Bus 12+ along the PromenadeorTaxi, regulated flat fare?

From

The "Aéroport / Promenade" stop on the Promenade des Anglais, 150 m on foot from Terminal 1, opposite the Sheraton; from Terminal 2 take the free tram one stop to Terminal 1 first

To

Albert 1er, beside Place Masséna, in 12 to 19 minutes; then Opéra - Vieille Ville for the old town and Garibaldi for the port

Luggage

A city bus with the same 55 x 25 x 35 cm rule as the tram in the operator's FAQ; no hold, no racks.

Runs

06:04–00:54

Journey

12–19 min

It is faster than the tram to Place Masséna — 12 to 19 minutes against 29 to 33 — and it is the last thing into the center at night, running to 00:54 when the tram stopped at 23:51.

The stop is on the Promenade, 150 m from Terminal 1; from Terminal 2, take the free tram to Terminal 1 first. There is no machine selling the EUR 2 card at the terminals, so load your Solo onto a card or the Android app before you walk out.

Sundays start late, at 07:04, and run every 19 minutes; take the tram before then.

Buy before boarding: the airport says no sales on board, and the operator's only on-board product is a EUR 4 Solo Secours.

A road along the seafront: the timetabled 12 to 19 minutes is a fair-weather figure, and it runs to 25 minutes to Garibaldi.

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From

The taxi ranks at arrivals level: Terminal 1 door A1 and Terminal 2 door A3 by the airport's French page (its English page says A3 for both); follow the TAXIS signs and refuse anyone who approaches you inside

To

Any address inside the Nice-Centre perimeter: east of boulevard Gambetta, south of the voie Mathis and the avenue de la Libération, as far as boulevard Stalingrad and the port

Luggage

Included: the arrêté forbids any supplement on the forfait, so no luggage charge applies.

Runs

All night

Journey

15–35 min

It loses to the tram at every party size: EUR 32 against EUR 13.60 for eight people. Its case is the hours the tram does not run, the luggage the tram's rules do not admit, and the platform machine that would sell four of you EUR 40 of Aéro tickets.

EUR 32 covers the whole car, up to eight passengers, no night, Sunday or luggage supplement. An ordinary taxi seats four; for five or more, ask at the rank for a larger one, or book through Taxi Nice Riviera (+33 4 93 13 78 78), which adds EUR 4.

The flat fare covers the perimeter only. West of boulevard Gambetta or north of the voie Mathis, the meter runs instead: EUR 4 to start, EUR 1.30 a kilometre by day, up to EUR 3.30 at night, EUR 8 minimum.

Ask for a stop or a detour on the way and the forfait no longer applies; the meter does.

No authority publishes a taxi journey time. The 20 minutes here is a working figure: the 12+ bus does the Promenade stop to Place Masséna on the same road in a timetabled 12 to 19 minutes. Allow more in summer traffic.

The driver must accept card payment for any amount and give a printed receipt above EUR 25 — so for this ride. Report overcharging to the Mairie de Nice taxi inspectorate; the airport can withdraw a driver's rank permit for it.

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