Make it a trip · Nice, France
What Nice costs
once you land
Real prices, from the airport ride to a room for the night, each with where we found it. Checked October 2026, around Vieux Nice and the Promenade.
Prices as the source quoted them.
Private room, a cheap lunch, dinner out (your half), a coffee, two beers, two rides and the top sight.
Arriving
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Tram line 2 to the centre Fixed
About 30 minutes. Skip the €10 airport return: buy the €2 reusable card plus a €1.70 ride. Taxis charge a fixed €32.
Source: Best of Nice, getting to and from the airport (2026)
€1.70 Book an airport pickup -
Visa free for 90 days in Schengen Fixed
For AU, NZ, GB, US, CA, SG passports.
No fee yet. The €20 ETIAS travel authorisation has no confirmed start date and was not required at the time of writing. Hotels add a small city tax per night.
Sources: Deep Arrival, ETIAS 2026 (2026-10), Schengen Traveler, ETIAS launch date (2026)
Free -
EU citizens, ID card is enough Fixed
For IE, NL, DE, FR passports.
Free movement within the EU.
Source: Deep Arrival, ETIAS 2026 (2026-10)
Free
Getting around
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Bus or tram ride Fixed
Tram line 2 runs from the airport to the port.
Sources: Radical Storage, is Nice expensive (2026-07), Numbeo, Nice (2026-10)
€1.70
Eating and drinking
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Meal at a cheap restaurant Many reports
A fixed lunch menu costs €16 to 20.
Source: Numbeo, Nice (2026-10)
€18 -
€12
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Dinner for two, three courses Many reports
A mid-range restaurant, without wine.
Source: Numbeo, Nice (2026-10)
€80 -
Cappuccino Many reports
Source: Numbeo, Nice (2026-10)
€3.30 -
Draught beer, half a litre Many reports
Cours Saleya bars charge more.
Source: Numbeo, Nice (2026-10)
€7
At the supermarket
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€0.70
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Coca-Cola, small bottle at a café Many reports
Source: Numbeo, Nice (2026-10)
€3.30 -
Beer, half a litre, to take away Many reports
Source: Numbeo, Nice (2026-10)
€3.20 -
Socca, from Range
Usually 1 to 2 EUR. Nice’s chickpea pancake, from street stalls in the old town.
Source: Radical Storage, is Nice expensive (2026-07)
€1
Doing
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Matisse Museum Fixed
A €20 pass covers seven city museums.
Source: Radical Storage, is Nice expensive (2026-07)
€10 Get tickets -
Riviera day trip, from Range
Usually 40 to 100 EUR. Monaco, Èze or Cannes by tour. The coastal train is cheaper.
Source: Radical Storage, is Nice expensive (2026-07)
€40 Book the tour
Sleeping, per night
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Hostel dorm bed, from Range
Usually 20 to 35 EUR. Summer is at the top end.
Source: Radical Storage, is Nice expensive (2026-07)
€20 Find a hostel -
Guesthouse, a little back from the beach, from Range
Usually 50 to 70 EUR.
Source: Radical Storage, is Nice expensive (2026-07)
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Three-star hotel, from Range
Usually 90 to 130 EUR.
Source: Radical Storage, is Nice expensive (2026-07)
€90 Find a hotel -
Apartment or apart-hotel, from Range
Usually 80 to 135 EUR. Central Nice.
Source: Radical Storage, is Nice expensive (2026-07)
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