And even less!
During your stay in Nice you may buy the “Lignes d’Azur” tickets at each tram station. These tickets are valid for all Lignes d’Azur buses as well as the 3 tram lines. It’s even cheaper if you buy the “Multi 10 voyages” ticket for 10€ and validate the journey for several people on the same ticket (bus + tram), ex: If there are 5 people punch the ticket 5 times.
If you stay 1 week in Nice it would be better to buy the « Pass 7 jours » available at all tram stations. It costs 15€ each and allows unlimited journeys by bus and tram over 7 consecutive days. You can use these tickets for all destinations operated by Lignes d’Azur buses and trams.
Obviously the bus trips take time but you are not in a hurry during your holidays, are you? You can go to many places by bus departing from the city center of Nice or from the connection points close to the airport. You avoid the exhausting search for a parking space and the parking charges. Meet locals on the bus and think of the environment. To get on the bus please give a sign to the bus driver, local buses don’t stop automatically!
Here are some ideas, all timetables on www.lignesdazur.com/en/schedules/23:
- Parc Phoenix in Nice: tram L2 from Port Lympia to Airport/CADAM – stop: Parc Phoenix
- Villefranche sur Mer: bus n° 15 from Promenade des Arts to Port St. Jean Cap Ferrat – stop: Octroi
- Villa Rothschild at Cap Ferrat: bus n° 15 from Promenade des Arts to Port St. Jean Cap Ferrat – stop: Passable/Rothschild
- St. Jean Cap Ferrat: bus n° 15 from Promenade des Arts to Port St. Jean Cap Ferrat -> stop: Port St. Jean Cap Ferrat (terminus)
- Villa Kerylos in Beaulieu sur Mer: bus n° 15 from Promenade des Arts to Port St. Jean Cap Ferrat -> stop: Kerylos
- Eze Village: bus n° 82 from Vauban to Plateau de la Justice – stop: Village – Eze
- Plateau de la Justice above Eze Village: bus n° 82 from Vauban (bus station) to Plateau de la Justice – stop: Plateau de la Justice
- Tourrette-Levens: bus n° 19 from Vauban (bus station) to St. André/Tourrette-Levens/Levens -> stop: Village (of Tourrette-Levens)
- St. Jeannet: bus n° 54 from Grand Arénas (tram L2 and L3) to St. Jeannet – stop: St. Jeannet (terminus)
- Vence: bus n° 9 from Parc Phoenix (tram L2) to Halte Routière d’Ara Vence – stop: Halte Routière d’Ara Vence (terminus)
You can also spend a day in the mountains, between 1h30 and 2h from Nice. Discover the different valleys in the hinterland of Nice, go for hiking or for skiing in winter (it’s recommended to book the bus in advance in winter) – all this is po all this is possible for 1,50€ only!
- The Vésubie valley: bus n° 90 from Grand Arénas (tram L2 and L3) to St. Martin-Vésubie or Valdeblore -> stop: St. Martin-Vésubie or La Bolline (terminus)
- The Tinée valley: bus n° 91 from Grand Arénas (tram L2 and L3) to Isola, St. Etienne-de-Tinée or Auron -> stop: Village (Isola), St. Etienne-de-Tinée or Auron (terminus)
- Only in winter from December onwards: bus n° 92 from Grand Arénas (tram L2 and L3) to Isola 2000 -> stop: Isola 2000 (terminus)
- The Var valley: Valberg see below
Voici un des bus de Lignes d’Azur qui circulent à Nice www.lignesdazur.com/fr/horaires/23
These destinations are operated by https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/, you pay 1,50€ directly to the bus driver:
- Villefranche sur Mer: bus n° 100 (LR100 on web site) from Port Lympia (behind the church) to Menton – stop: Octroi
- Beaulieu sur Mer: bus n° 100 (LR100 on web site) from Port Lympia (behind the church) to Menton -> stop: Baie des Fourmis or Kérylos
- Eze Village: bus n° 112 (LR112 on web site) from Vauban (bus station) to Monaco/Monte Carlo – stop: Village – Eze
- Monaco/Monte Carlo: bus n° 100 (LR100 on web site) from Port Lympia (behind the church) to Menton – stop: Place d’Armes or Monte Carlo Casino or bus n° 112 (LR112 on web site) from Vauban (bus station) to Monaco/Monte Carlo – stop: Jardin Exotique or Monte Carlo Casino
- Menton: bus n° 100 (LR100 on web site) to Port Lympia (behind the church) to Menton -> stop: Casino (of Menton)
- La Turbie: bus n° 116 (LR116 on web site) from Vauban (bus station) to Peille Village – stop: Mairie (of La Turbie)
- Peille Village: bus n° 116 (LR116 on web site) from Vauban (bus station) to Peille Village -> stop: Village – Peille (terminus)
- St. Paul de Vence: bus n° 400 (LR400 on web site) from Parc Phoenix (tram L2) to Halte Routière d’Ara Vence -> stop: Village – St. Paul de Vence
- Vence: bus n° 400 (LR400 on web site) from Parc Phoenix (tram L2) to Halte Routière d’Ara Vence -> stop: Halte Routière d’Ara Vence (terminus)
- Grasse: bus n° 500 (LR500 on web site) from Parc Phoenix (tram L2) to Gare Routière Grasse -> stop: Gare Routière Grasse (terminus)
- The Var valley: bus n° 770 (LR770 on web site) from the post office Thiers closed to the train station in Nice to Valberg –> stop: Valberg Station (terminus)
For destinations such as Antibes, Juan les Pins and Cannes please take the train (TER) as the bus n° 200 (LR200 on web site) takes too long!
The villages of Biot, Villeneuve-Loubet and Haut de Cagnes are very picturesque and really worth a visit even though you have to take the train (TER) + local bus: To get on the bus please give a sign to the bus driver, local buses don’t stop automatically!
Biot: train (TER) to train station SNCF Biot, then bus n° 10 from SNCF Biot to Biot village (10min), details on http://www.envibus.fr/en/bus-routes/ligne-10.html#horaires
Villeneuve Loubet village: train (TER) to train station SNCF Villeneuve-Loubet, then bus n° 23 from SNCF Villeneuve-Loubet to Place de Gaulle (10min), details on http://www.envibus.fr/toutes-les-lignes-urbaines/ligne-23.html
Haut de Cagnes: bus n° 9 from Parc Phoenix (tram L2) in Nice to Square Bourdet in Cagnes sur Mer, then free shuttle bus n° 44 from Square Bourdet to Château Vieux Bourg, details on http://www.envibus.fr/en/bus-routes/ligne-10.html#horaires
