There are 9 ways to get from Nice to Sými by plane, ferry, bus, car ferry, train, busferry, or car
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 Rhodes International Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane NCE - RHO
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Symiferry
10h 15m€105–203Bus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Nice to Beogradbus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Mihaja Bogicevica to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Pireausbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Lipsiferry Bsf
- Take the car ferry from Port of Lipsi to Symicarferry
2d 3h€298–610Train, bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Piacenzatrain Ic
- Take the train from Piacenza to San Benedetto Trontotrain Ic
- Take the busferry from San Benedetto del Tronto to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Symiferry Bsf
2d 4h€303–527Drive, ferry, car ferry
- Drive from Nice to Port of Bodrumcar
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Agia Marinaferry
- Take the car ferry from Agia Marina to Symicarferry
32h 15m€485–829Fly to Leros Municipal Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Leros Municipal Airport (LRS)plane NCE - LRS
- Take the car ferry from Agia Marina to Symicarferry
16h 34m€244–2,323Fly to Kos, ferry
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Kos (KGS)plane NCE - KGS
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Symiferry
12h 29m€149–260Train, bus and ferry, bus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignoletrain Re
- Take the busferry from Genoa to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Lipsiferry Bsf
- Take the car ferry from Port of Lipsi to Symicarferry
2d 5hBus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the busferry from Ventimiglia to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Symiferry Bsf
2d 10hBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Nice to Bologna Centralebus 482
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeusbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kalymnoscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Kalymnos to Symicarferry
2d 20h€378–613
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Sými is to fly and ferry which costs €100 - €210 and takes 10h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Sými is to fly and ferry which takes 10h 15m and costs €100 - €210.
The distance between Nice and Sými is 2013 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Sými without a car is to bus and ferry and car ferry which takes 2 days 3h and costs €290 - €650.
It takes approximately 10h 15m to get from Nice to Sými, including transfers.
Sými is 1h ahead of Nice. It is currently 2:09 PM in Nice and 3:09 PM in Sými.
There are 410+ hotels available in Sými.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Sými, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Nice to Sými. However, you can take the train to Saint-Laurent-du-Var, walk to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport (RHO), walk to Paradeisi, Aerodrómio Ródou - Diagóras, take the bus to Rhodes, Stathmós KTEL, walk to Rhodes, then take the ferry to Symi. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nice to Symi via Beograd, Beograd, Mihaja Bogicevica, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, Pireaus, Port of Piraeus, Lipsi, and Port of Lipsi in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Naples, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–650
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–650
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Naples, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Athens, Astypalaia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Kos via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Kos via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Piacenza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Piacenza to San Benedetto Tronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Piacenza to San Benedetto Tronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Piacenza to San Benedetto Tronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- [email protected]
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Nice to Beograd
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- [email protected]
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Beograd, Mihaja Bogicevica to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Pireaus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–50
- Website
- https://ktelthes.gr/en/
- Phone
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Busferry from San Benedetto del Tronto to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Durrës to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 8215414
- [email protected]
- Website
- rucitours.com
Busferry from Genoa to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- rucitours.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355697278670
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Ventimiglia to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Rhodes to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Lipsi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Kos to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Lipsi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 22410 70590
- [email protected]
- Website
- 12ne.gr
Car ferry from Port of Lipsi to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
Car ferry from Agia Marina to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
Car ferry from Agia Marina to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
Car ferry from Port of Lipsi to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 694 415 6070
- [email protected]
- Website
- makritravel.com
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Agia Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €1–100
- Website
- https://www.makritravel.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kalymnos
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €140–350
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 21 0620 6427
- [email protected]
- Website
- saos.gr
Car ferry from Port of Kalymnos to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €24
- Website
- https://saos.gr/en/
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