- Must visit
Musée Matisse
Major museum dedicated to Henri Matisse, set in a Genoese villa in Cimiez, with paintings, drawings, cut-outs, and personal objects tracing his life in Nice.
Cheapest price
$34
Average price
$49
Fastest journey
4 h 45 m
Average duration
4 h 59 m
Buses per day
17
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 $49 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $34.
Of the 17 buses that leave Montpellier for Nice on Mon, Jun 01, 15 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Mon, Jun 01 the direct buses cover the 273 km distance in an average of 4 h 59 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 4 h 45 m .
On Mon, Jun 01 the slowest buses will take 5 h 10 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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50591Omio 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 $17. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 29m. 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 $17, and a flight costs an average of $185.
Distance: 169 miles (273 km)
Most popular Bus | Train | Flight | Driving |
|---|---|---|---|
$28 Average price Cheapest | $71 Average price | $419 Average price | $108 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
5h 41m Average total duration 5h 11m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 59m Average total duration Fastest 4h 29m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 10h 14m Average total duration 7h 14m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 3h 40m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.3 - 0.7kg CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Montpellier to Nice:
A bus is $43 (€34) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Montpellier to Nice costing on average $71 (€57).
A bus is $392 (€315) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Montpellier to Nice costing on average $419 (€338).
Other travel options to Nice take longer:
Bus takes on average 5h 11m.
Flight takes on average 7h 14m.
Tickets start at around $28 (€22) compared to roughly $108 (€87) in fuel and tolls — a saving of about $80 (€65). The journey takes 5h 11m versus 3h 40m by car, so you'll arrive a bit later, but you can use the time productively rather than spending it behind the wheel. No parking to sort, no fuel stops, and most coaches have Wi-Fi and power outlets.
Direct services are operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, Alsa, BlaBlaCar, Internorte, Gipsyy, Infobus.
Driving is worth considering if you're on a tight schedule, travelling as a group (where fuel costs split several ways), or want the flexibility to stop along the way.
| 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, Thu, Sat | Cheapest price $34 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:40AM | Arrival Time 10:20AM | Duration 6h40 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $33 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 03:45AM | Arrival Time 09:00AM | Duration 5h15 | Departure days Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $30 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 04:55AM | Arrival Time 09:40AM | Duration 4h45 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $30 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:00AM | Arrival Time 09:40AM | Duration 3h40 | Departure days Tue, Fri | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:10AM | Arrival Time 11:55AM | Duration 5h45 | Departure days Mon, Sat | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:30AM | Arrival Time 10:10AM | Duration 3h40 | Departure days Tue, Fri | Cheapest price $35 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:40AM | Arrival Time 10:20AM | Duration 3h40 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $37 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:30AM | Arrival Time 12:30PM | Duration 5h00 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $46 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:10AM | Arrival Time 01:20PM | Duration 5h10 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $41 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:30AM | Arrival Time 12:00PM | Duration 3h30 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $39 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:00AM | Arrival Time 02:50PM | Duration 5h50 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $53 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:00AM | Arrival Time 12:30PM | Duration 3h30 | Departure days Wed, Sun | Cheapest price $35 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:30AM | Arrival Time 01:20PM | Duration 3h50 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $34 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 09:55AM | Arrival Time 03:30PM | Duration 5h35 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $56 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 10:00AM | Arrival Time 03:20PM | Duration 5h20 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $43 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:00AM | Arrival Time 01:20PM | Duration 3h20 | Departure days Tue, Sat | Cheapest price $37 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:05AM | Arrival Time 04:35PM | Duration 6h30 | Departure days Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $42 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:10AM | Arrival Time 02:00PM | Duration 3h50 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $38 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:00AM | Arrival Time 02:40PM | Duration 3h40 | Departure days Wed, Thu | Cheapest price $35 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:30AM | Arrival Time 03:00PM | Duration 3h30 | Departure days Mon, Wed | Cheapest price $38 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 12:30PM | Arrival Time 03:40PM | Duration 3h10 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $43 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:35PM | Arrival Time 06:40PM | Duration 6h05 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $25 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 12:40PM | Arrival Time 04:30PM | Duration 3h50 | Departure days Mon, Thu | Cheapest price $34 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 01:00PM | Arrival Time 04:30PM | Duration 3h30 | Departure days Wed, Sun | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 01:15PM | Arrival Time 06:10PM | Duration 4h55 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $27 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 01:40PM | Arrival Time 04:50PM | Duration 3h10 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $38 |
Operator Gipsyy | Departure Time 01:45PM | Arrival Time 07:45PM | Duration 6h00 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $19 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 01:45PM | Arrival Time 07:45PM | Duration 6h00 | Departure days Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $50 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 01:45PM | Arrival Time 07:45PM | Duration 6h00 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $34 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:00PM | Arrival Time 05:30PM | Duration 3h30 | Departure days Wed, Thu | Cheapest price $27 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:00PM | Arrival Time 07:50PM | Duration 5h50 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $30 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 02:10PM | Arrival Time 07:15PM | Duration 5h05 | Departure days Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $27 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:15PM | Arrival Time 09:15PM | Duration 7h00 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $60 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 02:30PM | Arrival Time 08:15PM | Duration 5h45 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $27 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:40PM | Arrival Time 05:50PM | Duration 3h10 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $27 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:50PM | Arrival Time 07:50PM | Duration 5h00 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $58 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 