There are 9 ways to get from Nice to Loire Valley by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Pierre Des Corpstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Saumurtrain Ter
9h 53m€229–459Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Angers - Bus Station Esplanadebus
- Take the bus from Gare Routière et SNCF to Gare routière Balzacbus 404 / ...
21h 42m€86–160Drive 936.5 km
- Drive from Nice to Loire Valleycar 936.5 km
9h 51m€145–209Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane NCE - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Saumurtrain
6h 2m€108–263Train
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Saumurtrain Tgv
12h 19m€213–415Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane NCE - ORY
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Saumurtrain
6h 4m€136–338Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane NCE - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Angers St Laudtrain
- Take the train from Angers St Laud to Saumurtrain
7h 49m€136–380Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Tours Val De Loire Airport, train
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Tours Val De Loire Airport (TUF)plane MRS - TUF
- Take the train from Tours to Port Boulettrain
7h 55m€139–492Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane NCE - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to St Pierre Des Corpstrain
- Take the train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Saumurtrain
7h 38m€138–347
Nice to Loire Valley by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Loire Valley is to bus which costs €85 - €160 and takes 21h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Loire Valley is to fly and train which takes 6h 2m and costs €100 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Loire Valley. However, there are services departing from Jardin d'Arménie and arriving at Centre 1 - Montsoreau via Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1, Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station, Gare Routière et SNCF and Gare routière Pôle Balzac U - SAUMUR. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 42m.
The distance between Nice and Loire Valley is 1271 km. The road distance is 936.5 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Loire Valley without a car is to train via Paris which takes 9h 53m and costs €220 - €460.
It takes approximately 9h 53m to get from Nice to Loire Valley, including transfers.
Nice to Loire Valley bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1.
The best way to get from Nice to Loire Valley is to train via Paris which takes 9h 53m and costs €220 - €460. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €160 and takes 21h 42m.
Nice to Loire Valley bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Loire Valley is 937 km. It takes approximately 9h 51m to drive from Nice to Loire Valley.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Loire Valley, France?
You can take a train from Nice Ville to Loire Valley via Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon, Bercy, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, and Saumur in around 9h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Jardin d'Arménie to Loire Valley via Aéroport / Promenade, Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1, Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station, Gare Routière et SNCF, Gare routière Balzac, Gare routière Pôle Balzac U - SAUMUR, and Centre 1 - Montsoreau in around 21h 42m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Monday, Sunday, Thursday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–470
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–500
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- lacompagnie.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Tours Val De Loire Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–950
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–460
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €200–320
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nice Ville to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy Tgv to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Angers St Laud to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- 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 Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–330
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Massy Tgv to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Rennes to Angers St Laud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Angers St Laud to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
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
Train from Tours to Port Boulet
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Angers - Bus Station Esplanade
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 02 41 22 72 95
- Website
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
Bus from Gare Routière et SNCF to Gare routière Balzac
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
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