Port of Nice

Harbour Information, Terminals and Facilities
(Nice, Cote d'Azur, France)

Nice is stunningly situated on the southern coast of France in the region known as the Côte d'Azur about 20 miles west of the Italian border. The port's location is in the heart of the city and connects Corsican destinations with Nice. Nice is a trendy tourist centre, and provides an ideal base for exploring the French Riviera.

Facilities in the two ferry terminals include a tourist office, air-conditioned entrance hall, car parking facility, phone, toilets, showers and baby changing area.


Other amenities offered are a games room and vending machines. In Nice you will find a post office, banks (foreign exchange), souvenir shops, newsagents, and several typical French cafés.

Nice has been a popular tourist destination for centuries and is within driving distance to other popular holiday destinations such as Cannes, Antibes and Villefranche-sur-Mer.

Home to a good choice of hotels, Nice also comes with a selection of backpacker hostels and luxury options, with many of the best residing around the Promenade des Anglais. Nice villas have never been more popular and the best boast views of the French Riviera coastline, while others overlook the surrounding hills and vineyards.

Ferry Services

Two ferry companies operate sailings from Nice to Corsica: Corsica Sardinia Ferries and SNCM Ferries.

Two types of vessels are in service, conventional car ferries and NGV ferries (high speed). SNCM run ferries to and from Calvi, Bastia, Ajaccio and Ile Rousse. Corsica Sardinia Ferries also sail to Ajaccio and Calvi.

Contact Port of Nice:
Address: Port of Nice, Quai Amiral Infernet, 06300, Nice, Cote d'Azur, France, FR
Tel: +33 (0)4 898 898 28 Fax: not available Email: contact.rivieraports@cote-azur.cci.fr Website: http://www.riviera-ports.com