pickthebus
Direct buses › From Madrid

Madrid ▸ Nice

Nice ▸ Madrid ⇄
1.7 a dayfastest 17h25☾ 2 overnight busesBlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇪🇸 Spain → 🇫🇷 France

Direct buses · no change

MadridValenciaBarcelonaGironaPerpignanNarbonneNice· 976 km as the crow flies
  • 19:05 → 12:30+1
    FlixBus N1138 ☾ Overnight
    Madrid (South Bus Station) → Nice Airport (Bus Station - Terminal 1) · via Zaragoza, Barcelona, Montpellier, Nîmes…
    17h255 stops
    Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 19:05 → 11:30+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 23:00 → 19:45+1
    BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
    Madrid - South Station → Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 · via Valencia, Barcelona, Girona, Perpignan…
    20h4511 stops
    Runs: Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:00 → 18:45+1)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026) and BlaBlaCar Bus (file of 18 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. Contains BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Madrid to Nice?

Yes. 1.7 a day on average, with BlaBlaCar Bus and FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Madrid to Nice?

The fastest takes 17h25; the slowest 20h45, for 976 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 19:05 and the latest at 23:00, local time in Madrid. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Madrid to Nice?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 19:05 arriving 12:30 the next morning.

More from Madrid

Every bus from Madrid

More to Nice

Every bus from Nice