There are 13 ways to get from Nice to St Ives by train (TGV, Eurostar), train, bus, car, car ferry, plane, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Nice-Ville 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 Euston to St Erthtrain
21h 2m£414–677Fly to Newquay Cornwall Airport
cheapest- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane NCE - NQY
13h 56m£96–256Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Chippenhambus
- Take the train from Chippenham to St Erthtrain
25h 9m£283–481Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nice to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
- Drive from Poole to St Ivescar
21h 21m£262–678Train, bus
- Take the train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille Saint Ch to Lille Europetrain Trn
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Trurotrain
- Take the bus from Railway Station to The Terracebus 14
22h 42m£396–647Train, bus via Paris #2
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Chippenhambus
- Take the train from Chippenham to St Erthtrain
25h 14m£286–484Bus
- 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 Foundry Squarebus 406
32h 45m£152–241Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Nice to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to St Ivescar
19h 2m£384–509Fly 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 St Erthtrain
13h 17m£205–483Fly 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 St Erthtrain
10h 47m£150–328Fly 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 Totnestrain
- Take the train from Totnes to St Erthtrain
12h 19m£204–525Fly 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 St Erthtrain
14h 52m£184–425Fly 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 Totnestrain
- Take the train from Totnes to St Erthtrain
13h 1m£190–401
Nice to St Ives by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nice to St Ives is to fly which costs £95 - £260 and takes 13h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to St Ives is to fly and train which takes 10h 47m and costs £150 - £330.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to St Ives. However, there are services departing from Nice and arriving at The Terrace via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), London Victoria and Foundry Square. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Nice to St Ives. However, there are services departing from Nice-Ville and arriving at St Ives (Cornwall) via Marseille St Charles, Lille Europe, London Euston and St Erth. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 2m.
The distance between Nice and St Ives is 1214 miles.
The best way to get from Nice to St Ives without a car is to train which takes 21h 2m and costs £410 - £700.
It takes approximately 21h 2m to get from Nice to St Ives, including transfers.
Nice to St Ives bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice station.
Nice to St Ives train services, operated by Zou! Lignes Express Régionales, depart from Nice-Ville station.
The best way to get from Nice to St Ives is to train which takes 21h 2m and costs £410 - £700. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £95 - £260 and takes 13h 56m, you could also bus, which costs £150 - £250 and takes 32h 45m.
What companies run services between Nice, France and St Ives, Cornwall, England?
You can take a train from Nice-Ville to St Ives (Cornwall) via Marseille-Saint-Charles, Marseille St Charles, Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, London Euston, and St Erth in around 21h 2m. Alternatively, easyJet, Swiss, and two other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) 4 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–220
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bristol Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luton Airport via Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luton Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–220
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–240
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–450
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–450
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–450
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–220
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £160–240
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £160–240
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £160–240
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Euston to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £120–230
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Chippenham to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £90–170
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Euston to Truro
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £110–210
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Chippenham to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £90–170
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Totnes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Totnes to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Totnes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Totnes to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £150–240
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £150–240
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Marseille Saint Ch to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £150–230
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Exeter St Davids to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Totnes to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Totnes to St Erth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Chippenham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Chippenham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nice to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0808 196 2632
- [email protected]
- Website
- Go Cornwall Bus
Bus from Railway Station to The Terrace
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Go Cornwall Bus
- Single
- £3
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Foundry Square
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- National Express
- 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
- £26–330
- 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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Booking & Getting There
Nice to St Ives bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
St Ives is 1h behind Nice. It is currently 10:45 AM in Nice and 9:45 AM in St Ives.
Nice to St Ives train services, operated by Zou! Lignes Express Régionales, arrive at Marseille-Saint-Charles station.
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