Monaco » Getting to Monaco

Approximate flight time from London to Monaco is 1 hour.

By Air

Airports: none; linked to airport in Nice, France, by helicopter service.

Heliports: 1 (shuttle service between the international airport at Nice, France, and Monaco's heliport at Fontvieille). Entering Monaco by helicopter is a great experience, and will impress your significant other. After collecting your luggage at the Nice airport, you go to the helicopter service waiting area. The helicopter ground crew takes you and your luggage from the Nice airport to the Nice heliport, on the other side of the airport, by van. The flight along the coast is beautiful, and you land right at the water's edge at the Monaco heliport, where a car service takes you directly to your hotel.

By Train

You can enter Monaco by train, arriving at the Monte Carlo train station.

By Car

Monaco may be entered by car. The A8 is the road that brings most of the traffic in and out of Monaco and Monte Carlo. From Monte Carlo, it heads west towards Nice and Marseille, and east towards the Italian border.

Between Nice and Monaco, there are also three more scenic roads: the Basse Corniche (Low Coast-Road - Highway 98), along the sea, the Moyenne Corniche (Middle Coast Road - Highway 7), going through Eze-Village, and the Grande Corniche (Great Coast Road), going through La Turbie and Col d'Eze (Eze Pass). All are pretty drives offering spectacular views over the Coast line.

Taxi trips to and from Nice are also affordable.

By Bus

There is a bus - route 100 - that leaves every 15 minutes from the central bus station (Gare Routière) in Nice and costs €1.30 An express shuttle -route110- links the Nice Côte d'Azur Airport and the principality. A bus leaves every hour and a single ticket costs €14.70 (2006).

By Boat

The rich can afford to travel to Monaco by boat, preferably by private yacht. It's the way to visit Monaco if you can do so.