Hi! I am staying at the Citea Nice Magnan.....can anyone guide me as to which bus I should take from airport (also # 98?) and where I should get off? Thanks!
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12 Rue de Californie
The 98 for Gare Routiere along the sea front, get off at the stop %26quot;Magnan%26quot; which is shortly after the Hospital Lenval, which you cant miss - a three hundred yards long six story ghastly bright blue hospital building. (If you reach any of the other landmarks like Negresco youve gone too far)
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Thanks NiceLife! I appreciate the info. One more question....I am interested in taking a day trip from NIce to Cannes on either the bus or train. Which would you recommend? any details would be great!
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No hesitation - train is less than forty minutes, TAM Bus 200 generally takes two hours. OK you have to get yourself up to the GARE SNCF which is around a tweny minute walk from Magnan, but its still no contest.
Cheers
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Hello, I%26#39;m not Nicelife but I%26#39;m sure he%26#39;ll back me up. We (husband, not NiceLife!) took the 200 to Nice this summer and it took nearly 2 hours. The return home on a fast train took about 20 minutes! I may be a bit out in the timings but you get the picture. definitely get the train if it is close enough to where you are staying. the fast ones go from the main Nice Ville train station, if you are in the east of Nice near the Port area, then Riquier may be the closest train station for you, but you will have to get the slower stopping trains, only about an extra 10 mins overall on your journey. The cost. Well, this year all bus fares have been 1,30 euros so incredible value. The train was dearer, can%26#39;t remember perhaps 5- 7 euros so still not too bad. The only tip I would suggest for the train which really does get my vote is to buy your ticket the day before and have a go at the automatic machines, they are quite straight forward as long as you are in no rush. try your credit card, if not have cash ready to feed in. The queues for the train tickets are long and excruciatingly slow. Nicelife write a great tip on this in his virtualtourist.com tips.
Train timetable here:
http://tinyurl.com/ga9d7
best wishes
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beat me to it Andrew!
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Hi Lisa - you gotta be fast round here!
The bus has been two hours mainly due to the excruciatingly slow and heavy traffic between Cagnes and Villeneuve Loubet. Maybe its a Summer problem and now %26quot;rentree%26quot; has passed and all the Parisians have gone home thing may have speeded up a bit.
The blue ticket machines at Nice Gare Ville are frightening. This season one one of them blocked my Carte Blue on first use. People stick international credit cards in the slot and when they are declined, naturally they try and retrieve the card by force. The machines get onfused and I was unlucky enough to be next in line and my card got it in the neck.. Cost me thirty euro CB card reissue fee.
I try and buy tickets in advance now - they are good for sixty days
Ah the joys of France!
Cheers
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thanks everyone! seems like the train is the way to go. we will be there the first week of October....and fortunately we will spend a couple days in Nice prior to Cannes excursion....so can work on the ticket buying..sounds like a challenge! I think I read on virtualtourist that night trains may not be the best idea; what is considered %26quot;too late to be on a train safely%26quot; for the Cannes-Nice return trip? thanks!
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The 23.39 returning from Cannes to Nice has usually been OK, - thats fast semi-direct and usually has a fair number of people still around. We use it returning fromconcerts at the Palais de Festivals. The very last train shortly after midnight is a stopping at all (deserted) stations is one personally I would not take if you paid me.
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Did both train %26amp; bus to Cannes last week.
Road traffic is not too bad now. Your on holiday, time is not an issue. Take the 200 bus,you will see all the other resorts on route and dont forget it maybe passes your hotel as it does promenade Anglaise full length.Getting from lower Nice to trains and ticketing is much more hassle.
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