There are 10 ways to get from Nice to Piran by train (Trenitalia), bus, shuttle, car, plane, train, ferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train (Trenitalia)
best- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
11h 27m€99–171Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Triestebus N482
15h 34m€70–120Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Piazza Colombo - Sanremo to Bologna - Piazza Xx Settembrebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bologna Centrale to Portorož
13h 50m€442–763Drive 746 km
- Drive from Nice to Pirancar 746 km
7h 24m€120–173Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane NCE - TRS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Portorož
8h 7m€131–382Train, line 2 ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain Ic
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the carferry from Port of Venice to Pirancarferry
12h 38m€164–220Train, line 2 ferry, car ferry via Milan
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the carferry from Port of Venice to Pirancarferry
12h 52m€159–217Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- 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 Portorož
6h 55m€80–575Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane NCE - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Portorož
8h 53m€198–425Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Nice-Ville to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Paviatrain
- Take the train from Pavia to Milano Forlaninitrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane LIN - TRS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Portorož
10h 42m€133–419
Nice to Piran by train, ferry, and car ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Piran is to bus which costs €65 - €120 and takes 15h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Piran is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 55m and costs €80 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Piran. However, there are services departing from Jardin d'Arménie and arriving at Piran via Nice Airport, Trieste, Autostazione and Koper. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Nice to Piran. However, there are services departing from Nice-Ville and arriving at Trieste Centrale via Ventimiglia and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 27m.
The distance between Nice and Piran is 752 km. The road distance is 746 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Piran without a car is to bus and shuttle which takes 13h 50m and costs €440 - €800.
It takes approximately 11h 27m to get from Nice to Piran, including transfers.
Nice to Piran bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice Airport station.
Nice to Piran train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Ventimiglia station.
The best way to get from Nice to Piran is to train which takes 11h 27m and costs €95 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €120 and takes 15h 34m.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Piran, Slovenia?
You can take a train from Nice-Ville to Piran via Ventimiglia, Milano Centrale, and Trieste Centrale in around 11h 27m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Nice Airport to Trieste once daily. Tickets cost €65–110 and the journey takes 11h 35m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–300
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–470
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pavia to Milano Forlanini
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nice-Ville to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- ZOU!
Train from Nice-Ville to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Pavia to Milano Forlanini
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 0871 344976
- satam@gruppolapanoramica.it
- Website
- satambus.it
Bus from Piazza Colombo - Sanremo to Bologna - Piazza Xx Settembre
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- satambus.it
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Bologna Centrale to Portorož
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €400–700
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Portorož
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €31–116
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €31
- Private
- €116
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Portorož
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €27–370
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €27
- Private
- €155
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Portorož
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €31–116
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €31
- Private
- €116
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nice Airport to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Portorož
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €100–120
Ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- ACTV — Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
Ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- ACTV — Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- db.ferry@kompas-travel.com
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Piran
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
- Adullt
- €75
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Piran
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
- Adullt
- €75
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Booking & Getting There
Nice to Piran bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Trieste station.
Nice to Piran train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Piran is 746 km. It takes approximately 7h 24m to drive from Nice to Piran.
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