There are 10 ways to get from Nice to Spain by plane, train (TGV, Renfe), bus, rideshare, train, or car
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Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane NCE - BCN
4h 40m€25–129Train
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Barcelona-Santstrain 9730
8h 19m€104–169Bus via Perpignan
- Take the bus from Nice to Perpignanbus FlixBus N758
- Take the bus from Perpignan to Barcelonabus FlixBus 788 / ...
9h 20m€44–85Rideshare
- Take the rideshare from Nice to Barcelone660.2 km
7h 45m€46Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane NCE - PMI
4h 19m€35–178Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane NCE - MAD
5h 6m€53–187Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane NCE - BIQ
- Take the bus from Aeropuerto Biarritz to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
4h 48m€64–331Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane MRS - PMI
6h 39m€77–260Bus
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Barcelonabus FlixBus 728 / ...
11h 35m€46–86Drive 661.7 km
- Drive from Nice to Barcelonacar 661.7 km
6h 27m€105–152
Nice to Spain by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Spain is to rideshare which costs €46 and takes 7h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Spain is to fly which takes 4h 19m and costs €35 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Spain. However, there are services departing from Nice and arriving at Barcelona via Perpignan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Nice to Spain. However, there are services departing from Nice Ville and arriving at Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya via Marseille St Charles and Barcelona Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 19m.
The distance between Nice and Spain is 522 km. The road distance is 661.7 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Spain without a car is to train which takes 8h 19m and costs €100 - €170.
It takes approximately 4h 40m to get from Nice to Spain, including transfers.
Nice to Spain bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice station.
Nice to Spain train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nice Ville station.
The best way to get from Nice to Spain is to fly which takes 4h 40m and costs €25 - €130. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €100 - €170 and takes 8h 19m, you could also bus via Perpignan, which costs €40 - €90 and takes 9h 20m.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Spain?
Vueling Airlines and easyJet fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nice Ville to Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya via Marseille St Charles and Barcelona Sants in around 8h 19m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–90
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–120
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–90
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–120
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–310
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–480
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–140
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €22–70
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Perpignan to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nice Airport to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Perpignan to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
Bus from Aeropuerto Biarritz to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–8
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Nice to Barcelone
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €46
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Nice to Spain bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Perpignan station.
Nice to Spain train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Marseille St Charles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Spain is 662 km. It takes approximately 6h 27m to drive from Nice to Spain.
Book your Nice to Spain train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Nice to Spain bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Nice and Spain. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.



















