There are 5 ways to get from Nice to Essaouira by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Essaouira
best- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Essaouira (ESU)plane MRS - ESU
7h 21mMAD 1,252–3,923Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Marrakech, bus
cheapest- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Marrakech (RAK)plane NCE - RAK
- Take the bus from Marrakesh to Essaouirabus
8h 53mMAD 596–2,332Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Agadir–Al Massira Airport, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Agadir–Al Massira Airport (AGA)plane NCE - AGA
- Take the bus from Agadir 3 - Agadir Airport to Essaouira 1 - Bab El Mechouarbus
10h 13mMAD 752–2,082Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Marrakech, bus
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Marrakech (RAK)plane MRS - RAK
- Take the bus from Marrakesh to Essaouirabus
11h 8mMAD 1,101–2,553Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Agadir–Al Massira Airport, bus
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Agadir–Al Massira Airport (AGA)plane MRS - AGA
- Take the bus from Agadir 3 - Agadir Airport to Essaouira 1 - Bab El Mechouarbus
12h 38mMAD 1,367–3,503
Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Essaouira (ESU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Essaouira is to fly and bus which costs MAD 550 - MAD 2,400 and takes 8h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Essaouira is to train and fly which takes 7h 21m and costs MAD 1,200 - MAD 4,000.
The distance between Nice and Essaouira is 2139 km.
It takes approximately 7h 21m to get from Nice to Essaouira, including transfers.
Essaouira is 1h behind Nice. It is currently 12:58 PM in Nice and 11:58 AM in Essaouira.
There are 1393+ hotels available in Essaouira.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Essaouira, Morocco?
There is no direct connection from Nice to Essaouira. However, you can take the train to Marseille St Charles, walk to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles, take the bus to Aéroport Marseille Provence, walk to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) airport, fly to Essaouira (ESU), then take the taxi to Essaouira. Alternatively, you can take the train to Saint-Laurent-du-Var, walk to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) airport, fly to Marrakech (RAK), walk to Marrakech Airport, take the line 19 bus to Jardin Menara, take the line 19 bus to Gare Routière de ONCF, walk to Marrakesh, then take the bus to Essaouira.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Essaouira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 750–3,200
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 600–1,400
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Agadir–Al Massira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 750–2,700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 420–1,700
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Agadir–Al Massira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 480–1,700
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Marrakech via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 850–4,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Agadir–Al Massira Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 900–4,100
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 750–1,900
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Agadir–Al Massira Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 900–2,600
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 650–3,300
- 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
- MAD 350–490
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 2255
- contact@supratours.ma
- Website
- supratours.ma
Bus from Marrakesh to Essaouira
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 80–130
- Schedules at
- supratours.ma
- Second Class
- MAD 100–130
- First Class
- MAD 80–120
- info@souktosurf.com
- Website
- souktosurf.com
Bus from Agadir 3 - Agadir Airport to Essaouira 1 - Bab El Mechouar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 210–240
- Schedules at
- souktosurf.com
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