Private Airport Transfers in Nice & the French Riviera

Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) is France's second busiest international airport and the gateway to one of Europe's most desirable coastlines. Heading for a hotel in Monaco, a villa in Antibes or an apartment in Nice itself, a private transfer means a fixed price, a professional driver, and no negotiation at a taxi rank when you land.

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

How do you reach the French Riviera door to door?

The airport serves an entire coastline rather than a single city, and the transfer can take you anywhere along it:

• Nice city centre, approximately 6 km, 15 to 20 minutes
• Monaco, approximately 25 km, 30 to 40 minutes
• Cannes, approximately 30 km, 30 to 45 minutes
• Antibes and Juan-les-Pins, approximately 20 km, 25 to 35 minutes
• Menton, approximately 30 km, 35 to 45 minutes
• Eze and Villefranche-sur-Mer, approximately 15 km, 20 to 30 minutes
• Grasse, approximately 35 km, 40 to 55 minutes
• Saint-Tropez, approximately 115 km, around 90 minutes as a long-distance transfer

Terminal details and the full distance table are on the Nice Côte d'Azur airport page.

Why a private transfer is the right choice on the Riviera

The Riviera is not a place to begin a trip queueing. Metered taxis in Nice can be expensive and scarce in peak season, and scarcer still during Grand Prix weekend and the Cannes Film Festival. Booking ahead locks the price before you fly, puts the driver in arrivals when you land, and gets the luggage into the car without a conversation about the fare.

What does the coast road actually cost you in time?

Distances along the Côte d'Azur are short and the driving times are not, because the A8 carries the whole coast and the corniche roads carry the views. Cannes is 30 km away and takes 30 to 45 minutes; Monaco is 25 km and takes 30 to 40. In August, or on a Grand Prix Thursday, treat the upper end of each range as the realistic one. A fixed price is worth most precisely when the traffic is worst, because a metered fare climbs with every stationary minute and a pre-agreed one does not.

Who is a private transfer on the French Riviera for?

• Luxury and leisure travellers, with comfortable vehicles, professional English-speaking drivers and discreet service
• Families, with child seats available and minivans for groups with luggage
• Business and corporate, punctual, VAT invoice provided, direct to a hotel or meeting venue
• Event travellers, for the Monaco Grand Prix, the Cannes Film Festival and MIPIM, where pre-booking is what guarantees a vehicle exists at all
• Groups, up to 15 passengers in one vehicle, priced per vehicle

Events worth booking early for

The Riviera calendar concentrates demand into a few weeks a year. The Cannes Film Festival and the Monaco Grand Prix fall in the same month, with MIPIM and the Nice Carnival earlier. During those periods availability, not price, is the binding constraint: secure the transfer when the flights are confirmed rather than the week before.

How it works

1. Enter your pickup point and destination to get an instant fixed quote
2. Book in minutes, with no account required
3. Receive your driver's name, photo, car and WhatsApp contact the day before the flight
4. Land and walk to your driver in arrivals, with up to 60 minutes of free waiting after touchdown

Elsewhere in France

The same service covers France as a whole, including Paris from Charles de Gaulle and Orly, and Lyon from Saint-Exupéry. Itineraries that pair a few Riviera days with a city stop are common enough that booking both transfers together is usually the simpler path.