There are 9 ways to get from Santiago de Compostela to Nice by plane, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, car, train, or towncar
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport
best- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane SCQ - NCE
7h 21m€77–245Train via Madrid
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Villetrain
16h 6m€256–498Bus
- Take the bus from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stopbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus BlaBlaCar Bus
25h 4m€147–264Drive 1,540.2 km
- Drive from Santiago de Compostela to Nicecar 1,540.2 km
15h 3m€245–353Train to A Coruña Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobaltrain
- Fly from A Coruña Airport (LCG) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane LCG - NCE
8h 28m€85–322Train to Vigo, fly
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Vigo Urzaiztrain
- Fly from Vigo (VGO) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane VGO - NCE
9h 15m€95–321Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly
- Take a town car from Santiago de Compostela to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane OPO - NCE
8h 16m€336–479Train
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Barcelona-Santstrain Alv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Villetrain
22h 17m€273–475Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valençabus
- Take the bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença to Lyon, Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nice Villetrain Tgv
30h 58m€185–292
Santiago de Compostela to Nice by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Nice is to fly which costs €75 - €250 and takes 7h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Nice is to fly which takes 7h 21m and costs €75 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Santiago de Compostela station to Nice. However, there are services departing from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station and arriving at Albert 1er via Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop and Aéroport / Promenade. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Santiago de Compostela to Nice. However, there are services departing from Santiago De Compostela and arriving at Nice-Ville via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and Marseille-Saint-Charles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 6m.
The distance between Santiago de Compostela and Nice is 1285 km. The road distance is 1540.2 km.
The best way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Nice without a car is to train via Madrid which takes 16h 6m and costs €250 - €500.
It takes approximately 7h 21m to get from Santiago de Compostela to Nice, including transfers.
Santiago de Compostela to Nice bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station.
Santiago de Compostela to Nice train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Santiago De Compostela station.
The best way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Nice is to fly which takes 7h 21m and costs €75 - €250. Alternatively, you can train via Madrid, which costs €250 - €500 and takes 16h 6m, you could also bus, which costs €140 - €270 and takes 25h 4m.
What companies run services between Santiago de Compostela, Spain and Nice, France?
Vueling Airlines, Iberia, and two other airlines fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santiago De Compostela to Nice-Ville via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Marseille St Charles, and Marseille-Saint-Charles in around 16h 6m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–230
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Vigo to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Vigo to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–230
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Vigo to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Vigo to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Vigo Urzaiz
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobal
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Vigo Urzaiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- 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 Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–20
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- (+351) 258 454 303
- [email protected]
- Website
- barquense.pt
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença to Lyon, Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Schedules at
- barquense.pt
- Book at
- barquense.pt
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- [email protected]
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Santiago de Compostela to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €275
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
Want to know more about travelling around France
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
5 delightfully under-the-radar French towns you need to visit
Read the travel guide
Train travel in Spain: A guide to Renfe
Read the travel guide
What are the different types of Renfe trains in Spain?
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Santiago de Compostela to Nice bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop station.
Santiago de Compostela to Nice train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santiago de Compostela to Nice is 1540 km. It takes approximately 15h 3m to drive from Santiago de Compostela to Nice.
Book your Santiago de Compostela to Nice train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Santiago de Compostela to Nice bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 13799+ hotels available in Nice.






























