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💡 The Short Version: A Lignes d’Azur single is €1.70, valid for 74 minutes with changes but not for a return; a 1-day pass is €7 for 24 hours, a 2-day pass €13 and a 7-day pass €20. Buy before boarding at the machines at every tram stop (coins and bank cards, never banknotes) and validate on every journey, pass or not. Zou! trains and regional buses have their own tickets: the Pass Journée is €20 for a day of trains, and the Pass Sud Azur Explore is €35 for 3 days of trains, buses and trams across the Alpes-Maritimes and Monaco. Evening works change tram lines 2, 3 and B from 25 October to 3 December 2026. Prices are in euros. Or book a tour: the hop-on hop-off busad is from €24 and the Old Town and Castle Hill walkad from €26 (GetYourGuide).
Tickets and passes on the Lignes d’Azur network
Lignes d’Azur runs the trams and buses of the Nice Côte d’Azur Métropole. Its fares are on its own tickets page.
| Ticket | What it gives | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Solo | One journey, with changes for 74 minutes; no return journey | €1.70 |
| Multi voyages | 1 to 100 trips on a rechargeable card, with changes within 74 minutes of the first validation; one card can serve several people, and each must validate | From €1.70 a trip, plus €2 for the card |
| Return with Parcazur | A return journey with changes and a day’s parking at a Parcazur park-and-ride | €3.40 |
| Ticket Azur | One Lignes d’Azur trip and one connection within 2 hours 30 minutes onto an interurban Alpes-Maritimes line; machines only | €2.50 |
| 1-day pass | Unlimited journeys for 24 hours from first validation | €7 |
| 2-day pass | 48 hours | €13 |
| 7-day pass | 7 days | €20 |
| 14-day pass | 14 days | €36 |
| 30-day pass | 30 days | €60 |
The €2 anonymous rechargeable card is refundable at sales points. Two singles cost €3.40, and the €7 pass is cheaper from the fifth ride of the day.
Where to buy: about 200 machines stand at every tram stop, every bus rapid transit stop, the Parcazur car parks, the arrival hall of Nice-Ville station and the terminus of line 15 at Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. They take coins and bank cards, never banknotes. You can also buy at the agency at 33 boulevard Dubouchage, at resellers, and in the Lignes d’Azur Tickets app. Tickets bought online or in the app must be loaded or activated within 2 months. There is no card tap on the trams.
The rules: validate on every journey, a pass included. Bikes are not allowed, even folded; scooters and skateboards only folded. No eating or drinking on board, and only small animals in a bag.
The trams and buses
A line 1 tram crossing Place Garibaldi. Photo: Myrabella, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
| Line | Route |
|---|---|
| Tram 1 | Pasteur to Henri Sappia, by Jean Médecin, Masséna and Gare Thiers |
| Tram 2 | The airport (Terminals 1 and 2) to Jean Médecin and Port Lympia |
| Tram 3 | Port Lympia to Saint-Isidore, by the Allianz Riviera stadium |
| Tram B | The airport to the administrative centre, CADAM |
| Bus 12+ | A bus rapid transit line from the airport along the Promenade des Anglais to Place Masséna, the old town and Place Garibaldi |
These are the bus routes a visitor uses:
| To | By |
|---|---|
| The Matisse museum in Cimiez | Bus 5, 16, 18, 33 or 40 |
| The Chagall museum | Bus 5, or tram 1 to Gare Thiers and 15 minutes on foot |
| Èze village | Bus 82 from Nice Vauban, about 30 minutes |
| Cap Ferrat and the Villa Ephrussi | Bus 15 from Lycée Masséna or Port Lympia |
| The airport | Tram 2, or bus 12+ along the Promenade |
Zou!: trains and regional buses
Zou! is the Région Sud’s brand for TER trains and its regional buses. A Lignes d’Azur ticket is not valid on it, except through the Ticket Azur connection or the Pass Sud Azur Explore.
A Zou! regional train at a Nice-Ville platform. Photo: Remontees, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Trains: a train runs every 15 minutes between Cannes and Menton. TER fares are priced by distance, bought on SNCF Connect, the Zou! app or station machines, and a ticket is valid for its route on any train that day. Day trips from Nice has the run times.
- Buses: Zou! express lines (every train and buses numbered 1 to 99) are priced by distance. The other lines, numbered 100 and up, such as 600, 602, 650 and 655, are a flat €2.20 a trip on Zou!‘s June 2026 fare leaflet, and €15.40 for 10 trips. A ticket bought from the driver is €0.40 more.
- The Pass Journée: €20 for unlimited TER trains in the Alpes-Maritimes for a day, with €5 for each companion, up to 8. It excludes TGV, Intercités, buses and trams.
