Travel by bus and/or train within Nice and surrounding areas

Is there a good website that easily assists you in determining which buses or trains to use to travel within Nice and/or between Nice and surrounding cities?

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The TAM buses connect Nice to all the main towns - start here

www.rca.tm.fr/plan/index.asp?rub_code=6

The local Nice bus network is here

http://www.lignedazur.com/ftp/FR_plan/Nice%20Canca%2090protégé.pdf

The TER train network is here

ter-sncf.com/Paca/carte_horaires/index.asp

My own guide to transport etiquette and smarter travel is here:

members.virtualtourist.com/m/6cdeb/188b0/9/

Cheers

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Have today returned from a fabulous 8 days based in Nice. Used the local buses every day. 1.3 euros per journey - long (eg. Nice to Menton) or short (eg. just one stop). You can get a daily ticket for 4 euros, - fantastic value for money. The Nice bus station (Gare Routiere) is a nasty building but very helpful enquiry staff will give you assistance and timetables. Recommend trips to Vence, St Paul de Vence, Monaco, Menton, and Villefranche

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HI Yamdracir, Glad you had a lovely time in Nice. I am off there myself next week and am hoping to pick your brains. I am planning on visiting Cannes %26amp; Monaco by train, this might sound stupid but how do you where your stop is? Do they announce the stops before hand and if so are they called Cannes %26amp; Monaco (are they the same in French as in English)

Thanks for any help or advice.

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There are two very different types of train on this route, very old and very new. The new ones have a PA system on which they usually but not always make announcements. The old ones don%26#39;t and you just need to look out for the station name. (Or if they do, the train is so noisy it can%26#39;t usually be heard)

Cannes is pronounced Can and Monaco Monaco.

Pick up timetable No.4 at Nice station and you will be able to check off each station as you go. (Although the timetable itself is immensely confusing)

The trains, by the way, are regularly on strike. If this happens you can use buses, which are cheaper and run more often but are slower.

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Thank you LondonBob hopefully I won%26#39;t get lost and end up in the middle of nowhere!!!

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