There are 12 ways to get from Greece to French Riviera by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Athens International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)ATH - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
9h 20m€86–207Train, bus via Mulhouse
- Take the train from Athens to ThessalonikiIc
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Take the bus from Pristina to Zürich
- Take the train from Zürich HB to MulhouseTgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to St Raphael ValescureTgv
41h 2m€298–492Drive 2,445.9 km
- Drive from Athens to French Riviera2,445.9 km
24h 14m€437–631Fly Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)SKG - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
11h 5m€104–250Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)HER - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
11h 8m€128–229Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)HER - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to St Raphael Valescure
10h 5m€93–329Fly Athens International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)ATH - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to St Raphael Valescure
10h 22m€101–287Fly Athens International Airport to Monaco, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Monaco (MCM)ATH - MCM
- Take the train from Monaco-Monte-Carlo to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
11h€91–261Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd to Nice
- Take the train from Nice Riquier to Saint-Raphaël ValescureC13
41h 8m€149–239Bus
- Take the bus from Athens Karolou to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia to Nice Airport
- Take the bus from Aeroport Term2 to Gare Routiere90
42h 35mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Athens to ThessalonikiIc
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to St Raphael ValescureTgv
46h 15m€161–243Bus via Marseille
- Take the bus from Athens to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Marseille Saint Charles Bus Station
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Sainte-Maxime
2d 2h€157–205
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Greece to French Riviera is to fly and train which costs €85 - €210 and takes 9h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Greece to French Riviera is to fly and train which takes 9h 20m and costs €85 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Greece to French Riviera. However, there are services departing from Athens Karolou and arriving at Les Heures Claires via Sofia, Aeroport Term2 and Gare Routiere. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 35m.
The distance between Greece and French Riviera is 1654 km. The road distance is 2445.9 km.
The best way to get from Greece to French Riviera without a car is to train and bus via Mulhouse which takes 41h 2m and costs €290 - €500.
It takes approximately 9h 20m to get from Greece to French Riviera, including transfers.
Greece to French Riviera bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Athens Karolou station.
Greece to French Riviera bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Greece to French Riviera is 2446 km. It takes approximately 24h 14m to drive from Greece to French Riviera.
There are 6250+ hotels available in French Riviera.
What companies run services between Greece and French Riviera, France?
You can take a bus from Athens Karolou to Les Heures Claires via Sofia Serdica Bus Station, Sofia, Aeroport Term2, and Gare Routiere in around 42h 35m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–200
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Marseille Provence Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Athens International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–450
Flights from Athens International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Athens International Airport to Monaco via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Monaco via Rome, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to St Raphael Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- Rail 1st Class
- €45–65
Train from Monaco-Monte-Carlo to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nice Riquier to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to St Raphael Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–280
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to St Raphael Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marseille St Charles to St Raphael Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- sharrtravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 871 234
- ardititours@hotmail.com
- Website
- sr-rs.facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Website
- https://sr-rs.facebook.com/ardititours/
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Beograd to Nice
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Athens Karolou to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Athens Karolou to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Marseille Saint Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +33 4 13943050
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Bus from Aeroport Term2 to Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Athens to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €69
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Sainte-Maxime
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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