There are 14 ways to get from Nice Airport (NCE) to Cardiff by plane, train, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, 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.
Fly to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane NCE - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
3h 44m£82–195Fly to Cardiff Airport
cheapest- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane NCE - CWL
5h 39m£75–286Train via Paris
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
13h 21m£338–588Bus
- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
26h 12m£102–175Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Nice Airport (NCE) to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
16h 45m£324–423Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane NCE - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
5h 19m£114–253Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane NCE - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
4h 43m£146–380Fly to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to London City Airport (LCY)plane NCE - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
4h 55m£170–485Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane NCE - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
5h 38m£124–301Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane NCE - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
5h 20m£131–302Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane NCE - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 50m£107–245Train
- Take the train from Nice-Saint-Augustin to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
14h 1m£338–548Bus via Kingsway GR
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GRbus 509 / ...
28h 11m£118–189Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nice Airport (NCE) to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
18h 10m£236–384
Nice Airport (NCE) to Cardiff by train, bus, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nice Airport (NCE) to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £80 - £200 and takes 3h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Nice Airport (NCE) to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 3h 44m and costs £80 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice Airport (NCE) station to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 and arriving at University RE via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Nice Airport (NCE) to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Saint-Laurent-du-Var and arriving at Cardiff Central via Nice Ville, Paris Nord, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 21m.
The distance between Nice Airport (NCE) and Cardiff is 756 miles.
The best way to get from Nice Airport (NCE) to Cardiff without a car is to train via Paris which takes 13h 21m and costs £330 - £600.
It takes approximately 3h 44m to get from Nice Airport (NCE) to Cardiff, including transfers.
Nice Airport (NCE) to Cardiff bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1.
Nice Airport (NCE) to Cardiff train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nice Ville station.
The best way to get from Nice Airport (NCE) to Cardiff is to train via Paris which takes 13h 21m and costs £330 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £100 - £180 and takes 26h 12m, you could also fly, which costs £75 - £290 and takes 5h 39m.
What companies run services between Nice Airport (NCE), France and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Cardiff Central via Nice Ville, Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington station, and London Paddington in around 13h 21m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to University RE via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria in around 26h 12m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luton Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luton Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Nice Airport (NCE) to Cardiff bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Nice Airport (NCE). It is currently 10:08 PM in Nice Airport (NCE) and 9:08 PM in Cardiff.
Nice Airport (NCE) to Cardiff train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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