There are 12 ways to get from Fort William to Nice by bus, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
best- Take the bus from Fort William to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane EDI - NCE
8h 36m€92–245Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Monaco
cheapest- Take the bus from Fort William to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Monaco (MCM)plane EDI - MCM
10h 1m€80–288Train
- Take the train from Fort William to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Villetrain Tgv
19h 50m€544–860Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 915
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Villetrain Tgv
28h 59m€279–511Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Fort William to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Nicecar
22h 57m€518–703Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Take the bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airportbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane GLA - NCE
9h 48m€116–343Bus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Take the bus from Fort William Bus Station to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane INV - NCE
11h 10m€128–387Bus, train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Take the bus from Fort William Bus Station to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane ABZ - NCE
13h 24m€205–406Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the bus from Fort William to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane EDI - LIN
- Take the train from Pavia to Ventimigliatrain
14h 23m€115–311Bus via Dover
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 915
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Nicebus
35h 50m€194–351Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 915
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 594 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus
36h 42m€201–331Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Fort William to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Nicecar
24h 25m€411–647
Fort William to Nice by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Fort William to Nice is to bus and fly which costs €90 - €250 and takes 8h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Fort William to Nice is to bus and fly which takes 8h 36m and costs €90 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Fort William station to Nice. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Nice via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Dover and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Fort William to Nice. However, there are services departing from Fort William and arriving at Nice Ville via Edinburgh Waverley, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 50m.
The distance between Fort William and Nice is 1775 km.
The best way to get from Fort William to Nice without a car is to train which takes 19h 50m and costs €500 - €900.
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from Fort William to Nice, including transfers.
Fort William to Nice bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Bus Station.
Fort William to Nice train services, operated by Caledonian Sleeper, depart from Fort William station.
The best way to get from Fort William to Nice is to train which takes 19h 50m and costs €500 - €900. Alternatively, you can bus via Dover, which costs €190 - €360 and takes 35h 50m.
What companies run services between Fort William, Scotland and Nice, France?
You can take a train from Fort William to Nice Ville via Edinburgh Waverley, London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 19h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Nice via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Dover, and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 35h 50m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–470
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–460
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Monaco via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Monaco via Geneva, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- helisecurite.fr
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Monaco via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Monaco via Geneva, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–460
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Fort William to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €190–290
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €190–290
- Website
- TGV inOui
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 Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–290
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–290
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Pavia to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pavia to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Fort William to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Fort William Bus Station to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Fort William to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Fort William Bus Station to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Fort William to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €23–45
Bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €23–45
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €23–45
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Fort William to Nice bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Nice is 1h ahead of Fort William. It is currently 12:06 PM in Fort William and 1:06 PM in Nice.
Fort William to Nice train services, operated by Caledonian Sleeper, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
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