Athens to Nice

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Athens to Nice. From €127.58, fastest 5h 33m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Athens to Nice costs €127.58 at the cheapest and takes 5h 33m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 1,566 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 9, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
1,566 km
Fastest
5h 33m
Average
5h 43m
Services per day
12
Cheapest
€127.58
CO2 per passenger
385.2 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight5h 35m2h 25m3h 10m€134.07385.2 kg12
  • 5h 35mFastest, by Flight
  • €134.07Cheapest, by Flight
  • 385.2 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 1,566 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€127.58
  1. Air France AF948718:162h 30m20:46Athens ATHNice NCE

Door to door 5h 40mCO2 385.2 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Fastest€175.37
  1. Air France AF397114:032h 25m16:28Athens ATHNice NCE

Door to door 5h 35mCO2 385.2 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Today's real departures
OperatorServiceDepartsArrivesTakes
Hellenic Train2 changesIC5614:5813:5071h 36m
Hellenic Train3 changesIC5003:5806:0550h 50m
Hellenic Train4 changesIC5003:5806:2950h 31m
Hellenic Train5 changesIC5003:5803:2048h 3m
Hellenic Train6 changesIC5003:5801:2046h 45m
Hellenic Train2 changesIC5614:5813:5071h 37m
Hellenic Train4 changesIC5614:5819:2053h 7m
Hellenic Train5 changesIC5614:5817:2051h 8m
Hellenic Train6 changesIC5614:5817:0550h 49m
Hellenic Train7 changesIC5614:5816:0049h 21m

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Athens to Nice
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Athens to NiceThuSep 10FriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23
Flight€305.17€295.14€250.89€230.24€191.89€193.66€162.98€224.93€186.58€197.20€176.55€162.39€156.49€134.07

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €127.58

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Nice is not something we sell.

A hotel room

Where to stay in Nice

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Booking window

When to book Athens to Nice

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €139.3890 days
  2. €116.3760 days
  3. €131.7145 days
  4. €125.8130 days
  5. €138.7921 days
  6. €134.0714 days
  7. €162.987 days
  8. €250.893 days
  9. €305.171 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €116.37.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 162 percent. The most expensive point is €305.17, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€305.17€116.371371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €176.55Sun
  2. €162.39Mon
  3. €156.49Tue
  4. €138.79Wed
  5. €224.93Thu
  6. €186.58Fri
  7. €197.20Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €193.66Sep
  2. €136.43Oct
  3. €132.89Nov
  4. €127.58Dec
  5. €121.09Jan
  6. €106.93Feb

The route

AthensAthensNiceNice
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
67% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 33% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 1,566 km against 1,520 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Naples, Rome, Bari, Tirana. The gap between arriving and leaving is 59 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Athens at 06:29 and the last at 18:53, across 12 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Athens

Rail
  • Athina Larissa
  • Athens railway station
  • Peloponnese railway station of Athens
Bus
  • Athina Kifissos
  • KTEL Athens Bus Station Terminal B
Air
  • ATH

Nice

Rail
  • Nice Ville
  • Nice-Riquier
  • Nice CP Station
Bus
  • Nice Saint Augustin
  • Nice - Gare Routière Vauban
Air
  • NCE
Ferry
  • Nice Ferry Terminal
  • Gare Maritime

NCE is not in Nice, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from NCE into Nice?

Settled in advance, so the ride into Nice costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.

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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFrom
Air France€127.58
easyJet Europe€130.53
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Flight fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€100.5079%
Taxes€18.0914%
Supplier fees€7.005%
Our service fee€1.992%
Total you pay€127.58100%

Check-in is at three and you will be in Nice well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Nice

Most of the points near Nice Ville open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Athens to Nice

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Athens to Nice?

The fastest journey from Athens to Nice takes 5h 33m door to door, of which 2h 25m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 5h 43m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Athens to Nice?

The cheapest fare from Athens to Nice is €127.58, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €208.41. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Athens to Nice?

The cheapest way from Athens to Nice is by Flight, at €134.07 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 5h 35m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Athens to Nice?

Fares from Athens to Nice bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €116.37. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 162 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Athens to Nice?

Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Athens to Nice, at €138.79. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Athens to Nice?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Athens to Nice, at €106.93 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Athens to Nice?

2 operators sell services from Athens to Nice across 1 modes: Air France, easyJet Europe. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Athens to Nice?

67 percent of the services we sell from Athens to Nice are direct. The rest connect at Naples, Rome, Bari, Tirana, with about 59 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Athens to Nice use?

Services from Athens to Nice by Flight leave from Athens ATH and arrive at Nice NCE. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Athens to Nice?

0 of the 2 operators we sell from Athens to Nice allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Athens to Nice on September 9, 2026: 1566 km of route against 1520 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €127.58, and 5h 33m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Nice and elsewhere in France. None of it is ours to sell.

A guided tour group

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