There are 8 ways to get from Nice to Alicante by plane, train (TGV, Renfe), train, bus, ferry, car ferry, or car
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Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane NCE - ALC
6h 50m€73–199Train
- Take the train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
14h 36m€177–321Train, bus
- Take the train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Estació d'Autobusos de Valènciabus
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Alicantebus
19h 20m€129–288Ferry, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Porto-Vecchioferry
- Take the car ferry from Porto-Vecchio to Vieux Portcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Vieux Port to Orancarferry
- Take the car ferry from Orán to Alicantecarferry
2d 18h€511–577Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Take the train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane MRS - ALC
7h 23m€90–293Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane NCE - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
9h 7m€98–234Bus
- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Valencia - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Alicantebus Alsa - 710 / ...
20h 30m€108–198Drive 1,158.6 km
- Drive from Nice to Alicantecar 1,158.6 km
11h 20m€184–266
Nice to Alicante by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Alicante is to bus which costs €100 - €200 and takes 20h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Alicante is to fly which takes 6h 50m and costs €70 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Jardin d'Arménie and arriving at Alicante via Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 and Estació d'Autobusos de València. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 30m.
No, there is no direct ferry from Nice to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Port of Nice Lympia and arriving at Alicante via Porto-Vecchio, Vieux Port and Orán. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
No, there is no direct train from Nice to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Nice-Ville and arriving at Alacant/Alicante Terminal via Marseille St Charles and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 36m.
The distance between Nice and Alicante is 905 km. The road distance is 1158.6 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Alicante without a car is to train which takes 14h 36m and costs €170 - €330.
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from Nice to Alicante, including transfers.
Nice to Alicante bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1.
Nice to Alicante train services, operated by Zou! Lignes Express Régionales, depart from Nice-Ville station.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Alicante, Spain?
Vueling Airlines, Iberia, and four other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nice-Ville to Alacant/Alicante Terminal via Marseille-Saint-Charles, Marseille St Charles, and Barcelona-Sants in around 14h 36m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Valencia Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Valencia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Valencia Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Valencia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Valencia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–470
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Valencia Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–500
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Valencia Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Valencia - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Porto-Vecchio
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- 00 33 810 20 13 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- lameridionale.fr
Car ferry from Porto-Vecchio to Vieux Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.lameridionale.fr/en
- Phone
- +213 (0)21 64 43 77 / 78
- [email protected]
- Website
- algerieferries.dz
Car ferry from Vieux Port to Oran
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €345
- Schedules at
- algerieferries.dz
Car ferry from Orán to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €101–102
- Schedules at
- algerieferries.dz
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More Questions & Answers
The best way to get from Nice to Alicante is to fly which takes 6h 50m and costs €70 - €200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €170 - €330 and takes 14h 36m, you could also bus, which costs €100 - €200 and takes 20h 30m.
Nice to Alicante bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Valencia - Bus Station.
Nice to Alicante train services, operated by Zou! Lignes Express Régionales, arrive at Marseille-Saint-Charles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Alicante is 1159 km. It takes approximately 11h 20m to drive from Nice to Alicante.
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