Nîmes: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Nîmes is a city of 148,236 people in France (Occitanie), 57 m (187 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport (MPL), 43 km (27 mi) from the centre. It has 2 railway stations on record, including Gare de Nîmes.
Key facts
Daylight in Nîmes runs from about 8 h 58 min a day in late December to 15 h 31 min in late June (computed for 43.84° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Nîmes is served by 5 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport (MPL), 43 km (27 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,530 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Marseille Provence Airport (MRS, 82 km), Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport (FNI, 10 km), Avignon Caumont airport (AVN, 44 km), Béziers Vias airport (BZR, 99 km).
Flights to Nîmes: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Gare de Nîmes, Saint-Césaire station. Trains to Nîmes
Buses to Nîmes · Driving and car hire
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Musée de la Romanité | 221,928 | 2019 |
| Carré d'art - musée d'art contemporain | 33,222 | 2019 |
| Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Nîmes | 28,360 | 2018 |
| Musée des beaux-arts de Nîmes | 17,085 | 2017 |
| Musée des cultures taurines | 16,249 | 2015 |
| Vieux Nîmes museum | 9,844 | 2019 |
| Departmental archives of Gard | 765 | 2022 |
The busiest is Musée de la Romanité at 221,928 visitors in 2019. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
UNESCO World Heritage in the city: Maison Carrée.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Nîmes
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Barcelona, 326 km (Spain) — flights · trains · buses
- Marseille, 102 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Turin, 298 km (Italy) — trains · tours
- Genoa, 371 km (Italy) — trains
- Lyon, 216 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Toulouse, 236 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Nice, 234 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 332 km (Spain)
- Montpellier, 46 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Terrassa, 317 km (Spain)
Twin towns and sister cities: Brunswick, Frankfurt (Oder), Prague, Preston, Verona, Salamanca, Rishon LeZion, Meknes, Fresno, Plasencia, Córdoba, Fort Worth.
Common questions
Which airport serves Nîmes?
Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport (MPL), 43 km (27 mi) from the centre, plus 4 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Nîmes?
About 148,236 people live in Nîmes, across 162 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Nîmes in?
Europe/Paris, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Nîmes?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Nîmes?
Barcelona (326 km), Marseille (102 km), Turin (298 km), Genoa (371 km), Lyon (216 km).
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.