There are 7 ways to get from Nice to Ankara by plane, bus, train, car, 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₺7,236–16,334Bus via Belgrade
- 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₺8,592–15,884Train, bus
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
- Take the train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gartrain Hst
44h 52m₺9,801–19,315Drive 2,688.5 km
- Drive from Nice to Ankaracar 2,688.5 km
24h 54m₺23,134–33,415Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane MRS - ESB
11h 55m₺7,713–28,726Bus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Ventimiglia to Bucureştibus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gartrain Hst
2d₺8,801–12,565Bus
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus
2d 9h₺14,084–23,584
Nice to Ankara by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Ankara is to bus and night train and train which costs 8.500 ₺ - 13.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Ankara is to fly which takes 8h 47m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 17.000 ₺.
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 via Belgrade which takes 43h 36m and costs 8.500 ₺ - 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 7.000 ₺ - 17.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus via Belgrade, which costs 8.500 ₺ - 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 8:22 AM in Nice and 9:22 AM 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
- ₺8,500–30,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–29,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–19,000
- 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
- ₺4,800–22,000
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
- ₺4,900–22,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–20,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–23,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–19,000
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–3,500
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,200
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,400
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–4,600
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- ₺3,200–4,600
- 2nd Class
- ₺2,100–2,800
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–4,186
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Double Room
- ₺2,323
- Single Room
- ₺4,186
- Four Person Room
- ₺2,043
Train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,000
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–6,500
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–4,100
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,481
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺550–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- 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
- Kamil Koç
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
- Kamil Koç
- 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
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺1,100–1,700
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺1,100–1,700
- 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
- ₺5,050
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.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
- ₺7,000–9,000
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nice Airport to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–17,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–4,800
- Website
- Flixbus
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