There are 10 ways to get from Penzance to Nice by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car ferry, train, plane, or car 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
best- Take the train from Penzance to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Villetrain Tgv
15h 42m€427–896Train to Newquay Cornwall Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Penzance to Trurotrain
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane NQY - NCE
10h 29m€120–413Bus via Dover
- Take the bus from Penzance Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Nicebus
32h 15m€132–237Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Penzance to Poolecar
- Take the car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Nicecar
21h 46m€251–725Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 406 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus
33h 27m€164–349Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Penzance to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Nicecar
19h 9mTrain, train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Penzance to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane BRS - NCE
10h 2m€163–401Train to Exeter, fly
- Take the train from Penzance to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane EXT - NCE
11h€181–471Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Penzance to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane LHR - NCE
10h 14m€241–576Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Penzance to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane LGW - NCE
11h 27m€208–473
Penzance to Nice by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Penzance to Nice is to bus via Dover which costs €130 - €240 and takes 32h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Penzance to Nice is to train and fly which takes 10h 2m and costs €160 - €410.
No, there is no direct bus from Penzance station to Nice. However, there are services departing from Penzance Bus Station and arriving at Nice via London Victoria, Dover and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Penzance to Nice. However, there are services departing from Penzance and arriving at Nice Ville via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 42m.
The distance between Penzance and Nice is 1922 km.
The best way to get from Penzance to Nice without a car is to train which takes 15h 42m and costs €420 - €900.
It takes approximately 15h 42m to get from Penzance to Nice, including transfers.
Penzance to Nice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Penzance Bus Station.
Penzance to Nice train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Penzance station.
The best way to get from Penzance to Nice is to train which takes 15h 42m and costs €420 - €900. Alternatively, you can bus via Dover, which costs €130 - €240 and takes 32h 15m.
What companies run services between Penzance, England and Nice, France?
You can take a train from Penzance to Nice Ville via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 15h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Penzance Bus Station to Nice via London Victoria, Dover, and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 32h 15m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Exeter to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–490
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Exeter to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Exeter to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Exeter to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–490
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Penzance to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–290
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Penzance to Truro
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Penzance to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Penzance to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Penzance to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–250
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €190–310
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–360
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Penzance to Truro
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Penzance to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Penzance to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Penzance Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–370
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €55–95
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–370
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More Questions & Answers
Penzance to Nice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Nice is 1h ahead of Penzance. It is currently 12:35 PM in Penzance and 1:35 PM in Nice.
Penzance to Nice train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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