There are 9 ways to get from Nice to Big Ben by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to London City Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to London City Airport (LCY)plane NCE - LCY
5h 4m£103–329Fly to Luton Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane NCE - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to West Hampstead Thameslinktrain
5h 38m£62–137Train via Paris
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
9h 29m£303–486Bus
- Take the bus from Nice to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N1789
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus BlaBlaCar Bus
22h 53m£109–171Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Nice to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Big Bencar
14h 32m£311–398Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane NCE - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
5h 16m£65–208Fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane NCE - LHR
5h 28m£85–287Train
- Take the train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille Saint Ch to Lille Europetrain Trn
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St. Pancras Int.train
11h 28m£246–359Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nice to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Big Bencar
15h 55m£220–357
Nice to Big Ben by train, subway, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Big Ben is to fly and train which costs £60 - £140 and takes 5h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Big Ben is to fly which takes 5h 4m and costs £100 - £330.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Big Ben station. However, there are services departing from Nice and arriving at Westminster Station / Westminster Pier via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Victoria Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Nice to Big Ben station. However, there are services departing from Nice Ville and arriving at Westminster station via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and King's Cross St. Pancras station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 29m.
The distance between Nice and Big Ben is 655 miles.
The best way to get from Nice to Big Ben without a car is to train via Paris which takes 9h 29m and costs £300 - £490.
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Nice to Big Ben, including transfers.
Nice to Big Ben bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice station.
Nice to Big Ben train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nice Ville station.
The best way to get from Nice to Big Ben is to fly which takes 5h 4m and costs £100 - £330. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs £300 - £490 and takes 9h 29m, you could also bus, which costs £100 - £180 and takes 22h 53m.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Big Ben, Greater London, England?
British Airways, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to London City Airport (LCY) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nice Ville to Big Ben via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, and Westminster station in around 9h 29m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luton Airport via Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–290
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–110
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–250
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–430
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £150–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £160–250
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to West Hampstead Thameslink
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Marseille Saint Ch to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £170–250
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Lille Europe to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nice to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Nice to Big Ben bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Nice to Big Ben train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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