Nice Airport (NCE) Information

Where is Nice Airport?  

Located on the south east coast of France on the Mediterranean Sea, on the French Riviera (Côte d'Azur), Nice is popular destination for tourists, young and old. Those seeking inspiration are also attracted to Nice, as evidenced by the many works of Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse and others painted in the area.

Nice Airport (IATA: NCE, ICAO: LFMN), officially Nice Côte d'Azur Airport, also referred to as Côte d'Azur Airport, is located west of the city of Nice, in Alpes-Maritimes, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. The airport is situated at the western end of the Promenade des Anglais, near l'Arénas, just 7 kilometres (4 miles) away from the city centre.

Nice Airport served 11,222,042 passengers in 2012, making it the 3rd busiest airport in France after Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) and Paris Orly Airport (ORY). The Côte d'Azur airport's organization also operates NCE's "cousin" airport, Cannes Airport (CEQ).

As France neighbors the city-state of Monaco, NCE also serves as Monoco's airport, with Heli Air Monaco providing helicopter transfer service to/from Monte Carlo Heliport (MCM) in Monaco.

A long list of airlines fly to Nice Airport, including Aer Lingus, Aeroflot, Air Berlin, Air France, Air Transat, Alitalia, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, EasyJet, Emirates, Flybe, Iberia Airlines, KLM, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, Ryanair, Turkish Airlines and Vueling, to name just a few.

Cities with flights to Nice Airport include Algiers, Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Casablanca, Doha, Dubai, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Istanbul, London, Madrid, Montreal, Moscow, Naples, New York, Oslo, Paris, Prague, Riga, Rome, Tel Aviv, Vienna, Warsaw and Zürich, among many others.

Your best bet for a Nice Airport transfer is the bus. Details on all options are included in this guide.

Or, to truly arrive stress free, treat yourself to a private Nice Airport transfer from IHateTaxis.

Nice Airport services include:

• Mobile site, iPhone app, flights info by text
• Cyber cafe
• Club lounges (fee) 
• PowerKiss mobile device charging - Terminal 1 Club lounge
• Business centres - all terminals
• Flower vending machine
• Place of worship
• Art display
• Healthzone (pharmacy, vaccinations)

 

There is a free shuttle bus between the terminals.

Additional Nice Airport information may be found by visiting their official website below.

• Official NCE Nice Airport Website