 135 km | |
| Berlin : 1 375 km | Lille : 1 157 km | |
| Brussels : 1 280 km | Lyon : 440 km | |
| Geneva : 485 km | Marseille : 190 km | |
| London : 1 329 km | Nantes : 1 160 km | |
| Luxemburg : 1 110 km | Paris : 931 km | |
| Madrid : 1 315 km | Perpignan : 471 km | |
| Rome : 695 km | Strasbourg : 953 km | |
| Vienna : 1 179 km | Toulouse : 560 km |
CENTRE RÉGIONAL d’INFORMATIONS ROUTIÈRES
(information on road and traffic conditions)
Tel. : 33 (0)8 36 68 20 00
33 (0)4 91 78 78 78
Minitel : 3615 ROUTE
To reach the city centre :
The motorway provides direct access to the neighbourhood of your choice, with 5 exits :
exit n° 50 : promenade des Anglais(plan B5)
exit n° 51 : Saint-Augustin (plan B4)
exit n° 52 : Saint-Isidore (plan B2)
exit n° 54 : Nice-Nord (plan I1)
exit n° 55 : Nice-Est (plan L1)
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PARKING FOR COACHES
There are regulations for parking coaches in the city of Nice, with special parking areas near the city centre.
• Parking Ferber - 70 coaches
Promenade des Anglais/Promenade Edouard Corniglion-Molinier - Nice
Tél. : (0033) (0)4 93 83 27 62
70 park spaces- kept 24/24
Fees :
1 hour : 3 euros
5 hours : 15 euros
package 24 hours : 30 euros
• Sulzer :
Rue Saint-François de Paule
Located on the Promenade des Anglais near the Old City and the Place Massena
Item downtime for the removal and boarding Passenger - limited to 30 min
Open from Monday to Saturday - 08.00am to 08.00pm (closed on Saturday) - Free parking.
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COACH SERVICES
Regular connections from abroad (Germany, Austria, Belgium, Spain, Great-Britain, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Czech Republic) and France..
For further information, contact :
GARE ROUTIÈRE NICE CÔTE D'AZUR (coach station)
5, boulevard Jean-Jaurès, 06300 Nice
Tél. : 33 (0)4 93 85 03 90
Fax : 33 (0)4 93 62 39 44
AGENCE INTERCARS EUROLINES (coach station)
5, boulevard Jean-Jaurès, 06300 Nice
Tél. : 33 (0)4 93 80 08 70
Fax : 33 (0)4 93 80 42 20
PHOCEEN CARS
2 Place Masséna, 06000 Nice
Tel : 33 (0) 493 85 66 61
Fax : 33 (0) 493 13 82 01
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By train
La SNCF (French National Railway Company) provides 11 regular connections from abroad and 20 daily connections with the largest cities in France. The T.G.V. (high-speed train) links Paris to Nice in 5 1/2 hours.
Direct daily connections : 4 to 5 in summer, 2 in winter. Acar-train" service is available between major French cities : vehicules are conveyed at the same time as their owners, who travel in "couchettes"
GARE SNCF (Main railway station)
Avenue Thiers
06000 Nice
Information :
Tel. : 33 (0)4 92 14 81 32
Fax : 33 (0)4 92 14 80 20
Internet : www.sncf.fr
Minitel : 3615 SNCF
Info trafic : 33 (0)8 36 67 68 69
Possibility of reserving a rental vehicule for your customers for their arrival at Nice station.
Information and reservations
Tel. : 33 (0)8 05 32 53 25
The SNCF also offers a " train + hotel " package from the main stations in France which includes the return trip by train and a hotel reservation in Nice.
The T.G.V. (high speed train) links Paris to Nice in 5.25 hours.
Daily direct connections :
4 to 5 in summer, 2 in winter.
An " auto-train " service operates between main French cities : vehicules can be transported at the same time as their owners who can travel in train-couchettes.
