There are 11 ways to get from Nice to Basque Country by plane, train (TGV), bus, car, or train
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Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to San Sebastián Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane NCE - EAS
6h 18m€76–253Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane NCE - BIO
7h 5m€42–196Train
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendayetrain
13h 48m€174–374Bus via Avignon
- Take the bus from Nice to Avignonbus N1719
- Take the bus from Avignon to San Sebastian / Donostiabus FlixBus N1156
15h€59–107Drive 883.5 km
- Drive from Nice to Donostia / San Sebastiáncar 883.5 km
8h 25m€138–198Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane NCE - BIQ
- Take the train from Biarritz to Hendayetrain
4h 53m€65–373Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane NCE - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain
7h 31m€68–220Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane MRS - BIQ
7h 18m€117–428Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane LYS - BIQ
7h 54m€138–521Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane NCE - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendayetrain
8h 43m€97–321Bus
- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stopbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
16h 55m€60–104
Nice to Basque Country by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Basque Country is to bus via Avignon which costs €55 - €110 and takes 15h.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Basque Country is to fly and train which takes 4h 53m and costs €65 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Basque Country. However, there are services departing from Nice and arriving at San Sebastian / Donostia via Avignon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h.
No, there is no direct train from Nice to Basque Country. However, there are services departing from Nice Ville and arriving at Amara-Donostia via Marseille St Charles, Toulouse Matabiau and Hendaia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 48m.
The distance between Nice and Basque Country is 736 km. The road distance is 883.5 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Basque Country without a car is to train which takes 13h 48m and costs €170 - €380.
It takes approximately 6h 18m to get from Nice to Basque Country, including transfers.
Nice to Basque Country bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice station.
Nice to Basque Country train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nice Ville station.
The best way to get from Nice to Basque Country is to fly which takes 6h 18m and costs €75 - €260. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €170 - €380 and takes 13h 48m, you could also bus via Avignon, which costs €55 - €110 and takes 15h.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Basque Country, Spain?
Vueling Airlines, Iberia, and easyJet fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nice Ville to Amara-Donostia via Marseille St Charles, Toulouse Matabiau, Hendaye, and Hendaia in around 13h 48m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–330
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–230
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–420
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Figari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–460
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–470
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–430
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,500
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–850
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–420
- 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
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €40–55
- 1st Class
- €65–85
Train from Biarritz to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €13–18
- 1st Class
- €30–40
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- 1st Class
- €65–85
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 Marseille St Charles to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €70–110
- Rail 1st Class
- €110–160
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €60–90
- Rail 1st Class
- €90–130
Train from Biarritz to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €4–7
- Rail 1st Class
- €6–10
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–85
Train from Nice Ville to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €85–130
- Rail 1st Class
- €130–200
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice to Avignon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Avignon to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €1–9
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Online ticket
- €1–9
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More Questions & Answers
Nice to Basque Country bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Avignon station.
Nice to Basque Country train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Marseille St Charles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Basque Country is 883 km. It takes approximately 8h 25m to drive from Nice to Basque Country.
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