There are 7 ways to get from Nice to Castelo Branco by plane, train, bus, car, towncar, or train (TGV, Renfe)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport, train
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane NCE - LIS
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Castelo Brancotrain
9h 4m€49–223Train, bus
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Zamoratrain Ave
- Take the bus from Zamora to Salamanca, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Salamanca to Castelo Brancobus
19h 17m€162–295Bus
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Castelo Brancobus FlixBus N1155
28h 55m€122–182Drive 1,578.7 km
- Drive from Nice to Castelo Brancocar 1,578.7 km
14h 56m€239–346Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane NCE - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Guardatowncar
- Take the bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Brancobus
10h 16m€310–421Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar, bus
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane MRS - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Guardatowncar
- Take the bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Brancobus
12h 30m€357–529Train
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Badajoztrain Alv
- Take the train from Badajoz to Abrantestrain Re
- Take the train from Abrantes to Castelo Brancotrain Ic / ...
22h 10m€160–270
Nice to Castelo Branco by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Castelo Branco is to fly and train which costs €45 - €230 and takes 9h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Castelo Branco is to fly and train which takes 9h 4m and costs €45 - €230.
No, there is no direct train from Nice to Castelo Branco. However, there are services departing from Nice Ville and arriving at Castelo Branco via Marseille St Charles, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Badajoz and Abrantes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 10m.
The distance between Nice and Castelo Branco is 1702 km. The road distance is 1578.7 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Castelo Branco without a car is to train and bus which takes 19h 17m and costs €160 - €300.
It takes approximately 9h 4m to get from Nice to Castelo Branco, including transfers.
Nice to Castelo Branco train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nice Ville station.
The best way to get from Nice to Castelo Branco is to bus which takes 28h 55m and costs €120 - €190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €160 - €270 and takes 22h 10m.
Castelo Branco is 1h behind Nice. It is currently 9:53 PM in Nice and 8:53 PM in Castelo Branco.
Nice to Castelo Branco train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Marseille St Charles station.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Castelo Branco, Portugal?
FlixBus operates a bus from Nice Airport to Castelo Branco 3 times a week. Tickets cost €120–180 and the journey takes 27h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nice Ville to Castelo Branco via Marseille St Charles, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Badajoz, and Abrantes in around 22h 10m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–130
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–210
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–130
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
Train from Badajoz to Abrantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
Train from Abrantes to Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
- 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
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Zamora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Badajoz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Zamora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 (0) 980511781
- info@zamorasalamanca.com
- Website
- zamorasalamanca.es
Bus from Zamora to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6
- Schedules at
- zamorasalamanca.es
- Phone
- 980 51 66 23
- %20info@autocaresvivas.es
- Website
- autocaresvivas.es
Bus from Zamora to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Schedules at
- autocaresvivas.es
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Zamora to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Salamanca to Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Salamanca to Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nice Airport to Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- info@vmtransfers.com
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Guarda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €255
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Castelo Branco is 1579 km. It takes approximately 14h 56m to drive from Nice to Castelo Branco.
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