Fixed fare · Advance booking only
Your private driver takes you from the centre of Nice or from the airport to Villefranche-sur-Mer, in a Tesla Model 3, at a fixed fare, along the Basse Corniche. The bay, the old town and the Cocteau chapel, ten kilometres from Nice.
Just behind Mont Boron, a quarter of an hour from Nice, Villefranche is a 14th-century fishing harbour left almost untouched: coloured façades stacked above the water, stairway lanes, a Savoyard citadel and a bay so deep that the largest cruise ships anchor in it. It is the village of the coast closest to Nice, and one of the most photographed.
The village for its residents, terraces in the midday sun, sharp light on the façades. The Combat naval fleuri in February or March livens up the harbour for a day.
The best time: a calm bay, first swims in May, the gardens of the Cap in bloom, cruise ships still rare. The lanes are yours in the morning.
The beaches, evenings on the quay, daily cruise-ship calls. The old town is full between 10 am and 5 pm; plan the pick-up early in the morning or at the end of the day.
Warm water until October, golden light on the bay, free terraces. Ship calls become rare in November and the harbour gets its fishermen back.
About ten kilometres separate Nice from Villefranche. I go through the port of Nice then along the Basse Corniche, which skirts Mont Boron above the sea and opens onto the bay: the view on arrival is the finest way into Villefranche. At rush hour, the Moyenne Corniche via the col de Villefranche avoids the seafront. No tolls. On arrival, I drop you at the exact address of your choice: hotel, harbour, station, beach, or the old town as close as possible to the pedestrian lanes.
To Nice
Same €40 fixed fare the other way, to Nice city centre or the airport, no surcharge. Recommended pick-up: Villefranche-sur-Mer railway station, your hotel or any address in town.
In the centre of Nice, I pick you up at the address you give: hotel, apartment, Nice-Ville railway station (drop-off point on avenue Thiers) or the port. Enter the exact address in the form; I confirm the precise spot by email.
In Villefranche, the old town is pedestrian and steep: for a hotel or a rental in the lanes, I drop you as close as possible, on quai Courbet, place Amélie-Pollonnais or avenue Sadi-Carnot, and show you the way. On cruise-ship days, the Basse Corniche and the harbour are busy in the morning: allow ten extra minutes.
Included
Tolls · 2 large suitcases + 2 small · Wi-Fi · Water · Small pets
Not included
Child seat (bring your own, mandatory under 10) · Waiting beyond 45 min at the airport
No, Villefranche is too close: I take the seafront, the Basse Corniche, from the port of Nice, with the view over the bay on arrival. At rush hour, I can take the Moyenne Corniche via the col de Villefranche. No tolls.
The old town is pedestrian and steep. I drop you as close as possible to your address, on quai Courbet, place Amélie-Pollonnais or avenue Sadi-Carnot, and show you the way. The fare does not change.
Yes: the ships' tenders leave from the port de la Santé, on quai Courbet. Enter the ship's name and the time in the form; I drop you in front of the pier.
Yes, at the same fare of €40 incl. VAT, to Nice centre or to the airport, with no airport surcharge. Use the page Your town → Nice and choose Villefranche-sur-Mer.
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat and Beaulieu-sur-Mer have their own fixed fares, shown on the routes page. For an address on the road between them, enter it in the form: I confirm the fare by email.
About twenty minutes from the centre of Nice off-peak, longer from the airport or in the late afternoon in summer. I give you a precise estimate in the confirmation email, based on your schedule.