The cheapest and fastest buses from Montpellier to Nice
Cheapest price
$17
Average price
$28
Fastest journey
3 h 20 m
Average duration
3 h 36 m
Buses per day
21
Distance
273 km
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Montpellier to Nice is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Montpellier to Nice will cost around $28 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $17.
Of the 21 buses that leave Montpellier for Nice on Fri, Jan 16, 19 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Fri, Jan 16 the direct buses cover the 273 km distance in an average of 3 h 36 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 3 h 20 m .
On Fri, Jan 16 the slowest buses will take 3 h 50 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.
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Travel Information
Compare train, bus, and flight for Montpellier to Nice
Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Montpellier to Nice among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from €14. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 22m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.2kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €14, and a flight costs an average of €251.
Distance: 169 miles (273 km)
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Most popular Bus | Train | Flight |
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€26 Average price Cheapest | €59 Average price | €459 Average price |
5h 47m Average total duration 5h 17m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 52m Average total duration Fastest 4h 22m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 11h 27m Average total duration 8h 27m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* |
0.3 - 0.7kg CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Montpellier to Nice Bus Timetables
| Operator | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Duration | Departure days | Cheapest price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:00AM | Arrival Time 08:10AM | Duration 7h10 | Departure days Mon, Sat | Cheapest price $27 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:40AM | Arrival Time 10:20AM | Duration 6h40 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $20 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 03:45AM | Arrival Time 09:00AM | Duration 5h15 | Departure days Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $25 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:00AM | Arrival Time 07:10AM | Duration 3h10 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $27 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:00AM | Arrival Time 08:00AM | Duration 3h00 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $51 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 05:00AM | Arrival Time 09:45AM | Duration 4h45 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $19 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:30AM | Arrival Time 12:30PM | Duration 5h00 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $20 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:00AM | Arrival Time 11:20AM | Duration 3h20 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $26 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:10AM | Arrival Time 01:20PM | Duration 5h10 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:30AM | Arrival Time 12:00PM | Duration 3h30 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $48 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:30AM | Arrival Time 01:10PM | Duration 3h40 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 09:55AM | Arrival Time 03:30PM | Duration 5h35 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $25 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:00AM | Arrival Time 01:40PM | Duration 3h40 | Departure days Mon, Sat | Cheapest price $29 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 10:00AM | Arrival Time 03:20PM | Duration 5h20 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $26 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:20AM | Arrival Time 02:10PM | Duration 3h50 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $29 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:20AM | Arrival Time 03:30PM | Duration 4h10 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $27 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 12:00PM | Arrival Time 03:20PM | Duration 3h20 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $24 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:35PM | Arrival Time 06:40PM | Duration 6h05 | Departure days Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $15 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 12:50PM | Arrival Time 04:30PM | Duration 3h40 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $34 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 01:15PM | Arrival Time 06:10PM | Duration 4h55 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $19 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 01:20PM | Arrival Time 04:30PM | Duration 3h10 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $38 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 01:40PM | Arrival Time 04:40PM | Duration 3h00 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $46 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 01:45PM | Arrival Time 07:45PM | Duration 6h00 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $35 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:00PM | Arrival Time 05:30PM | Duration 3h30 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $22 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 02:10PM | Arrival Time 07:15PM | Duration 5h05 | Departure days Wed, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $19 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 02:30PM | Arrival Time 08:15PM | Duration 5h45 | Departure days Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $19 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:50PM | Arrival Time 07:50PM | Duration 5h00 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $22 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 03:20PM | Arrival Time 07:10PM | Duration 3h50 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $34 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 03:30PM | Arrival Time 07:50PM | Duration 4h20 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $27 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:00PM | Arrival Time 08:00PM | Duration 4h00 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $40 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:20PM | Arrival Time 09:30PM | Duration 5h10 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $14 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:30PM | Arrival Time 07:50PM | Duration 3h20 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $26 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:00PM | Arrival Time 08:40PM | Duration 3h40 | Departure days Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $29 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:20PM | Arrival Time 08:10PM | Duration 2h50 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $31 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:30PM | Arrival Time 09:00PM | Duration 3h30 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $31 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 05:45PM | Arrival Time 10:55PM | Duration 5h10 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $17 |
Operator SNCF | Autocar | Departure Time 05:55PM | Arrival Time 11:26PM | Duration 5h31 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $73 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:00PM | Arrival Time 09:40PM | Duration 3h40 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $31 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:20PM | Arrival Time 01:15AM | Duration 6h55 | Departure days Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $23 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:30PM | Arrival Time 09:40PM | Duration 3h10 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:00PM | Arrival Time 10:50PM | Duration 3h50 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $29 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:00PM | Arrival Time 12:00AM | Duration 4h00 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:10PM | Arrival Time 01:15AM | Duration 5h05 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $16 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:10PM | Arrival Time 11:30PM | Duration 3h20 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $29 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 08:20PM | Arrival Time 01:35AM | Duration 5h15 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $17 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:15PM | Arrival Time 02:45AM | Duration 5h30 | Departure days Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $16 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 11:15PM | Arrival Time 05:05AM | Duration 5h50 | Departure days Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $17 |
Live departures
Montpellier to Nice bus times
The table below shows live departures for Montpellier to Nice buses for tomorrow, Friday, January 16. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FlixBus · FlixBus | 2:40 AM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 6h40 | 9:20 AM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 1 transfer | |
3182 | 4:00 AM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 4h45 | 8:45 AM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 6:30 AM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 5h00 | 11:30 AM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 7:10 AM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 5h10 | 12:20 PM Nice, Gare Routière Vauban | 0 transfersDirect | |
4705 | 9:00 AM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 5h20 | 2:20 PM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 11:35 AM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 6h05 | 5:40 PM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 0 transfersDirect | |
3136 | 12:15 PM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 4h55 | 5:10 PM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 0 transfersDirect | |
50487 | 1:30 PM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 5h45 | 7:15 PM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 1:50 PM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 5h00 | 6:50 PM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 3:20 PM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 5h10 | 8:30 PM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 0 transfersDirect | |
50591 | 4:45 PM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 5h10 | 9:55 PM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 5:20 PM Montpellier, Gare Montpellier Sud de France | 6h55 | 12:15 AM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 7:10 PM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 5h05 | 12:15 AM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 0 transfersDirect | |
4732 | 7:20 PM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 5h15 | 12:35 AM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 8:15 PM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 5h30 | 1:45 AM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 0 transfersDirect | |
51047 | 10:15 PM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 5h50 | 4:05 AM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Journey information
Overview: Bus from Montpellier to Nice
Buses from Montpellier to Nice run on average 20 times per day, taking around 5h 17m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at $17 (€14) if you book in advance.
