There are 7 ways to get from Nice to Lesbos by plane, train, bus, ferry, or busferry
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 Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane NCE - MJT
8h 52m€177–328Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chios Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Chios Airport (JKH)plane NCE - JKH
- Take the ferry from Chios to Mytileneferry
11h 49m€150–461Train, bus, ferry via Trieste
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Mytileneferry Bsf
43h 29m€269–445Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane MRS - MJT
12h 55m€210–381Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Dupnitsabus
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Mytileneferry Bsf
43h 49m€205–317Train, bus, ferry #2
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignoletrain Re
- Take the bus from Genoa to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Mytileneferry Bsf
46h 54m€182–281Bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the busferry from Ventimiglia to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Sigri Lesvosferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Sigri to Lampou Myloibus
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Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Lesbos is to train and bus and ferry which costs €180 - €290 and takes 46h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Lesbos is to fly which takes 8h 52m and costs €170 - €330.
The distance between Nice and Lesbos is 1737 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Lesbos without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Trieste which takes 43h 29m and costs €260 - €450.
It takes approximately 8h 52m to get from Nice to Lesbos, including transfers.
Lesbos is 1h ahead of Nice. It is currently 1:49 PM in Nice and 2:49 PM in Lesbos.
There are 547+ hotels available in Lesbos.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Lesbos, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Austrian Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–490
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Nice Ville to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Genoa to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Dupnitsa to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +30 2510.222294
- info@ktelkavalas.gr
- Website
- ktelkavalas.gr
Bus from Serres to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelkavalas.gr
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Ventimiglia to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +30 22510 28873
- info@ktel-lesvou.gr
- Website
- ktel-lesvou.gr
Bus from Sigri to Lampou Myloi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/les/ticketweb/
Ferry from Kavala to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Chios to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Sigri Lesvos
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Kavala to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €45–65
Ferry from Chios to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €35–50
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