Connection time calculator, immigration and security, and how to move between terminals at NCE.
At Nice airport, passengers connecting between two international flights can usually stay in the transit area without going through immigration.
The airport has 2 terminals or concourses (Terminal 1, Terminal 2). They are not connected after security: changing means going through security again.
Connecting passengers go through a transfer security screening.
Is your layover at NCE long enough? Pick your connection and get an estimate with the times of this airport.
Terminals / concourses: Terminal 1, Terminal 2
Getting between them: Free tram between Terminals 1 and 2 in the public area (about 3 minutes); there is no airside shuttle bus between terminals
You can connect airside within each terminal, but changing between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 is only possible in the public area, by the free tram. Each terminal has a common security check, with Schengen and non-Schengen flights separated after it.
Official transfer times:
Arriving from outside the Schengen area you always go through passport control and security.
Estimate based on typical times at this airport, not your airline's official minimum connection time. Immigration and security lines change with the time of day and season. On a single ticket, the airline must rebook you if you miss the connection; on separate tickets, it does not.
Sources: cestee.com.
Times are estimates: always check with your airline.
