How do you get from Nice airport into town?

Tram 2, under 30 min, €1.70 on a €2 Lignes d'Azur card (or the €10 Aéro return ticket). A day ticket on local transport is Lignes d'Azur Pass 1 jour €7.

What does a day in Nice cost, not counting the flight?

About £41 a person for the day: local transport, lunch, dinner and a drink. Paid attractions are listed separately because most people do one or none, and an average that includes them is a number nobody actually pays.

Is the flight price on this page the one I will pay?

The fare shown is the cheapest recently seen on this route, not a live quote for these exact flights. Check the airline or the booking link for the price you will actually pay.

Day trip to Nice.
From London Stansted, out and back.

France·Sat 24 Oct

No same-day return from London Stansted to Nice in the next week that we can see.

Nice already has a trip from London Gatwick and London Heathrow.

What a day in Nice costs

£41on the ground, per person

Transport for the day£6

Lunch£15

Dinner£20

Coffee or a pint (optional)£6

Prices checked 3 Oct 2026

Worth paying for

Musée Matisse£10 (€12)

Musée des Beaux-Arts Jules Chéret£9 (€10)

Parc Phoenix£4.70 (€5.50)

Trans Côte d'Azur coastal cruise£20 (€23.50)

Pass Musées de Nice£13 (€15)

Opening days vary, so check before you go.

Promenade des Anglais seafront walk and the public, Colline du Château, Wander Vieux Nice and Place MassénaFree

Getting there

Tram 2, under 30 min, €1.70 on a €2 Lignes d'Azur card (or the €10 Aéro return ticket), Lignes d'Azur Pass 1 jour €7 (7km)

Sat 24 Oct in Nice: 21°C, overcast and dry, sunset 16:36.

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Nice from other airports

NiceFrom London Gatwick on Wed 11 Nov: that airport's trip · easyJet

6.0 hoursin the city

08:40·12:3518:35·22:00

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

Head back by 18:35 · Tram 2, under 30 min, €1.70 on a €2 Lignes d'Azur card (or the €10 Aéro return ticket)First EU trip since 2025? Allow 25 min more.

from£103£62 flight + £41 groundChecked 41 hours agoSee the day

NiceFrom London Heathrow on Sat 14 Nov: that airport's trip · British Airways

6.5 hoursin the city

07:15·11:1017:40·21:05

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

Head back by 17:40 · Tram 2, under 30 min, €1.70 on a €2 Lignes d'Azur card (or the €10 Aéro return ticket)First EU trip since 2025? Allow 25 min more.

from£197£156 flight + £41 groundChecked 41 hours agoSee the day

Other day trips from London Stansted

TiranaAlbania · Mon 7 Dec · Ryanair UK

9.1 hoursin the city

06:00·10:3019:35·23:35

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

Head back by 19:35 · Rinas Express bus 35 min, 400 ALL (€4)

from£69£34 flight + £35 groundChecked 2 hours agoSee the day

ShannonIreland · Sat 7 Nov · Ryanair

7.8 hoursin the city

06:45·09:0016:50·20:35

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

Head back by 16:50 · Bus Éireann 343 to Limerick, about 45 min (route 330 to Ennis)Shannon has no city of its own; Limerick is 25km. Fares not published.

from£71£28 flight + £43 groundChecked 41 hours agoSee the day

KatowicePoland · Sun 22 Nov · Ryanair

9.7 hoursin the city

06:15·10:3020:10·23:35

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

Head back by 20:10 · Bus AP, 7 zl30km from Katowice and 100km from Krakow. This is not a Krakow airport.

from£72£38 flight + £34 groundChecked 18 hours agoSee the day

PoznanPoland · Mon 9 Nov · Ryanair

8.8 hoursin the city

07:25·11:2020:05·23:10

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

Head back by 20:05 · Bus 159 or 148, 20-25 min, 7 zlThe 15-min ticket is not long enough for this trip.

from£73£32 flight + £41 groundChecked 5 hours agoSee the day

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