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Taxi, regulated flat fareorPre-booked private transfer?

The short answer

For one traveler the Taxi, regulated flat fare is cheaper by €3. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

Both are listed at 20 min.

Taxi, regulated flat fare: Runs all night. Pre-booked private transfer: Runs all night.

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.
TravelersTaxi, regulated flat farePre-booked private transferDifference
1€32€35€3
2€32€35€3
3€32€35€3
4€32€63€31
5€32€63€31
6€32€63€31
7€32€63€31
8€32€126€94

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
taxi · Taxis niçois, tariff set by the Préfecture des Alpes-MaritimesTaxi, regulated flat fare
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.

Taxi, regulated flat fare: price for every party size

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

Book transfer through Welcome Pickups

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