There are 7 ways to get from Nice to Ankara by plane, bus, car, train, or night train
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 Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane NCE - ESB
8h 47m₺5,194–19,268Bus
- Take the bus from Nice to Beogradbus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus
43h 36m₺8,107–15,234Drive 2,688.5 km
- Drive from Nice to Ankaracar 2,688.5 km
24h 58m₺22,077–31,889Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane MRS - ESB
12h 15m₺9,394–17,914Train, bus
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Gebzebus
- Take the train from Gebze to Ankaratrain Yht
43h 45m₺9,913–14,165Bus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Ventimiglia to Bucureştibus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the train from Halkali to Ankaratrain Hst
2d₺9,051–12,053Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Ploieștibus
- Take the train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharesttrain
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the train from Halkali to Ankaratrain Hst
2d 6h₺9,950–17,380
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Ankara is to fly which costs 5.000 ₺ - 20.000 ₺ and takes 8h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Ankara is to fly which takes 8h 47m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 20.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Ankara. However, there are services departing from Nice and arriving at Ankara via Savski most, Belgrade bus station and Istanbul Otogari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 36m.
The distance between Nice and Ankara is 2200 km. The road distance is 2688.5 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Ankara without a car is to bus which takes 43h 36m and costs 8.000 ₺ - 16.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 47m to get from Nice to Ankara, including transfers.
Nice to Ankara bus services, operated by Lasta, depart from Nice station.
The best way to get from Nice to Ankara is to fly which takes 8h 47m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 20.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 8.000 ₺ - 16.000 ₺ and takes 43h 36m.
Nice to Ankara bus services, operated by Lasta, arrive at Beograd station.
Ankara is 1h ahead of Nice. It is currently 10:05 PM in Nice and 11:05 PM in Ankara.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Ankara, Turkey?
Lufthansa, SunExpress, and five other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nice to Ankara via Beograd, Savski most, Beogradska arena /španskih boraca/, Belgrade bus station, İstanbul Esenler bus station, and Istanbul Otogari in around 43h 36m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–25,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–36,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–23,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–25,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–16,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–27,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–17,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–16,000
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–4,200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Nice Ville to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–4,600
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–3,400
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,000
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Gebze to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,000
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Halkali to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,200
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺950–1,400
- 1st Class
- ₺1,300–1,700
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺370–400
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺120–350
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- ₺120–210
- 1st Class
- ₺240–350
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺120–160
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺270–400
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Nice to Beograd
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,100–1,700
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Gebze
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,300
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,600–2,300
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,812
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Ventimiglia to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–8,500
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice Airport to Ploiești
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–14,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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