There are 7 ways to get from Ireland to Nice by plane, ferry, train, 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 from Cork Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane ORK - NCE
5h 25m€85–279Fly from Dublin Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane DUB - NCE
6h 3m€65–226Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Villetrain Tgv
31h 5m€275–905Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routierebus
- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus
45h 10mFly from Shannon Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane SNN - NCE
8h 2m€107–191Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Nicecar
33h 7m€266–808Ferry, train via Lyon
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Mantes La Jolietrain
- Take the train from Mantes La Jolie to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nice Villetrain Tgv
33h 56m€318–853
Ireland to Nice by tram, foot, ferry, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Nice is to fly which costs €60 - €230 and takes 6h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Nice is to fly which takes 5h 25m and costs €85 - €280.
The distance between Ireland and Nice is 1498 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Nice without a car is to ferry and train which takes 31h 5m and costs €270 - €950.
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Ireland to Nice, including transfers.
Nice is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 10:06 PM in Ireland and 11:06 PM in Nice.
There are 11943+ hotels available in Nice.
What companies run services between Ireland and Nice, France?
Aer Lingus and Air France fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–180
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
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 Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- 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 Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–360
- 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 Mantes La Jolie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@normandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Mantes La Jolie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Mantes La Jolie to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €180–300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Mantes La Jolie to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- contact@capcotentin.fr
- Website
- capcotentin.fr
Bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- capcotentin.fr
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €80–400
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–600
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €26–140
- Car Single Ticket
- €120–600
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–490
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- €75–120
- Passenger Car
- €95–490
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