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Ironman Nice recommanded organisations 

We suggest a guide where athletes can find the better place to eat or stay. Organisations recommended by IRONMAN can be easily identified by the IRONMAN label.

 

Please find all the best place to know and to visit right HERE

 

       

 

COME TO NICE…

 

…BY AIR

The Nice-Côte d’Azur Airport is the second largest in France. More than 10 million passengers travel through each year (of which 49% are from overseas) and it represents an ideal gateway to the South of Europe.

 

38 airlines make 63 direct connections to 29 countries worldwide and operate a large number of daily flights to and from 30 other French cities. With over 300 flights a week and some 45 daily flights, the Paris-Nice route is the busiest in France.

 

NICE–CÔTE D’AZUR AIRPORT
06281 Nice cedex 3
Fax : 33 (0)4 93 21 30 29
Flight information : 33 (0)820 423 333
Internet : www.nice.aeroport.fr.

 

Air France offers daily flights to Nice, direct connections with 15 French cities and 7 European or world destinations.
In addition, with its 7 daily connections to its Charles de Gaule hub, Air France offers access to Nice from more than 225 cities worldwide.
www.airfrance.com

 

AIRPORT/CITY CENTRE CONNECTIONS
by regular bus services and taxi

 

LIGNE D’AZUR
3, Place Massena – 06000 Nice
Tel. : 33 (0)8 1006 1006
• Bus n° 23 : Airport /SNCF Rail station
Price : 1,30 Euros one way.
Departures from Terminal 1 every 30 minutes, between 6 am and 9pm.
• “Ligne d’Azur” also proposes travel cards which allow for unlimited travel on the city bus network for 1 to 7 days, and include a free trip on the “Airport-Nice City” route.

 

…BY RAIL

 

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

 

… BY ROAD

 

Nice interconnects with major European cities via an extensive motorway network. The city is linked by the A8 “La Provençale” to Aix-en-Provence on the west and the Italian border on the east.

 

CENTRE RÉGIONAL d’INFORMATIONS ROUTIÈRES
(information on road and traffic situations)
Tel. : 33 (0)8 36 68 20 00 or 33 (0)4 91 78 78 78
Web : “Bison Futé”

 

To reach the city centre :
The motorway provides direct access to the neighbourhood of your choice, with 5 exits :
• exit n° 50 : promenade des Anglais
• exit n° 51 : Saint-Augustin
• exit n° 52 : Saint-Isidore
• exit n° 54 : Nice-Nord
• exit n° 55 : Nice-Est