Nice Cote d’Azur Airport (NCE) serves as the gateway not only for the city of Nice, but for the entire French Riviera and Principality of Monaco. Car hire at Nice Côte d’Azur Airport (NCE) means the airport is just a short seven-kilometre drive west of downtown Nice, and over 10 million passengers passed through the its gates in 2007 alone.

Nice Côte d’Azur Airport (NCE) has two large, modern terminals. Terminal 1 mainly handles flights from other European countries, while most of the flights entering Terminal 2 originate from America, the Middle East or other French cities. A post office is available in Terminal 1, but both terminals include an ATM, banking facilities and currency exchanges. The two terminals are linked by a free shuttle bus service.

Also available in both Nice Côte d’Azur Airport (NCE) terminals are a wide variety of bars, restaurants and cafés where passengers may get a bite to eat, as well as several duty-free shops, newsagents and souvenir shops. A pharmacy is located in Terminal 1, as is a business centre consisting of seven meeting rooms where video equipment and Internet access can be installed upon request.

The Arrivals levels of both terminals at Côte d’Azur Airport (NCE) also include car rental desks offering a variety of options for car hire from such reputable companies as Hertz, Avis and Budget. Regardless of which vehicle visitors choose for cheap car hire at Nice Côte d’Azur Airport (NCE), the city’s famous Promenade des Anglais, the casinos of Monte Carlo and the French Riviera’s beautiful sandy beaches are all just a short budget car rental drive away from Nice.