Nice Côte d'Azur Airport Transfer

Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) is the busiest airport in France outside Paris, handling over 14 million passengers a year. It sits 6 km west of Nice city centre and functions as the arrival hub for the entire French Riviera, from Menton on the Italian border to Saint-Tropez in the west. A private transfer puts your driver at arrivals before you have collected your luggage.

Transfers start from €35, fixed price, confirmed at booking. No meter, no hidden fees, no surge pricing.

Transfer times and distances from NCE

• Nice city centre: 6 km, approximately 15 to 20 minutes
• Monaco: 25 km, approximately 30 to 40 minutes
• Cannes: 30 km, approximately 30 to 45 minutes
• Antibes: 20 km, approximately 25 to 35 minutes
• Menton: 30 km, approximately 35 to 45 minutes

Why book a private transfer from NCE?

• Fixed price, no meter, confirmed at booking and inclusive of tolls
• Flight monitoring plus 60 minutes of free waiting, so delays are absorbed automatically
• Meet and greet in arrivals, driver waiting with your name at Terminal 1 or 2
• English-speaking local drivers, vetted and licensed
• Available around the clock, including early departures and late arrivals

What vehicle should you book from Nice airport?

• Sedan, up to 4 passengers, suited to couples and solo travellers
• Minivan, up to 8 passengers, for families with luggage
• Minibus, up to 15 passengers, for groups

Pricing is per vehicle rather than per person, which is why a minibus to Monaco compares well against several individual taxis.

Getting from Nice Airport to the Riviera

Since 2019, tram line 2 has connected both terminals to central Nice, reaching Jean Médecin and the Port Lympia area in about 30 minutes, after which you continue to your hotel by other means. For the wider Riviera, from Monaco to Cannes and Antibes, a private transfer is the direct door-to-door option and often the only practical one with luggage.

Monaco, Cannes and the Riviera at a fixed price

Nice airport is really the Riviera's airport, and most arrivals keep going: Monaco in about 40 minutes, Cannes in about 35, Antibes in 25, Saint-Tropez in roughly 90. These are the routes where a fixed price earns its keep, because summer traffic on the A8 can double a metered fare while a pre-agreed transfer costs exactly what it said at booking.

Two terminals, one tram between them

Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 sit a tram stop apart, and low-cost and legacy carriers split between them in ways that are not obvious from a ticket. Your booking carries the flight number, so the driver reads the terminal from it and waits at the correct arrivals exit. That detail matters if you have ever crossed an airport dragging a case after following the wrong sign.

Festival season: book ahead

The Riviera's calendar concentrates demand sharply. The Cannes Film Festival falls in May, the Monaco Grand Prix in the same month, with MIPIM and the Nice Carnival earlier in the year. During those weeks street taxis and rideshare apps price to the moment, while a pre-booked transfer holds the rate agreed weeks before, and a reserved vehicle is the only kind you will reliably find.

Arriving from elsewhere in France

Nice takes a substantial share of French domestic traffic, so a Riviera trip often begins at another airport. Charles de Gaulle and Orly both have their own transfer pages, as does Lyon Saint-Exupéry, and the wider country is covered on the France page. Booking the transfer at both ends of an itinerary at once is generally less work than solving the same problem twice.