There are 9 ways to get from Nice to Palencia by plane, train, train (TGV, Renfe), bus, or car
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Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane NCE - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Palenciatrain
7h 25m€101–257Train
- Take the train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Palenciatrain Alv
15h 59m€207–376Bus
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Estación de autobuses de Burgosbus FlixBus N1155
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Burgos to Palencia - Estación de Autobuses Plaza de Leónbus
21h 59m€108–182Drive 1,179.1 km
- Drive from Nice to Palenciacar 1,179.1 km
11h 14m€187–270Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to León Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to León Airport (LEN)plane NCE - LEN
- Take the train from Leon to Palenciatrain
9h 58m€278–891Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Take the train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane MRS - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Palenciatrain
9h 53m€128–341Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Valladolid Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Valladolid Airport (VLL)plane NCE - VLL
- Take the train from Valladolid to Palenciatrain
10h 43m€199–870Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bilbao Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane NCE - BIO
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Miranda De Ebrotrain
- Take the train from Miranda De Ebro to Palenciatrain
12h 19m€113–252Bus via Madrid
- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Palenciabus Alsa
26h 25m€140–276
Nice to Palencia by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Palencia is to bus which costs €100 - €190 and takes 21h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Palencia is to fly and train which takes 7h 25m and costs €100 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Palencia. However, there are services departing from Jardin d'Arménie and arriving at Palencia - Estación de Autobuses Plaza de León via Nice Airport and Estación de autobuses de Burgos. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Nice to Palencia. However, there are services departing from Nice-Ville and arriving at Palencia via Marseille St Charles and Zaragoza-Delicias. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 59m.
The distance between Nice and Palencia is 1204 km. The road distance is 1179.1 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Palencia without a car is to train which takes 15h 59m and costs €200 - €380.
It takes approximately 7h 25m to get from Nice to Palencia, including transfers.
Nice to Palencia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice Airport station.
Nice to Palencia train services, operated by Zou! Lignes Express Régionales, depart from Nice-Ville station.
The best way to get from Nice to Palencia is to train which takes 15h 59m and costs €200 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €190 and takes 21h 59m.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Palencia, Spain?
You can take a train from Nice-Ville to Palencia via Marseille-Saint-Charles, Marseille St Charles, and Zaragoza-Delicias in around 15h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Jardin d'Arménie to Palencia - Estación de Autobuses Plaza de León via Aéroport / Promenade, Nice Airport, and Estación de autobuses de Burgos in around 21h 59m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to León Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to León Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to León Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Valladolid Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–850
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to León Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to León Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Valladolid Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–850
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Marseille St Charles to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Leon to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Valladolid to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Miranda De Ebro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Miranda De Ebro to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Leon to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Valladolid to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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/
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice Airport to Estación de autobuses de Burgos
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- [email protected]
- Website
- monbus.es
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Burgos to Palencia - Estación de Autobuses Plaza de León
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–230
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Nice to Palencia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Estación de autobuses de Burgos station.
Nice to Palencia train services, operated by Zou! Lignes Express Régionales, arrive at Marseille-Saint-Charles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Palencia is 1179 km. It takes approximately 11h 14m to drive from Nice to Palencia.
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