There are 10 ways to get from Nice to Novalja by plane, shuttle, train, bus, ferry, or car
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 Zadar Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane NCE - ZAD
- Take a shuttle bus from Zadar Airport to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
9h 18m€102–349Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airporttrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Novaljaferry
17h 19mTrain, ferry
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Piacenzatrain Ic
- Take the train from Piacenza to Cesenatrain Ic / ...
- Take the ferry from Cesenatico Port to Novaljaferry
18h 19mBus
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Triestebus
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvorbus
19h 29mFly to Split Airport, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Split Airport (SPU)plane NCE - SPU
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvorbus
12h 23m€116–382Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane NCE - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Novaljaferry
12h 20m€168–676Fly to Rijeka Airport, ferry
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane NCE - RJK
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Novaljaferry
12h 38m€142–556Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane NCE - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Novaljaferry
13h 8m€137–303Bus, shuttle, ferry
- Take the bus from Piazza Colombo - Sanremo to Bologna - Piazza Xx Settembrebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bologna Centrale to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Novaljaferry
20h 49m€388–904Drive 1,052 km
- Drive from Nice to Novaljacar 1,052 km
11h 28m€161–232
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Zadar Airport (ZAD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Novalja is to fly and bus and ferry which costs €130 - €310 and takes 13h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Novalja is to fly and shuttle which takes 9h 18m and costs €100 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Novalja. However, there are services departing from Jardin d'Arménie and arriving at Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor via Centre Commercial Cap 3000, Nice Airport, Trieste, Autostazione and Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 29m.
The distance between Nice and Novalja is 748 km. The road distance is 1052 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Novalja without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 17h 19m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 18m to get from Nice to Novalja, including transfers.
Nice to Novalja bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, depart from Nice Airport station.
Nice to Novalja bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, arrive at Trieste station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Novalja is 1052 km. It takes approximately 11h 28m to drive from Nice to Novalja.
There are 1654+ hotels available in Novalja.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Novalja, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Jardin d'Arménie to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor via Centre Commercial Cap 3000, Aéroport / Promenade, Nice Airport, Trieste, Trieste, Autostazione, Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor, and Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor in around 19h 29m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rijeka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zadar Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rijeka Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zadar Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Split Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–130
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Split Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–490
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rijeka Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–320
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Split Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–360
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–190
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €370–850
- Website
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Ventimiglia to Piacenza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Piacenza to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
- Website
- italotreno.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- italotreno.com
- Phone
- +385 01/6331-933
- plesoprijevoz@plesoprijevoz.hr
- Website
- plesoprijevoz.hr
Shuttle from Zadar Airport to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19
- Schedules at
- plesoprijevoz.hr
Bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Schedules at
- plesoprijevoz.hr
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Nice Airport to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €96–470
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €96
- Private
- €223
Shuttle from Bologna Centrale to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €320–800
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €1–21
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 91 616 0990
- antonio.tours@zd.t-com.hr
- Website
- antoniotours.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
- Phone
- +39 0871 344976
- satam@gruppolapanoramica.it
- Website
- satambus.it
Bus from Piazza Colombo - Sanremo to Bologna - Piazza Xx Settembre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- satambus.it
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Rijeka to Novalja
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Phone
- +39 0721.21332
- info@gomoviaggi.com
- Website
- gomoviaggi.com
Ferry from Cesenatico Port to Novalja
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Schedules at
- gomoviaggi.com
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