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Pre-booked private transferorBus 82 Express to Antibes?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Pre-booked private transfer reaches Place Masséna and avenue Jean Médecin — the Jean Médecin tram stop, where lines 1 and 2 cross; the old town, the port and Nice-Ville station all lie inside the taxi's Nice-Centre perimeter; the Bus 82 Express to Antibes does not. This goes to Antibes and on toward Vallauris, not into Nice.

The Pre-booked private transfer is quicker: 20 min against 47 min. The Bus 82 Express to Antibes varies between 35 and 55 minutes.

Pre-booked private transfer: Runs all night. Bus 82 Express to Antibes: 07:30–21:55.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersPre-booked private transferBus 82 Express to AntibesDifference
1€35€11€24
2€35€22€13
3€35€33€2
4€63€44€19
5€63€55€8
6€63€66€3
7€63€77€14
8€126€88€38

The cheaper option changes at 6 travelers, from the Bus 82 Express to Antibes to the Pre-booked private transfer. The cheaper option changes at 8 travelers, from the Pre-booked private transfer to the Bus 82 Express to Antibes. That is the whole reason this comparison is not a single number.

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
transfer · Welcome PickupsPre-booked private transfer
From
Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To
Any address
Luggage
Stated when booking; choose the vehicle by luggage as well as seats.
Runs
All night
Journey
15–35 min

Unlike the official taxi’s regulated flat fare, this price is indicative: the operator sets it, and it moves with vehicle size and luggage. Confirm the total at the time you book.

Pre-booked private transfer: price for every party size

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82 · ZOU! Express, for the Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurBus 82 Express to Antibes
From
The Ligne 82 stop at Nice Aéroport Terminal 2, five minutes ahead of Terminal 1
To
The Pôle d'Echanges d'Antibes, by the railway station, in about 47 minutes, then on to Juan-les-Pins, Golfe-Juan and Vallauris
Runs
07:30–21:55
Journey
35–55 min

The fare is EUR 11.00 bought ahead — agency, e-boutique, app or a tapped card on the validator — against EUR 11.40 paid in cash to the driver.

One fare for the whole line: it costs the same whether you get off at Antibes or ride on to Golfe-Juan or Vallauris.

Since 10 March 2025 the bus also calls at Terminal 1, five minutes after Terminal 2.

The TER from Nice-Ville also reaches Antibes, unpriced here.

Bus 82 Express to Antibes: price for every party size

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