How to come to us?
By plane
Nice Côte d''Azur Airport at 8 km
Cannes-Mandelieu Airport at 37 km
- 56 lines connect the Nice Côte D''azur Airport to 90 cities in 40 countries.
- There are 36 airlines in the airport and a real flying bridge between Nice and Paris: 185 flights per week.
- 942 flights every week for the passengers of the franco-italien Riviera.
Nice is the favored entrance gate of the Southern Europe.
The airport is situated on the Promenade des Anglais, at the west entrance ot the town, at 7 kilometers from the city center and close to the business center of Arénas and to the activities area of Plaine 1, Saint Isidore et the commercial center of Lingostière.
By the sea
At the heart of the city, the port of Nice has a water body of 10 hectares, a land of 7 hectares and a dozen of wharves. The big navigating companies and numerous cruise ships make their stop-over here.
A sealift from Corsica is daily ensured by a regular car-ferries service.
Yachting is present in the port of Nice with all its related services: mooring to the floating bridges, catways, wharves, slip-ways,
Laundromat, ice distributors, fuel, showers, lavatory, telephone, cable TV, daily weather display, and boat rental.
Capitainerie du Port
2 quai d''Entrecasteaux, 06300 NICE tel. : +33 (0)4 93 89 50 85 - fax : +33 (0)4 92 04 95 93
Liaisons with Corsica:
- SNCM, quai du commerce, 06300 NICE tel. : +33 (0)4 93 13 66 66 - fax : +33 (0)4 93 13 66 81
- CORSICAFERRIES, quai Am Infernet, 06300 NICE tel. : +33 (0)4 93 55 55 55 - fax : +33 (0)4 93 55 22 12
By car :
From the 8 Highway, exit Nice Promenade des Anglais, then gare Nice-Ville and avenue Jean Médecin
Touristic roads leading to NICE
ROUTE NAPOLEON - Digne, Castellane, Grasse, Cannes, Golfe-Juan and Nice.
VALLEE DU VAR - Digne, Puget- Théniers, Nice.
GORGES DE LA ROYA - Col de Tende, Sospel, Menton, Nice.
ROUTE NATIONALE 7 - Fréjus, Saint Raphaël, Cannes, Nice, ou Menton, Monaco, Eze, Nice.
By train :
The SNCF ensures 20 daily liaisons from French big cities and 11 frequent liaisons from abroad. The T.G.V. (high speed train) connects Paris to Nice in 6 ½ hours - 2 liaisons by day from October to May, 3 from June to September.
The "auto-train" service is connecting the big French cities: the cars are transported at the same time as their owners in the sleeping cars.
Distances
Distances from Nice to:
| Monaco | 20 km |
| Grasse | 30 km |
| Cannes | 30 km |
| Marseille | 190 km |
| Lyon | 440 km |
| Genève | 485 km |
| Rome | 695 km |
| Strasbourg | 868 km |
| Bordeaux | 810 km |
| Paris | 931 km |
A convenient location
The BEST WESTERN Hôtel Alba **** is at 10 minutes walking distance from the Promenade des Anglais, the Old Town et the famous flower Market. Also very close: the Acropolis and the Old Port. Furthermore, the tramway stops very close to the hotel and it reaches the entire city center.
Finally, the hotel is located at 8 km from the Nice-Côte d’Azur airport and at 500 m from the train station of Nice-Ville.
Activities and events
The Carnival of Nice
It is one of the most important carnivals in the world, along with the carnivals from Rio. Every year, at mid-February the streets of Nice see the parade of fanfares, carnival floats, with the Promenade des Anglais as their rallying point.
Visit the official website of the carnival: www.nicecarnaval.com
The beaches
Nice has approximately 8 km of public beaches, with a free access for most of them. Discover the Beau Rivage beach in the old town. At the end of the Gambetta boulevard, there’s the Forum beach. The Centenaire beach is accessible to the persons with reduced mobility.
Make your choice on www.plagesdenice.com
The Riviera Pass
The amateurs of culture and art will certainly appreciate this pass giving access to some museums and to public transport of the French Riviera. Terms and rates on: www.frenchrivierapass.com
Sport activities
For the more sporty of you there’s a wide choice of activities such as the canoeing, the climbing, a ballade in pirogue, etc.
Rendezvous on www.nicetourisme.com/loisirs-sportifs and filter the sports activities according to your likes or by location.
Links and partners
LE GOELAND - www.hotelgoeland.com
Hôtel & Restaurant
Port – Plage Privée
Un havre de paix en Corse du Sud
FLORIAN - www.confiserieflorian.com
Florian Confectionaries perpetuate a long standing tradition by changing the most delicious fruits and lovely flowers of the area into sweets.
FRAGONARD - www.fragonard.com
At the heart of the old town of Grasse come and discover the historical factory which stands as one of the most ancient perfume factory.
MARINELAND - www.marineland.fr
The biggest park of marine animals in Europe, come and discover a thousand and one riches of the marine world.
BEST WESTERN LE DONJON - LES REMPARTS - www.hotel-donjon.fr
An exceptional setting at the heart of the city, comfort and authenticity
FRIEND IN FRANCE - www.friend-in-france.com
For the anglophones who visit our beautiful region, this association assists and advises you with the planning of your stay and activities.
