There are 10 ways to get from Blackpool to Nice by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, train (Eurostar), or car ferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
best- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane MAN - NCE
6h 39m€89–235Train via Paris
- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Villetrain Tgv
12h 50m€383–714Bus
- Take the bus from Blackpool to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus
30h 44m€131–217Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Blackpool to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Nicecar
18h 34m€408–538Train to Liverpool, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane LPL - NCE
6h 41m€100–260Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane LBA - NCE
8h 10m€98–272Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane BHX - NCE
8h€113–295Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane MAN - MRS
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Villetrain
9h 29m€120–329Train
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Marseille Saint Chtrain Trn
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain
16h 29m€423–668Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Blackpool to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Nicecar
20h 1m€302–493
Blackpool to Nice by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Blackpool to Nice is to train and fly which costs €85 - €240 and takes 6h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Blackpool to Nice is to train and fly which takes 6h 39m and costs €85 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Blackpool to Nice. However, there are services departing from Blackpool and arriving at Albert 1er via Manchester, Shudehill Interchange, London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Aéroport / Promenade. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 44m.
No, there is no direct train from Blackpool to Nice. However, there are services departing from Blackpool North and arriving at Nice Ville via Preston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 50m.
The distance between Blackpool and Nice is 1387 km.
The best way to get from Blackpool to Nice without a car is to train via Paris which takes 12h 50m and costs €380 - €750.
It takes approximately 6h 39m to get from Blackpool to Nice, including transfers.
Blackpool to Nice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Blackpool station.
Blackpool to Nice train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Preston station.
The best way to get from Blackpool to Nice is to train via Paris which takes 12h 50m and costs €380 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €220 and takes 30h 44m.
What companies run services between Blackpool, England and Nice, France?
You can take a train from Blackpool North to Nice Ville via Preston, London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 12h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Blackpool to Albert 1er via Manchester, Shudehill Interchange, London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1, and Aéroport / Promenade in around 30h 44m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Liverpool to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Liverpool to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–360
Train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Blackpool North to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Blackpool North to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Blackpool North to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–290
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–290
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €139
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €139
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Leeds to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Marseille Saint Ch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Blackpool to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Blackpool to Nice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Manchester, Shudehill Interchange station.
Nice is 1h ahead of Blackpool. It is currently 09:24 in Blackpool and 10:24 in Nice.
Blackpool to Nice train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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