Train station to Hotel Regence, Rue Massena, at night

We will be arriving Nice Ville train station at 19:58 on a Wednesday evening. Need to get to Hotel Regence, Rue Massena.

Would it be reasonable to take the tram at that hour? If so, we would greatly appreciate detailed description of how/where to purchase tram ticket (machine?), as well as location of the tram stop at the station. I%26#39;m pretty sure I can figure out the direction to take; looks like two stops to Place Massena. I don%26#39;t like looking completely helpless at a train station at night, hence my questions. (I%26#39;m assuming information services will be closed)

Or....could we walk? Would there be safety concerns at night? We have small-ish rolling suitcases and I will have some sort of map...

Thanks very much in advance for any advice!

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hi Claire

I cannot give you exact directions but I just wanted to say I have just come back from Nice yesterday and we wandered all over the place up until about midnight and never had any reason to be worried at all. There are people arriving and departing with luggage at all sorts of times and no-one seemed to pay any attention. We were helped out a few times in the first couple of days when we obviously looked lost! The tram system is fantastic and very new and well maintained. There are ticket machines on the platform and it costs 1 euro for a ticket. When you get on the tram you must put the ticket into the little machine and validate it. place Massena is beautiful at night - it is all lit up and there are loads of tourists about taking photos etc.

Have a great trip.

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8 o%26#39;clock isn%26#39;t late in Nice - the main shops will have just shut to customers and people will be wandering out to dinner or for a pre-dinner drink.

There are usually quite a lot of people around till about midnight . The tram runs till roughly 2am and is very very safe.

As you leave the main station doors turn left and walk down the road 0-the tram station is just a couple of minutes walk. You take the tram from the side nearest you as you approach to get to Place massena.

The ticket machines are on each platform-so if the machine is out of order[not a common occurrence] on one side you will need to cross to the other to get a ticket.

You can use euro coins/change and credit cards if you are spending at least 6 euros.

The machine usually defaults back to a solo ticket but other types of ticket are available-eg 10 journey , all-day etc

Make sure you validate your ticket once inside the tram [a sort of yellow box ] or you will be liable for an instant fine if the controllers come on [ this is a common occurrence - even late at night]

I%26#39;ve seen a lot of tourists riding the tram without tickets or at least not validating them-it just seems a pointless thing when the public transport is so incredibly cheap in Nice

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Thank you so very much for the information! It really helps.

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Please note that the RUE Massena is not the same as the PLACE Massena. Get off the tram at the Galeries Lafayettes, turn as if you were to walk back in the direction the tram has just come, then take the first street on the left. The Hotel Regence is about 200 yards down that street, not on the Place Massena.

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Sorry that is not correct. when coming from the train station and going to Rue massena you get off at Massena tram stop and walk forward towards place massena - then turn immediate right up rue massena

Rue massena is a street which connects directly to place massena at north left corner.

The route suggested by monaco cabbie would not take you to Rue massena -it would take you to rue de la liberte

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Thanks again. It%26#39;s wonderful to have all you T.A. %26quot;regulars%26quot; to help us!

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Sorry, yes, I got confused.

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hi monacocabbie-its easy to do

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We did this walk, from Rue Massena to the station, with wheeled luggage, last Saturday. It%26#39;s just under a mile, we are pretty ancient and deeply unfit, and did it easily. Hardly worth the walk to the tram stop...

Cross the road outside the station, down the steps, down Avenue Durante, left into Victor Hugo, then check on your street map the quickest way from there to your part of Rue Massena.

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Thanks very much. Good to know about the walking option.