There are 6 ways to get from Nice to Portaferry by plane, bus, train, ferry, car, 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.
Fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, bus
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane NCE - BHD
- Take the bus from Lanyon Place to Portaferry Depotbus
9h 32mTrain, ferry, bus, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Take the bus from 3Arena to Dundalk Institute of Technologybus
- Drive from Dundalk Institute of Technology to Portaferrycar
34h 20m£274–833Fly to Belfast International Airport, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane NCE - BFS
- Take the bus from Lanyon Place to Portaferry Depotbus
8h 29mFly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane NCE - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centrebus
- Take the bus from Lanyon Place to Portaferry Depotbus
10h 11mFly to City Of Derry Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)plane NCE - LDY
- Take the train from Coleraine to Lanyon Placetrain
- Take the bus from Lanyon Place to Portaferry Depotbus
12h 58mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Nice to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
- Drive from Dublin Terminal 1 to Portaferrycar
34h 51m£292–761
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Portaferry is to drive and car ferry which costs £290 - £800 and takes 34h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Portaferry is to train and ferry and bus and drive which takes 34h 20m and costs £270 - £850.
The distance between Nice and Portaferry is 1001 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 32m to get from Nice to Portaferry, including transfers.
Portaferry is 1h behind Nice. It is currently 5:41 AM in Nice and 4:41 AM in Portaferry.
There are 154+ hotels available in Portaferry.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Portaferry, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Nice to Portaferry. However, you can take the train to Saint-Laurent-du-Var, walk to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), walk to George Best Belfast City Airport, take the line 600 bus to Bridge End, walk to Lanyon Place, then take the bus to Portaferry Depot. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nice Ville to Portaferry via Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon, Saint-Lazare, Paris St Lazare, Cherbourg, Cherbourg, Dublin Ferryport B+I, 3Arena, and Dundalk Institute of Technology in around 34h 20m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–290
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–370
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–250
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £75–110
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–110
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–110
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–110
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–110
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to City Of Derry Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to City Of Derry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £160–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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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
- £120–320
- 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 St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@normandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Coleraine to Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Lanyon Place to Portaferry Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from 3Arena to Dundalk Institute of Technology
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–350
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £95–470
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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