There are 12 ways to get from Nice to Penzance by plane, train, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car ferry, or car train
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Fly to Newquay Cornwall Airport, train
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane NCE - NQY
- Take the train from Truro to Penzancetrain
10h 17m£129–241Train
- 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 Penzancetrain
18h 18m£396–755Bus
- Take the bus from Nice 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 Bus Stationbus 406 / ...
33h 15m£137–313Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nice to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
- Drive from Poole to Penzancecar
21h 19m£229–630Fly to Exeter, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Exeter (EXT)plane NCE - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Penzancetrain
11h£159–356Fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane NCE - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Penzancetrain
10h 12m£159–326Fly 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 Penzancetrain
14h 18m£239–666Fly 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 Penzancetrain
14h 11m£217–538Fly 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 Penzancetrain
14h 29m£200–438Fly 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 Penzancetrain
14h 50m£219–498Fly to Cardiff Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane NCE - CWL
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Penzancetrain
15h 21m£213–397Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Nice to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Penzancecar
19h 2m£351–459
Nice to Penzance by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Penzance is to bus which costs £130 - £320 and takes 33h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Penzance is to fly and train which takes 10h 12m and costs £150 - £330.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Penzance station. However, there are services departing from Nice and arriving at Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Nice to Penzance. However, there are services departing from Nice Ville and arriving at Penzance via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 18m.
The distance between Nice and Penzance is 799 miles.
The best way to get from Nice to Penzance without a car is to train which takes 18h 18m and costs £390 - £800.
It takes approximately 10h 17m to get from Nice to Penzance, including transfers.
Nice to Penzance bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice station.
Nice to Penzance train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nice Ville station.
The best way to get from Nice to Penzance is to train which takes 18h 18m and costs £390 - £800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £130 - £320 and takes 33h 15m.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Penzance, England?
You can take a train from Nice Ville to Penzance via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 18h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nice to Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria in around 33h 15m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bristol Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bristol Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luton Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
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
- £60–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luton Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–320
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Exeter via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–310
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Exeter via Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–320
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–310
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–430
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–410
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–430
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–430
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–430
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–320
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Exeter via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–310
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Exeter via Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–420
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Exeter via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Exeter via Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–450
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–390
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Truro to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–260
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–260
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–260
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–230
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–260
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Truro to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £170–280
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £140–280
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.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
- £15–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £45–85
- Car Single Ticket
- £120–330
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More Questions & Answers
Nice to Penzance bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Penzance is 1h behind Nice. It is currently 4:49 AM in Nice and 3:49 AM in Penzance.
Nice to Penzance train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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