03:30PM | Arrival Time 06:50PM | Duration 3h20 | Departure days Tue, Sun | Cheapest price $34 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:00PM | Arrival Time 08:00PM | Duration 4h00 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $36 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:20PM | Arrival Time 09:30PM | Duration 5h10 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $19 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:00PM | Arrival Time 08:40PM | Duration 3h40 | Departure days Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $29 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:10PM | Arrival Time 11:25PM | Duration 6h15 | Departure days Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $27 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 05:25PM | Arrival Time 11:50PM | Duration 6h25 | Departure days Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $20 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:30PM | Arrival Time 09:00PM | Duration 3h30 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $34 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:40PM | Arrival Time 09:10PM | Duration 3h30 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $38 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 05:45PM | Arrival Time 10:55PM | Duration 5h10 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $27 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:50PM | Arrival Time 09:20PM | Duration 3h30 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:00PM | Arrival Time 09:50PM | Duration 3h50 | Departure days Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $38 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:20PM | Arrival Time 01:15AM | Duration 6h55 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $48 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:20PM | Arrival Time 11:00PM | Duration 3h40 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $35 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:40PM | Arrival Time 11:00PM | Duration 3h20 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $34 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:10PM | Arrival Time 01:15AM | Duration 5h05 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $25 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 08:20PM | Arrival Time 01:35AM | Duration 5h15 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $27 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:15PM | Arrival Time 02:45AM | Duration 5h30 | Departure days Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $25 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 11:15PM | Arrival Time 05:05AM | Duration 5h50 | Departure days Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $27 |
The table below shows live departures for Montpellier to Nice buses for today, Sunday, May 31. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
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4732 | 8:20 PM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 5h15 | 1:35 AM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 9:15 PM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 5h30 | 2:45 AM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 0 transfersDirect | |
51047 | 11:15 PM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 5h50 | 5:05 AM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 0 transfersDirect | |
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FlixBus | 1:00 AM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 7h10 | 8:10 AM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 3:40 AM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 6h40 | 10:20 AM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 1 transfer | |
3182 | 4:55 AM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 4h45 | 9:40 AM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 6:10 AM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 5h45 | 11:55 AM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 7:30 AM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 5h00 | 12:30 PM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 8:10 AM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 5h10 | 1:20 PM Nice, Gare Routière Vauban | 0 transfersDirect | |
4705 | 10:00 AM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 5h20 | 3:20 PM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 12:35 PM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 6h05 | 6:40 PM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 0 transfersDirect | |
3136 | 1:15 PM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 4h55 | 6:10 PM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 1:45 PM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 6h00 | 7:45 PM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 1:45 PM Montpellier | 6h00 | 7:45 PM Nice | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 2:00 PM Montpellier, Gare Montpellier Sud de France | 5h50 | 7:50 PM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 0 transfersDirect | |
50487 | 2:30 PM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 5h45 | 8:15 PM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 4:20 PM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 5h10 | 9:30 PM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 0 transfersDirect | |
50591 | 5:45 PM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 5h10 | 10:55 PM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 8:10 PM Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière | 5h05 | 1:15 AM Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Buses from Montpellier to Nice run on average 22 times per day, taking around 5h 11m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at $17 (€14) if you book in advance.
There are 18 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 00:50, the last at 23:55. The fastest bus covers the 169 miles (273 km) distance in 4h 45m.
Distance 169 miles (273 km) |
Average bus duration 5h 11m |
Cheapest ticket price $17 (€14) |
Buses per day 22 |
Direct buses 18 |
Fastest bus 4h 45m |
First bus 12:50 AM |
Last bus 11:55 PM |
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Discover the best of Nice — top attractions, local food, transport tips, budget advice, and currency essentials. Plan your perfect Nice trip today.
Major museum dedicated to Henri Matisse, set in a Genoese villa in Cimiez, with paintings, drawings, cut-outs, and personal objects tracing his life in Nice.
National museum housing one of the world’s most important collections of Marc Chagall’s biblical works, known for its luminous colors and serene setting.
Nice’s leading modern and contemporary art museum, noted for postwar European and American works and its striking rooftop views.
Nice’s iconic seafront boulevard lined with beaches and Belle Époque hotels, essential for walking, cycling, and classic Riviera views.
The old town’s maze of colorful lanes, baroque churches, shutters, and lively squares makes it the city’s most atmospheric area to explore on foot.
Castle Hill park and viewpoint with panoramic city and coast vistas, a waterfall, and some of the best photo spots in Nice.
Nice’s signature salad of tomatoes, eggs, anchovies or tuna, olives, and raw vegetables, traditionally without cooked potatoes or green beans.
A thin chickpea flour pancake baked in a hot oven, lightly crisp outside and soft inside; one of Nice’s most iconic street foods.
A Provençal tart topped with caramelized onions, anchovies, and olives, closely associated with Nice and the surrounding coast.
An established Michelin-starred restaurant blending refined Mediterranean and South African influences in an elegant fine-dining setting.
A long-running family restaurant in Vieux Nice serving classic Niçoise dishes and Provençal favorites in a warm, traditional atmosphere.
A famous small Niçoise restaurant known for traditional local specialties in a simple, intimate setting near the old town.
Prices are high by French standards, especially near the seafront. Bakery food and lunch deals help cut costs.
Service is usually included. Locals may round up or leave 5-10% for great service. Small change for cafes; round up taxis.
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