- The Pass Sud Azur Explore: €35 for 3 days, €50 for 7 and €80 for 14, or €30, €40 and €65 for under-18s with an adult. It covers the TER from Théoule-sur-Mer to Menton-Garavan, Grasse to Cannes and Nice to Tende, the Chemins de fer de Provence line to Puget-Théniers, and every bus and tram in the Alpes-Maritimes and Monaco. It ends at Menton-Garavan, so Ventimiglia is separate. Buy it at the Lignes d’Azur machines at every tram stop, where the card carries a refundable €2 deposit, or at the Zou! desk in Nice-Ville.
Four railway stations serve Nice: Nice-Ville, the main one; Nice-Riquier, near the port; Nice-Saint-Augustin, near the airport, 3 minutes’ walk from the Grand Arénas tram stop; and the Chemins de fer de Provence station in the Libération district, for the line to Digne.
A regional train on the coast line above the beach at Villefranche-sur-Mer. Photo: patrick janicek, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
The cruise port
Port Lympia is Nice’s port, and the Port of Nice lists these ways in:
- Tram line 2 stops at Port Lympia, and tram line 1 stops at Garibaldi, about every 5 minutes from 4:25 to 1:35. Thiers station is 10 minutes from Port Lympia by tram line 1.
- Buses 38 (Port Lympia / Arson), 57 (Cathédrale Vieille Ville, from Thiers) and 98 (the airport shuttle, Promenade des Arts) serve it too.
- The Lympia car park is €10 for 24 hours for passengers boarding a ship, with proof of travel.
Cruise passengers who stop at Villefranche-sur-Mer land at Place Wilson instead: Villefranche-sur-Mer from Nice has the landing and the train. Evening works leave Port Lympia unserved by trams 2 and 3 after the last departures from 15 November to 3 December.
Evening works, 25 October to 3 December 2026
Lignes d’Azur adapts tram lines 2, 3 and B in the evenings: the last trams on line 2 leave between 20:47 and 22:10, depending on the date, and bus 12 is reinforced after 20:00. From 15 November, lines 2 and 3 end at Jean Médecin after the last full departures, and from 29 November at Magnan, so Durandy, Garibaldi and Port Lympia are not served. Nice airport to the city has the dates and the times, and the Lignes d’Azur notice is the source.
Bikes, scooters and parking
Lime and Pony are the two self-service bike operators in the Métropole, unlocked by app, and the tourist office counts 125 km of cycle paths; Yego rents e-scooters through its own app (Explore Nice Côte d’Azur). A €6 ParcAzur Loisirs ticket allows parking in all the park-and-ride sites.
Before you go
- The one thing that ruins a ride: a ticket not validated. Validate on every journey, a pass included.
- Pass or not: a day of five rides or more is cheaper on the €7 pass than on singles.
- Late trams: from 25 October to 3 December, check the last tram before an evening out.
What to book in Nice lists the closed days, and Nice airport to the city has the way in. The hop-on hop-off bus is the other way round the city, and day trips from Nice leave from Nice-Ville. The French Riviera Pass includes no transport. Where to stay in Nice compares the areas.
Common questions
How much is a bus or tram ticket in Nice?
€1.70 for a Solo single on the Lignes d'Azur network, with changes allowed for 74 minutes. A single cannot be used for a return journey. A 1-day pass is €7 for 24 hours from the first validation, and a 2-day pass is €13.
Where do I buy a tram ticket in Nice?
At the machines at every tram stop, which take coins and bank cards but never banknotes, in the Lignes d'Azur Tickets app, or from an agency or a reseller. Buy before boarding and validate on every journey, even with a pass.
Do I need to validate a pass in Nice?
Yes. The network's rules say to validate on every journey, a pass included, and each traveller on a multi-trip card must validate.
Is a Lignes d'Azur ticket valid on trains and Zou! buses?
No. Zou! trains and regional buses sell their own tickets. The Ticket Azur at €2.50 adds one Lignes d'Azur trip and one connection to an interurban line in the Alpes-Maritimes, and the Pass Sud Azur Explore covers both networks.
How do I get from the cruise port to the centre of Nice?
Tram line 2 stops at Port Lympia, and tram line 1 stops at Garibaldi, about every 5 minutes from 4:25 to 1:35. Buses 38, 57 and 98 also serve the port. Thiers station is 10 minutes from Port Lympia by tram line 1.
Can I take a bike on the tram in Nice?
No. Bikes are not allowed on the network, even folded, and scooters and skateboards must be folded. Lime and Pony bikes can be hired by app.
