Armored vehicles in Nice

Nice Côte d'Azur Airport sits on the seafront at the western edge of the city. Private and commercial arrivals for Monaco, Cap Ferrat, Cannes and Saint-Tropez pass through it, which makes it the natural starting point for a Riviera programme.

Your driver tracks the flight and waits wherever the airport's rules allow for private or commercial arrivals. From there, the Promenade des Anglais runs along the bay into the city, and the motorway climbs behind it towards Monaco and Italy.

Private flights also use Nice for Saint-Tropez and the villas of the Var, a longer drive west along the coast or the motorway, planned around summer traffic.

East of Nice, the coast becomes steep. Villefranche-sur-Mer and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat hold some of the most private villas on the Riviera, reached by narrow roads with few places to stop. Above them, three corniche roads run towards Monaco at different heights, with Èze perched on the middle one.

These roads are beautiful and slow, and in summer they are crowded. The driver chooses the corniche that suits the time of day and plans waiting positions in advance, because there is rarely room to improvise.

Monaco is a short drive east, and Nice is the closest airport for a stay in Monaco. Menton marks the last French town before the Italian border, and Sanremo lies just beyond it.

The vehicle can cross into Italy on a planned route. Our Monaco page explains how the Grand Prix and the Yacht Show change traffic along this part of the coast.