Your day, step by step
08:30
Tender to the Port de la Santé. Walk about 10 minutes, with stairs, to Villefranche-sur-Mer station.
09:00
TER to Nice-Ville (about 5 minutes). Tram line 1 from Gare Thiers to Cathédrale–Vieille Ville.
09:30
Cours Saleya market (flowers and food; antiques on Mondays).
10:15
Free lift up Castle Hill from the Quai des États-Unis end; views over the Baie des Anges and Port Lympia from the 92 m viewpoint.
11:15
Walk down into the lanes of Vieux Nice: Place Rossetti and the cathedral, Rue Droite.
12:15
Socca and pissaladière for lunch in Vieux Nice.
13:15
Walk the Promenade des Anglais westward from the Quai des États-Unis.
14:15
Tram back to Gare Thiers; catch a TER to Villefranche by 14:45.
- Latest you can leave Vieux Nice14:55
15:00
Chapelle Saint-Pierre on the quay (Wednesday to Sunday) or a walk round the harbour.
15:30
At the tender pier, two hours before all-aboard.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Vieux NiceTram or walk to Nice-Ville, train 5 min, walk 1014:55
- Nice-Ville stationTrain about 5 min, then 10 min walk with stairs15:15
- MonacoTrain about 15 min, then 10 min walk to the pier15:05
- Villefranche old townWalk to the tender pier, up to 10 min15:20
Where people get Nice (Villefranche) wrong
Assuming the ship docks in Nice, when most anchor at Villefranche 5 km away and tender in.
Built from our Nice (Villefranche) guide, checked against 19 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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