Sophia Antipolis is very conveniently located at 20 km from the Nice – Cote d'Azur airport, 12 km from the Antibes train station and directly connected through the A8 highway. Regular busses are connecting Sophia Antipolis from monday to saturday. The bus ride is less than 15 minutes from the airport and 25 minutes from the train station outside rush hours.
Coming by plane The Nice - côte d'azur airport (NCE) ia a major French hub connected to most national and many international destinations. From the airport direct buses connect Sophia Antipolis from monday to friday and taxis at any time. The bus number 230 (Sophia Express bus) leads you to the “INRIA" bus stop at 100 meters from the school location or at the "G. Pompidou" bus stop at 100 meters from the houses (see map below). See the bus schedule. A taxi from the airport costs approximately 65 euros.
This document provides detailed information on bus maps and schedules.
Coming by train The closest train station is Antibes city. Bus line number 11 is direct from Antibes train station (“Pass. SNCF” bus stop) to the school location (“INRIA” bus stop) or the houses ("G. Pompidou" bus stop): see bus stops on the map below. A bus ticket costs 1 euro.
Coming by car A8 highway. Exit at “Antibes - Sophia Antipolis” then follow Sophia Antipolis and reach “carrefour des Chappes” round-about. Turn left, the next round-about you reach ("carrefour Saint Philippe") is the right-most round about on the map below. The school venu is 200 meters ahead on the "route des lucioles". See this road access map.
Important note: the 14th of July is France national's day. Buses operate on a limited schedule this day.
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