Corsica Ferries ferry to Bastia, by tram 2orTaxi, regulated flat fare?

2→Corsica Ferries · Lignes d'Azur and Corsica FerriesCorsica Ferries ferry to Bastia, by tram 2

From

The tram stop in front of Terminal 2, or the esplanade outside door A0 at Terminal 1

To

Bastia port, in the town centre

Luggage

The tram allows only bags up to 55 x 25 x 35 cm and bans luggage trolleys; on the ferry, without a vehicle, bags go free into the ship's luggage room.

Runs

13:00–23:45

Journey

9 h 35 min to 13 h 35 min

Two separate tickets: the tram at EUR 1.70 and the ferry from EUR 31.00 do not cover each other. The ferry fare changes by date: EUR 31 to 36 on the autumn and winter Saturdays Corsica Ferries lists.

There are few sailings: Corsica Ferries lists Saturdays only, and none on 10 October or 26 December. Check the date on Corsica Ferries' booking page before you book a flight.

The tram ends at Port Lympia, about 600 metres from the Corsica Ferries terminal on the quay. Bags above 55 x 25 x 35 cm are outside the tram's stated rule.

Corsica Ferries asks passengers to be at the port at least 90 minutes before sailing; the Port de Nice says foot passengers are usually there about an hour before.

Corsica Ferries ferry to Bastia, by tram 2: price for every party size

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