There are 9 ways to get from Canterbury to Nice by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car train, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to London City Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Canterbury West to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane LCY - NCE
5h 44m€152–496Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 1710 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus BlaBlaCar Bus
20h 52m€99–170Train via Paris
- Take the train from Canterbury West to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Villetrain Tgv
11h 3m€384–647Eurotunnel, drive
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain le shuttle
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Nicecar
13h 38m€325–417Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Canterbury West to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane LHR - NCE
6h 41m€141–390Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Canterbury West to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane LGW - NCE
6h 20m€128–313Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Canterbury West to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane LTN - NCE
6h 25m€110–278Train
- Take the train from Canterbury West to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Marseille Saint Chtrain Trn
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Villetrain
12h 51m€297–500Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Nicecar
14h 54m€215–368
Canterbury to Nice by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Canterbury to Nice is to bus which costs €95 - €170 and takes 20h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Canterbury to Nice is to train and fly which takes 5h 44m and costs €150 - €500.
No, there is no direct bus from Canterbury station to Nice. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Albert 1er via Dover, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Aéroport / Promenade. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from Canterbury to Nice. However, there are services departing from Canterbury West and arriving at Nice Ville via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 3m.
The distance between Canterbury and Nice is 1143 km.
The best way to get from Canterbury to Nice without a car is to train via Paris which takes 11h 3m and costs €380 - €650.
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Canterbury to Nice, including transfers.
Canterbury to Nice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dover station.
Canterbury to Nice train services, operated by Southeastern, depart from Canterbury West station.
The best way to get from Canterbury to Nice is to train via Paris which takes 11h 3m and costs €380 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €170 and takes 20h 52m.
What companies run services between Canterbury, England and Nice, France?
You can take a train from Canterbury West to Nice Ville via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 11h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Albert 1er via Pencester Road, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1, and Aéroport / Promenade in around 20h 52m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Luton Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–340
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–470
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- [email protected]
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Canterbury West to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Canterbury West to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Canterbury West to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Canterbury West to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Canterbury West to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Canterbury West to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Southeastern
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–290
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–290
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–25
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–24
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Marseille Saint Ch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–270
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Canterbury to Nice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Nice is 1h ahead of Canterbury. It is currently 2:06 PM in Canterbury and 3:06 PM in Nice.
Canterbury to Nice train services, operated by Southeastern, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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