Nice Travel Forum

Hey!
I have a flight leaving from the nice airport on thursday at 10am. I am now in montpellier, I haved tried to look for a train that leaves to nice in the morning but there isnt any.
And I thought about either go during the day on wednsday and spend the night in a hostel, or take the last train that arrives in nice 11.30pm on wednsday and either spend the night on the trainstation or airport.
Is that a bad choise? since Im an alone 20year old girl? Is there anything to do at the airport or trainstation? like do they have computers or cafes? whatever.

Any respond would mean alot!
Thanks!

The airport website will tell you what is available in terms of shops etc. There is an English translation button.

http://www.nice.aeroport.fr/

This will tell you about sleeping (or not) at the airport:

http://www.sleepinginairports.net/europe/nice.htm

As for the railway station, I suggest you look here:

http://www.sleepinginairports.net/europe/nice_rs.htm

If it was me (or if you were my daughter) I'd go a day early and spend the night in a hostel.

I'm not a 20 year old girl but I know Nice main station rather well and even if open, it would not be my choice of overnight stay. Not necessarily dangerous, but not inspiring confidence, either. Away from the popular toutist haunts, Nice can be a little "socially realistic" at night. Find a hostel or a cheap(ish) hotel near the station.

Agree.

Airport looks safer than train station, though both are hardly ever comfortable

are you sure the airport is open after midnight untill 10 am. many close from midnight to early morn if there are no flight then. some in this world use to be open only 8 hours a day even though they are near a large city nice.

When arriving late or departing early we always stay at the Campanile. It is opposite the airportso you can walk there, across the main road Budget price, good buffet restairant and reasonable rooms.

www.campanile.com
niceaeroport@campanile.fr

When arriving late or departing early we always stay at the Campanile. It is opposite the airportso you can walk there, across the main road Budget price, good buffet restairant and reasonable rooms.

www.campanile.com
niceaeroport@campanile.fr

Delcity,

Good point! No, I am not sure.
I had to fly from Nice once at 7 a.m., arrived at the airport at about 6 a.m., and it was quite lively with an American school party.
But I cannot guarantee it is open at midnight.

I can only just remember being twenty, just, but if you weigh up what price you put on your own personal safety, security, comfort and convenience, then fifty or so euro for an off-airport hotel like Campanile is a bargain.

thank you all very much!
Yes I will be sleeping at an hostel over the night. :)

In the morning around 7, how do I get to the airport? is it far and is there a bus I can take because taxi is just to expensive.

You have not said which hostel or where it is but, as I said, you could walk safely just across the road from the Campanile.

If you are not off-airport but somewhere near the centre of Nice, you want the 98 Airport Express (4 euro) which runs from the bus station to the airport starting at around 5:30 am first out I think - check on line Ligne d'Azur - , takes 20 minutes.