Car Hire in Nice - Getting to Nice
There are regular flights to Nice from many European cities and limited trans-Atlantic flights. In all 40 airlines land at this airport which serves as a hub fro the Cote dAzure and is only 7kms west of the city. International flights also arrive in Marseille. Connections to Paris and other French cities are numerous. The high speed TGV trains connect to Paris in approx 5 hours (though they run more frequently via Marseilles) and run to several other destinations. There are also regular train services to Milan, Genoa, Geneva and Barcelona. Several trains an hour connect with other coastal towns, in an easterly and westerly direction.
A car gives you the flexibility to explore the inland provence region, which involves a hair raising, switchback drive over the mountains. The drive along the coast is spectacular but tiresome for drivers (traffic). Italy is less than an hour away and border formalities (including car) are extremely convenient.
Ferry services to Mediterranean destinations usually arrive and depart from Antibes (30 minutes by train), but there is a departure from Nice to Corsica.