43.70° N · 7.29° E · Nice
A one-hour commentated trip that leaves Nice port, rounds the cape and enters the bay of Villefranche-sur-Mer before returning past the Promenade des Anglais. Run by Trans Côte d'Azur from March to October, for €24 for adults.
Part of Nice
Who offers it
Independent companies: you book with them, on their terms. Prices are as they publish them and may change.
Step by step
At the quai Lunel ticket office.
Heading east, past Cap de Nice.
The village, the citadel and the roadstead from the water.
In time for lunch at the port or by the Plongeoir.
An hour on a passenger boat to see Nice and the neighbouring coast from the water. It leaves from Lympia port, passes in front of Cap de Nice and its villas hanging over the rocks, enters the bay of Villefranche-sur-Mer, with the village of coloured houses and the citadel at the back, and returns west to show you the Baie des Anges and the Promenade des Anglais from the sea. There are no stops: you do not get off at Villefranche. The crew gives commentary on the route in French and English.
It is the most comfortable way to see the east coast of Nice without a car or trails, and it works well with children: it is short, the boat goes slowly and under-4s do not pay.
It is run by the Trans Côte d'Azur shipping company. In 2027 it runs from 9 March to 31 October, every day except Monday, at 11:00 and 15:00; there are exceptional departures on Mondays 29 March and 17 May. It costs €24 for adults, €20 for ages 4 to 10 and nothing for under-4s. Booking is compulsory, on the company's website or by phone. From November to early March there are no departures from Nice.
The same company runs, from 5 April to 31 October, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 16:00, a longer two-hour trip towards Monaco, past Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, the village of Èze, the Baie de la Mala and Cap d'Ail. It costs €40 for adults and €36 for ages 4 to 10.
In Nice port, at quai Lunel, opposite the Affaires Maritimes building. The ticket office where tickets are collected is right there. From Vieux Nice you walk round Castle Hill by the sea, or down over the hill itself. Tram 2, the same one as the airport, stops at Port Lympia.
Map
What you have around the starting point.
More to do
Itineraries
Tips
Booked tickets are collected at the quai Lunel ticket office before boarding.
Come down from Castle Hill by the port side and you reach the boarding point in a few minutes.
Even in June, there is a breeze at sea.
Questions
€24 for adults and €20 for children aged 4 to 10; under-4s do not pay.
No. It is a one-hour trip with no stops, there and back to Nice port.
No. In 2027 the season runs from 9 March to 31 October.
Yes, the company requires booking.
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