Getting to Èze village from Nice, Monaco and the airport

Getting to Èze has a catch worth knowing before you set off. The commune comes in two halves, the medieval village up top and Èze-sur-Mer below by the sea, and the train only stops at the lower one. To me that’s the key to planning the visit, because it decides how you go up, by bus, on foot or on the shuttle. Here’s each option from Nice, from Monaco and from the airport, with what it costs.

How do you get from Nice to Èze village?

By bus, which is what drops you in the village. Èze’s tourist office lists two lines leaving from Nice Vauban. The ZOU! 602 climbs the Moyenne Corniche on its way to Monaco and stops in Èze village, and the Lignes d’Azur 82 links Nice with Èze and the Col d’Èze. It’s 11 km by road. A ZOU! single costs €2.20 bought on the app, online or at an agency, and €2.60 on board.

The other route is along the coast. The ZOU! 600 leaves from Square Normandie Niemen, passes through Villefranche-sur-Mer and Beaulieu and stops at Èze-sur-Mer before carrying on to Monaco. So does the TER train, with up to 80 services a day at Èze station in season. Both leave you at the bottom, so I’d only pick them if I wanted to walk up or spend time on the beach. The full coastal run is in Nice to Monaco by bus and train.

From Monaco to Èze, high road or coast road

From Monaco it’s 9 km. Èze’s tourist office lists the 602, which heads the other way up the Moyenne Corniche to the village, and the 605, which runs from Monaco to La Turbie along the Grande Corniche via Èze. The train and the 600, as from Nice, leave you at Èze-sur-Mer.

If there are four of you and you’re in a hurry, Monaco taxis have a fixed fare. Since September 2026, ministerial order 2026-535 sets €55 to Èze or La Turbie, non-negotiable, and requires the fare table to be on display. With fewer than four, I’d take the bus. Everything about moving around inside the Principality is in getting around Monaco.

By train, with the station below the village

The train is comfortable and frequent, but be clear where it leaves you. Èze-sur-Mer station is on the Basse Corniche by the sea, and the medieval village sits on top of the rock on the Moyenne Corniche. There are two ways to bridge the gap. On foot, by the Nietzsche path, which is 2.1 km with 350 to 400 metres of ascent. Or on the Lignes d’Azur 83 shuttle, which, according to the tourist office, links Beaulieu beach with the Col d’Èze via the shore and the village.

My favourite combination runs the other way round. I go up by bus, see the village and the garden, and walk down to the station for the train back. That keeps the path downhill and the train at the end of it.

By car or from the airport

The tourist office gives two ways off the A8 motorway. From Nice, junction 57, La Turbie, then the D45; from Italy, junction 58 and the Moyenne Corniche, the D6007. In the village there’s a 400-space car park on place du Général de Gaulle. In season, by mid-morning, I wouldn’t count on finding a space, so I’d either arrive early or leave the car behind.

Nice airport is 18 km away, about 30 minutes by road. I haven’t found a direct line from the airport to the village in the official sources, so on public transport I’d go through central Nice and catch the 602 or 82 there. With luggage and a room in Èze, a private transfer makes more sense. For other ways into the area, including flights, see how to get to Monaco, and if you’re starting in the French capital, I compare train and plane in Paris to Monaco.

The gaps in my information

The line numbers come from the access page of Èze’s tourist office. I haven’t been able to cross-check them against the ZOU! or Lignes d’Azur timetables, which load through JavaScript, nor the Lignes d’Azur fare for the 82 and 83. That’s why I keep saying check the app on the day. What is confirmed is the ZOU! single at €2.20, valid on the 600, 602 and 605, and the three-person mini-group ticket at €4.60 on those lines.

One last practical point for anyone on a UK phone plan. Monaco isn’t part of the EU, and since Brexit each network sets its own terms for France and Monaco, so if you’re coming from the Principality or heading there, check how your plan treats Monaco before you go. For what to see once you’re up there, there’s my guide to Èze village.