There are 8 ways to get from Ireland to French Riviera by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cork Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)ORK - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
11h 23m€96–214Fly Dublin Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)DUB - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
9h 11m€76–221Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to St Raphael ValescureTgv
32h 33m€210–430Bus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Take the bus from Suceava to Fréjus Gare Routière
3d 13hFly Shannon Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)SNN - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
11h 45m€103–196Fly Dublin Airport to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)DUB - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to St Raphael Valescure
9h 59m€91–281Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbour
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Drive from Bilbao to French Riviera
38h 18m€210–807Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Leeson Street Upper to Wexford O'Hanrahan Station740
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Sainte-Maxime
2d€285–587
Ireland to French Riviera by tram, foot, ferry, train, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to French Riviera is to fly and train which costs €95 - €220 and takes 11h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to French Riviera is to fly and train which takes 9h 11m and costs €75 - €230.
The distance between Ireland and French Riviera is 1567 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to French Riviera without a car is to ferry and train which takes 32h 33m and costs €210 - €430.
It takes approximately 11h 23m to get from Ireland to French Riviera, including transfers.
There are 6250+ hotels available in French Riviera.
What companies run services between Ireland and French Riviera, France?
You can take a vehicle from Dublin to Les Heures Claires via Dublin, Rădăuți, Rădăuţi, Suceava, Fréjus Gare Routière, and Gare Routiere in around 3d 13h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
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 Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to St Raphael Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- 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
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to St Raphael Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- 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
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Suceava to Fréjus Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 053 9142742
- info@wexfordbus.com
- Website
- wexfordbus.com
Bus from Leeson Street Upper to Wexford O'Hanrahan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Wexford Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Sainte-Maxime
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €58–62
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €210–1,000
- On Foot
- €70–85
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–450
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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