There are 10 ways to get from Cardiff to Nice Airport (NCE) by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane BRS - NCE
5h 27m€95–212Train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain
13h 36m€417–725Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus
19h 52m€311–576Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Nice Airport (NCE)car
16h 50m€369–486Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane BHX - NCE
6h 18m€147–294Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane LHR - NCE
6h 9m€178–463Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane LGW - NCE
7h 21m€150–353Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane LTN - NCE
6h 53m€178–415Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus
26h 25m€153–296Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Nice Airport (NCE)car
18h 18m€244–408
Cardiff to Nice Airport (NCE) by train, subway, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Nice Airport (NCE) is to train and fly which costs €95 - €220 and takes 5h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Nice Airport (NCE) is to train and fly which takes 5h 27m and costs €95 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Nice Airport (NCE) station. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 via London Victoria, Dover and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Nice Airport (NCE). However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Aéroport Terminal 2 via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Marseille-Saint-Charles and Parc Phoenix. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 36m.
The distance between Cardiff and Nice Airport (NCE) is 1209 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Nice Airport (NCE) without a car is to train which takes 13h 36m and costs €410 - €750.
It takes approximately 5h 27m to get from Cardiff to Nice Airport (NCE), including transfers.
Cardiff to Nice Airport (NCE) bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Nice Airport (NCE) train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Nice Airport (NCE) is to train which takes 13h 36m and costs €410 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €300 and takes 26h 25m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Nice Airport (NCE), France?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Aéroport Terminal 2 via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Marseille St Charles, Marseille-Saint-Charles, Nice-Saint-Augustin, and Parc Phoenix in around 13h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 26h 25m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–150
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–150
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Luton Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €200–320
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Cardiff to Nice Airport (NCE) bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Nice Airport (NCE) is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 5:31 PM in Cardiff and 6:31 PM in Nice Airport (NCE).
Cardiff to Nice Airport (NCE) train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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