There are 8 ways to get from Nice to Alicante by plane, train (TGV, Renfe), train, bus, ferry, car ferry, or car
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Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane NCE - ALC
7h 35m€57–178Train
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
14h 36m€167–282Train, bus
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Estació d'Autobusos de Valènciabus
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Alicantebus
19h 1m€128–249Ferry, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Porto-Vecchioferry
- Take the car ferry from Porto-Vecchio to Vieux Portcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Vieux Port to Orancarferry
- Take the car ferry from Oran to Alicantecarferry
2d 18h€518–590Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane MRS - ALC
7h 20m€89–234Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane NCE - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
9h 57m€94–243Bus
- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Estació d'Autobusos de Valènciabus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Alicantebus Alsa - 710 / ...
20h 35m€90–170Drive 1,157.3 km
- Drive from Nice to Alicantecar 1,157.3 km
11h 21m€181–262
Nice to Alicante by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Alicante is to fly which costs €55 - €180 and takes 7h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Alicante is to train and fly which takes 7h 20m and costs €85 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Jardin d'Arménie and arriving at Alicante via Centre Commercial Cap 3000, Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 and Estació d'Autobusos de València. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 35m.
No, there is no direct ferry from Nice to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Port of Nice Lympia and arriving at Alicante via Porto-Vecchio, Vieux Port and Oran. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
No, there is no direct train from Nice to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Nice Ville and arriving at Alacant/Alicante Terminal via Marseille St Charles and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 36m.
The distance between Nice and Alicante is 905 km. The road distance is 1157.3 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Alicante without a car is to train which takes 14h 36m and costs €160 - €290.
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from Nice to Alicante, including transfers.
Nice to Alicante bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1.
Nice to Alicante train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nice Ville station.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Alicante, Spain?
Vueling Airlines, Twin Jet, and four other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nice Ville to Alacant/Alicante Terminal via Marseille St Charles and Barcelona-Sants in around 14h 36m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Valencia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Valencia Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Valencia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Valencia Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Valencia Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Valencia Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Valencia Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Porto-Vecchio
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- 00 33 810 20 13 20
- service-clients@cmn.fr
- Website
- lameridionale.fr
Car ferry from Porto-Vecchio to Vieux Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.lameridionale.fr/en
- Phone
- +213 (0)21 64 43 77 / 78
- contact@algerieferries.dz
- Website
- algerieferries.dz
Car ferry from Vieux Port to Oran
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €345
- Schedules at
- algerieferries.dz
Car ferry from Oran to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €101–102
- Schedules at
- algerieferries.dz
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More Questions & Answers
The best way to get from Nice to Alicante is to fly which takes 7h 35m and costs €55 - €180. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €160 - €290 and takes 14h 36m, you could also bus, which costs €85 - €170 and takes 20h 35m.
Nice to Alicante bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Estació d'Autobusos de València station.
Nice to Alicante train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Marseille St Charles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Alicante is 1157 km. It takes approximately 11h 21m to drive from Nice to Alicante.
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