CHEMINS de FER de PROVENCE
Information
4bis Avenue Alfred Binet
06007 Nice Cedex 1
Tél. : 33 (0)4 97 03 80 87
Fax : 33 (0)4 97 03 80 81
4 daily connections Digne-Nice in 3 h 10.
Departures from Digne at 7 am, 10.33 am , 1. 58 pm , 5.25 pm.
Group rates : for over 15 persons
Excursions for groups (in nature, cultural or gourmet escapades)
Tourist Information Office
(located next to the station entrance)
Open 7 days a week :
from 16th June to 14th September : 8.000 am - 8.00 pm (7.00 pm on sunday).
from 15th September to 15th June : 8.00 am – 7.00 pm (9.am - 6.00 pm on sunday).
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Located in the heart of the city, the Port of Nice is made up of a 10-ha basin, 7 ha of platforms and some ten wharves, six of them for commercial use.Situated at just 4 miles from the Nice Côte d'Azur International Airport and a few minutes on foot from the city's main tourist attractions (Old Nice, Place Massena, shopping areas, Acropolis Convention Centre...)
CAPITAINERIE DU PORT DE COMMERCE
Quai Île-de-Beauté - 06300 Nice
Tél. : 33 (0)4 93 89 50 85
33 (0)4 92 00 42 68
Fax : 33 (0)4 92 04 95 93
CAPITAINERIE DU PORT DE PLAISANCE
Tél. : 33 (0)4 92 00 42 14
Fax : 33 (0)4 92 00 42 10
CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE
Quai Amiral-Infernet - 06300 Nice
Contact : M. Weil
Depuis la France :Tél. : 0820 425 555 (0,12 Euro/mn)
Depuis l'étranger : Tél. : 33 (0) 820 425 555 ou 334 898 898 28
Internet : www.riviera-ports.com
PILOT BOAT
Tél. : 33 (0)4 93 55 24 41
Fax : 33 (0)4 93 89 63 87
Mandatory for units over 50 m.
YACHTING
The port of Nice has 500 mooring berths, including 24 for large yachts and can accommodate units over 75 ft long.The following services are available :
mooring on floating decks, catways, wharves;
fuel : by lorry; electricity : 220 or 380 V; drinking water; telephone, cable TV; daily weather forecast display; showers, toilets; slipway, launderettes, distribution of ice.
CRUISES
As a homeport for transit and excursions, Nice-Villefranche became the top French cruising port in 2000, with more than 180,000 passengers : 55 cruise ships, chartered by some 40 major companies, made 285 stopovers. (Nice is a member of the "Med Cruises " Association grouping the largest Mediterranean cruising ports.)
The Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Management of the Port of Nice provide free welcome information for cruise ships on arrival and departure.
Multilingual hostesses inform passengers of the many possibilities for tourists in nice and the region
MARITIME CONNECTIONS BETWEEN NICE AND CORSICA
With 2 083 rotations and over 780 000 passengers in 2001, the Port of Nice became the second port in terms of passenger turnover for Corsica in 1997. Two companies provide services to and from the island offering up to 8 departures a day in high season either on traditional ferries (the crossing takes between 6 and 8 hours, night crossings also available) or on high-speed ferries which reduce the crossing time to between 2 1/2 - 3 hours.These new ferries or NGV make day trips to Corsica now possible.
CORSICA FERRIES
Quai Amiral-Infernet - 06300 Nice
Tél. : 33 (0)825 09 50 95
Fax : 33 (0)495 32 14 71
High speed ferries "Corsica Express".
Rotations from April to November.
SNCM FERRYTERRANÉE
Gare maritime - Quai du Commerce
06359 Nice Cedex 4
Tel. : 33 (0)4 93 13 66 66
33 (0)4 93 13 66 99
Fax : 33 (0)4 93 13 66 81
N.G.V. (high speed ferries) and traditional ferries.
Rotations all year round.
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