Florence to Nice bus: 3.5 a day, fastest 5h45

3.5 a dayfastest 5h45☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇮🇹 Italy → 🇫🇷 France

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FlorencePisaSestri LevanteGenoaNice· 320 km as the crow flies

05:05 → 11:55
FlixBus N1501
Florence (Piazzale Montelungo) → Nice Airport (Bus Station - Terminal 1) · via Pisa, Sestri Levante, Genoa
6h503 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 04:05 → 10:55)Book on FlixBus ↗
15:35 → 21:20
FlixBus N718
Florence (Villa Costanza) → Nice Airport (Bus Station - Terminal 1) · via Genoa
5h451 stop
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
18:15 → 00:20⁺¹
FlixBus N758
Florence (Villa Costanza) → Nice Airport (Bus Station - Terminal 1) · via Genoa
6h051 stop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
23:05 → 05:20⁺¹
FlixBus N523 ☾ Overnight
Florence (Piazzale Montelungo) → Nice Airport (Bus Station - Terminal 1) · via Genoa
6h152 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:05 → 04:20+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the plane (3h45). The bus takes 3h03 longer.

Bus · fastest direct6h48

To Florence (Villa Costanza)24 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N7185h45
From Nice Airport (Bus Station - Terminal 1)24 min

Plane · nonstop FLR to NCE3h45

To Florence (FLR)20 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight FLR to NCE1h10
Landing to exit20 min
From NCE25 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance.

Flying instead?

1 airline fly Florence to Nice nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Florence to Nice?

Yes. 3.5 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Florence to Nice?

The fastest takes 5h45; the slowest 6h50, for 320 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 05:05 and the latest at 23:05, local time in Florence. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Florence to Nice?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 23:05 arriving 05:20 the next morning.

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