There are 17 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 00:29, the last at 23:55. The fastest bus covers the 169 miles (273 km) distance in 4h 55m.
Distance 169 miles (273 km) |
Average bus duration 5h 17m |
Cheapest ticket price $17 (€14) |
Buses per day 20 |
Direct buses 17 |
Fastest bus 4h 55m |
First bus 00:29 |
Last bus 23:55 |
Key Takeaways
Train Ticket Prices
- Budget Options: Train tickets from Montpellier to Nice start from as low as $17 (€14) if booked well in advance.
- Standard Fares: Typically, trains cost $32 (€26) depending on the train type and class.
Journey Duration & Frequency
- On average there are 20 daily trains from Montpellier to Nice with 17 direct service.
- The fastest trains can take as little as 4h 55m but the average duration is 5h 17m
Train Operators
- Travel from Montpellier to Nice with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, Alsa, BlaBlaCar, and Infobus
- The most booked train company for this route on Omio is BlaBlaCar Bus.
Stations & Schedule
- Most trains depart from Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière and arrive in Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1)
- First train typically departs at 12:29 AM and the last at 11:55 PM
Bus providers: BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, Alsa, BlaBlaCar, Infobus from Montpellier to NiceYou can travel by bus between Montpellier to Nice with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, Alsa, BlaBlaCar, Infobus for as low as $17 (€14). When you search for schedules and tickets, Omio will show you the best journey
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FAQs: Bus from Montpellier to Nice
Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Montpellier to Nice by bus. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest bus, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Nice, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

When departing from Montpellier, you have various bus station options to start your journey from including Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière and Montpellier, Rue de la Madeleine (Sabines). When arriving in Nice, you can end your journey in bus stations like Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1), Nice, Gare Routière Vauban and Nice, Boulevard Jacqueline Auriol Supérieur (Aéroport Terminal 2).
Passengers board the bus most frequently from Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière, which is located around 5.1 miles (8.2 km) away from the city centre, and they get off the bus at Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1), located 4.4 miles (7.1 km) away from the city centre.
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Assistance
- Priority boarding
- Accessible seating options.
- FlixBus
- Assistance
- Priority boarding
- Wheelchair-accessible buses.
- Alsa
- Assistance
- Priority boarding
- Accessible seating.
- Promenade des Anglais, a famous seafront walkway offering scenic views of the Mediterranean
- Castle Hill, a historic site with panoramic views of Nice and its surroundings
- Musée Matisse, a museum dedicated to the works of artist Henri Matisse
- Old Town (Vieux Nice), a charming area with narrow streets, vibrant markets, and baroque architecture
- Marc Chagall National Museum, a museum showcasing the works of artist Marc Chagall.
- Cours Saleya Market, a bustling market known for its fresh produce, flowers, and local specialties
- Visit the Nice Cathedral, a stunning example of baroque architecture
- Enjoy a day at the Nice Opera House, experiencing world-class performances
- Explore the Phoenix Park, a large botanical garden and zoo
- Take a boat tour to explore the stunning coastline of the French Riviera.
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- You can cancel your ticket up to 30 minutes before departure for a refund in the form of a voucher.
- FlixBus
- You can cancel your ticket up to 15 minutes before departure and receive a voucher for future travel. Refund requests for delays over 120 minutes are possible.
- Alsa
- You can cancel your ticket up to 48 hours before departure for a partial refund. Changes allowed for a fee.
To find the cheapest bus tickets for your trip from Montpellier to Nice, follow these tips:
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- BlaBlaCar Bus
- One carry-on bag up to 7kg and one checked bag up to 20kg.
- FlixBus
- One carry-on bag up to 7kg (42x30x18 cm) and one checked bag up to 20kg (80x50x30 cm).
- Alsa
- One carry-on bag up to 10kg and one checked bag up to 25kg.
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Additional luggage can be purchased for a fee.
- FlixBus
- Additional luggage can be purchased for a fee.
- Alsa
- Additional luggage can be purchased for a fee.
- FlixBus
- Small pets in carriers allowed
- Guide dogs travel for free.
- Alsa
- Small pets allowed in carriers
- Larger pets must travel in the hold.
- Infobus
- Small pets allowed in carriers
- Larger pets may require a separate ticket.
popular bus stations
Popular bus stations from Montpellier to Nice
- 06:00-20:00
- Free Wi-Fi
- Available outside the station.
- Elevators, ramps
- Available in the station.
- Bus: 6, 7, 11 Tram: 2
- 06:00-23:00
- Free Wi-Fi
- Café Terminal (in the station)
- Fast-Food Express (in the station).
- Available outside Terminal 1, near the arrivals area.
- Elevators, ramps
- Available in the station.
- Bus: 98, 99 Train: TER
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