La SNCF (French National Railway Company) provides 11 regular connections from abroad and 20 daily connections with the largest cities in France. The T.G.V. (high-speed train) links Paris to Nice in 6 1/2 hours.
Direct daily connections: 4 to 5 in summer, 2 in winter.
A "car-train" service is available between major French cities: vehicules are conveyed at the same time as their owners, who travel in "couchettes"

GARE SNCF (Main railway station)
Avenue Thiers
06000 Nice
Information: Tel.: 33 (0)4 92 14 82 52/53
Fax: 33 (0)4 92 14 80 20
Internet: www.sncf.fr


CHEMINS de FER de PROVENCE
Information
40, rue Clément-Roassal, BP 1387
06007 Nice Cedex 1
Tél.: 33 (0)4 97 03 80 80
Fax: 33 (0)4 97 03 80 81
Internet: www.trainprovence
4 daily connections Digne-Nice in just over 3 hours.

Located in the heart of the city, the Port of Nice is made up of a 10-ha basin, 7 ha of platforms and some ten wharves, six of them for commercial use.
Situated at just 4 miles from the Nice Côte d'Azur International Airport and a few minutes on foot from the city's main tourist attractions (Old Nice, Place Massena, shopping areas, Acropolis Convention Centre...)

MARITIME CONNECTIONS BETWEEN NICE AND CORSICA

With 1 682 rotations and over 500 000 passengers, the Port of Nice became the second port in terms of passenger turnover for Corsica in 1997. Two companies provide services to and from the island offering up to 8 departures a day in high season either on traditional ferries (the crossing takes between 6 and 8 hours, night crossings also available) or on high-speed ferries which reduce the crossing time to between 2 1/2 - 3 hours.These new ferries or NGV make day trips to Corsica now possible.

CORSICA FERRIES
Quai Amiral-Infernet - 06300 Nice
Tel.: 33 (0)8 25 09 50 95
Fax: 33 (0)4 95 32 14 71
High speed ferries "Corsica Express".
Rotations from April to November.

SNCM FERRYTERRANÉE
Gare maritime - Quai du Commerce
06359 Nice Cedex 4
Tel.: 33 (0)4 93 13 66 66 or 33 (0)4 93 13 66 99
Fax: 33 (0)4 93 13 66 81
N.G.V. (high speed ferries) and traditional ferries. Rotations all year round.

INFORMATION

CAPITAINERIE DU PORT
Quai Île-de-Beauté - 06300 Nice
Tel.: 33 (0)4 93 89 50 85
33 (0)4 92 00 42 68
Fax: 33 (0)4 92 04 95 93

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Quai Amiral-Infernet - 06300 Nice
Contact: M. Weil
Tel.: 33 (0)820 425 555
Fax: 33 (0)4 92 00 42 10
Internet: www.riviera-ports.com

PILOT BOATS
Tel.: 33 (0)4 93 55 24 41
Fax: 33 (0)4 93 89 63 87
Mandatory for vessels of over 50m.


YACHTING

The port of Nice has 500 mooring berths, including 24 for large yachts and can accommodate units over 75 ft long.
The following services are available :

• mooring on floating decks, catways, wharves;
• fuel: by lorry;
• electricity: 220 or 380 V;
• drinking water;
• telephone, cable TV;
• daily weather forecast display;
• showers, toilets;
• slipway, launderettes, distribution of ice.

RATES

Tickets sold onboard busses: • 1 Voyage Solo: 1,30 Euros
• SunMaxi 14: 16,00 Euros (14 journeys: can be used simultaneously by several passengers)
• SunPass 1 day: 4,00 Euros (unlimited travel)

Tickets sold in the "Sunboutiques" and other sales points: • Souleu 6 (6 journeys) 6,22 Euros
• Souleu 8 (8 journeys) 8,29 Euros
• Souleu 24 (24 journeys) 24,29 Euros

• SunPass 1 jour: 4,00 Euros
• SunPass 5 jours: 12,96 Euros
• SunPass 7 jours: 16,77 Euros
(unlimited travel)