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 22m€97–334Train to A Coruña Airport, fly
cheapest- 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€95–350Train 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 St Charles to Nice Villetrain Tgv
16h 37m€255–414Bus via Bordeaux
- Take the bus from Santiago de Compostela to Bordeauxbus FlixBus 783
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Nice Airportbus N718 / ...
25h 54m€164–239Drive 1,540.2 km
- Drive from Santiago de Compostela to Nicecar 1,540.2 km
15h 3m€252–364Train 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 20m€100–438Towncar 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 27m€336–528Train
- 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 St Charles to Nice Villetrain Tgv
22h 39m€271–394Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)bus ALSA - Stgo-Md / ...
- Take the bus from Madrid - Barajas Airport T4 to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus BlaBlaCar Bus
31h 18m€160–270
Santiago de Compostela to Nice by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Nice is to train and fly which costs €90 - €350 and takes 8h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Nice is to fly which takes 7h 22m and costs €95 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Santiago de Compostela to Nice. However, there are services departing from Santiago de Compostela and arriving at Albert 1er via Bordeaux and Aéroport / Promenade. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 54m.
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 St Charles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 37m.
The distance between Santiago de Compostela and Nice is 1287 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 37m and costs €250 - €420.
It takes approximately 7h 22m to get from Santiago de Compostela to Nice, including transfers.
Santiago de Compostela to Nice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Santiago de Compostela 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 22m and costs €95 - €340. Alternatively, you can train via Madrid, which costs €250 - €420 and takes 16h 37m, you could also bus via Bordeaux, which costs €160 - €240 and takes 25h 54m.
What companies run services between Santiago de Compostela, Spain and Nice, France?
Iberia, easyJet, and four 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, and Marseille St Charles in around 16h 37m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–420
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Vigo to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–450
Flights from Vigo to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
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
- €60–180
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–420
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Vigo to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–450
Flights from Vigo to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
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
- €60–180
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
Flights from Vigo to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobal
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Vigo Urzaiz
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobal
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Vigo Urzaiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–230
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Santiago de Compostela to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Madrid - Barajas Airport T4 to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- [email protected]
- Website
- VM Transfers
Towncar from Santiago de Compostela to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €275
- Website
- VM Transfers
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Booking & Getting There
Santiago de Compostela to Nice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bordeaux 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.
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