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Tours, tickets and day trips in Nice

The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.

Most-visited sights in Nice with published visitor numbers (Wikidata)
SightVisitors a yearYear
Parc Phœnix458,5752014
Palais Nikaia307,6442012
musée Marc-Chagall178,4252019
Musée Matisse141,1792019
musée d'art moderne et d'art contemporain de Nice135,0652019
Musée National du Sport69,3552019
Asian Arts Museum57,6332019
Musée Masséna53,5352017
Musée archéologique de Nice-Cimiez38,4062018
Musée des Beaux-Arts Jules Chéret27,1542019

The busiest is Parc Phœnix at 458,575 visitors in 2014. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.

UNESCO World Heritage in the city: Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera.

Day trips from Nice

Tours from Nice: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Nice to ToulonFrance126 km (78 mi)about 2 h 3 min
Nice to Aix-en-ProvenceFrance148 km (92 mi)about 2 h 24 min
Nice to GenoaItaly155 km (96 mi)about 2 h 31 min
Nice to TurinItaly156 km (97 mi)about 2 h 32 min
Nice to MarseilleFrance159 km (99 mi)about 2 h 35 min
Nice to GrenobleFrance205 km (127 mi)about 3 h 20 min
Nice to NovaraItaly222 km (138 mi)about 3 h 36 min
Nice to NîmesFrance234 km (145 mi)about 3 h 48 min
Nice to MilanItaly248 km (154 mi)about 4 h 2 min
Nice to LyonFrance297 km (185 mi)about 4 h 50 min
Nice to MontpellierFrance273 km (170 mi)about 4 h 26 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to book tours and tickets

ExpediaTours, day trips and attraction entry, bookable alongside the flights and hotels. Part of Expedia Group.Find things to do on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
ViatorDay tours, skip-the-line entry and shore excursions, with free cancellation on many listings.Find tours on Viator (opens www.viator.com in a new tab)
GetYourGuideStrong European museum and attraction coverage with mobile tickets.Browse tickets on GetYourGuide (opens www.getyourguide.com in a new tab)
TiqetsFocused on timed museum and monument admission rather than guided tours.Get museum entry on Tiqets (opens www.tiqets.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

What is the most visited attraction in Nice?

Parc Phœnix, with 458,575 visitors in 2014 (Wikidata).

Does Nice have a UNESCO World Heritage site?

Yes: Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.