There are 10 ways to get from Loire Valley to Nice by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Saumur to Angers Saint-Laudtrain Ter
- Take the train from Angers Saint-Laud to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2train
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Villetrain Tgv
9h 52m€127–387Train
cheapest- Take the train from Saumur to Marseille Saint-Charlestrain 081B
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Villetrain Tgv
11h 39m€85–204Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Gare routière Balzac to Gare Routière et SNCFbus 404 / ...
- Take the bus from Angers to Lyonbus 724
- Take the bus from Lyon to Nicebus
21h 16mDrive 936.8 km
- Drive from Loire Valley to Nicecar 936.8 km
9h 55m€145–209Bus, train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Take the bus from Le Chillou 2 - Varennes Sur Loire to Marechaux 2 - Saumurbus
- Take the train from Saumur to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane NTE - NCE
7h 25mTrain via Lyon
- Take the train from Port Boulet to St Pierre Des Corpstrain Ter
- Take the train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nice Villetrain Tgv
12h 12m€97–437Bus
- Take the bus from Gare routière Balzac to Gare Routière et SNCFbus 404 / ...
- Take the bus from Angers - Bus Station Esplanade to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus
21h 35mTrain to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Take the train from Saumur to Massy TGVtrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane ORY - NCE
7h 32m€91–293Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Take the train from Saumur to Massy TGVtrain
- Take the train from Massy - Palaiseau to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2train
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane CDG - NCE
8h 26m€85–327Train to Tours Val De Loire Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the train from Saumur to Saint-Pierre-des-Corpstrain
- Fly from Tours Val De Loire Airport (TUF) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane TUF - MRS
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Villetrain
9h 37m€160–469
Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Loire Valley to Nice is to train which costs €85 - €210 and takes 11h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Loire Valley to Nice is to train and fly which takes 7h 32m and costs €90 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Loire Valley to Nice. However, there are services departing from Centre 2 - Montsoreau and arriving at Nice via Gare routière Balzac, Angers and Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 16m.
The distance between Loire Valley and Nice is 1330 km. The road distance is 936.8 km.
The best way to get from Loire Valley to Nice without a car is to train via Paris which takes 9h 52m and costs €120 - €390.
It takes approximately 9h 52m to get from Loire Valley to Nice, including transfers.
Loire Valley to Nice bus services, operated by Aléop en Maine-et-Loire, depart from Gare routière Balzac station.
The best way to get from Loire Valley to Nice is to train via Paris which takes 9h 52m and costs €120 - €390. Alternatively, you can bus via Lyon, which costs and takes 21h 16m.
Loire Valley to Nice bus services, operated by Aléop en Maine-et-Loire, arrive at Gare Routière et SNCF station.
Yes, the driving distance between Loire Valley to Nice is 937 km. It takes approximately 9h 55m to drive from Loire Valley to Nice.
What companies run services between Loire Valley, France and Nice, France?
You can take a vehicle from Loire Valley to Nice Ville via Saumur, Angers Saint-Laud, Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Bercy, Gare de Lyon, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 9h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Loire Valley to Nice via Centre 2 - Montsoreau, Gare routière Pôle Balzac U - SAUMUR, Gare routière Balzac, Angers, and Lyon in around 21h 16m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- lacompagnie.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tours Val De Loire Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
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 Saumur to Angers Saint-Laud
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Angers Saint-Laud to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- 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 Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Saumur to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Saumur to Marseille Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Port Boulet to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- Rail 1st Class
- €12–17
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–280
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Saumur to Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Massy - Palaiseau to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- Rail 1st Class
- €12–18
Train from Saumur to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Saumur to Angers Saint-Laud
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Angers Saint-Laud to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Saumur to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Saumur to Marseille Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Saumur to Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy - Palaiseau to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Saumur to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–23
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy - Palaiseau to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.ratp.fr/en
- Phone
- 02 41 22 72 95
- Website
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
Bus from Gare routière Balzac to Gare Routière et SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Angers to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33 2 41 51 11 87
- Website
- ogalo-saumurvaldeloire.fr
Bus from Le Chillou 2 - Varennes Sur Loire to Marechaux 2 - Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- ogalo-saumurvaldeloire.fr
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Angers - Bus Station Esplanade to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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