Day 4 - Leaving Breil sur Roya (Don and Kerry Helmrich) 
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£715.00 (2012)
7 nights
7 B&B, 2 evening meals, 4 picnics
Luggage transfers between hotels
Medium
4 - 6 hours per day
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Alpes Maritimes (France)
From the Alps to the Mediterranean
How to get there:

ARRIVING BY AIR

The best "local" airport is Nice. Intercontinental flights use Paris - overnight stays advisable.

 

Flight information can change rapidly. Please do check for yourself directly with the airlines' websites before finalising any booking with us and do not book your flights until we have confirmed that we have provisionally reserved accommodation for you.

 

Land by: Nice 15:00 for public transport connections to La Brigue (c. 3½ hrs) OR stay a night in Nice if arriving late (see Where you'll stay and Prices) 

Return flight earliest: 11:00 for airport bus service from Menton (c.1 hr) 

 

Flights from UK and Eire airports:

Birmingham bmibaby (not daily);

Belfast International Easyjet (not daily);

Bristol Easyjet;

Cork Aer Lingus (not daily);

Dublin Aer Lingus;  

East Midlands Airport bmibaby (not daily);

Edinburgh Easyjet (not daily);

Gatwick Easyjet (daily);

Glasgow Jet2 (end May-Sept, not daily)

Heathrow BA;

Leeds-Bradford Jet2 (May-Sept, not daily);

Liverpool Easyjet;

London City BA; 

Luton Easyjet;

Manchester Jet2 (May-Sept, not daily); 

Newcastle Easyjet (not daily); 

Southampton Flybe (not daily);

Stansted Easyjet; bmibaby (not daily)

  
See "Getting to the start of the walk" below for transfer information

 

ARRIVING BY TRAIN

 

Nearest railway station:

Start: La Brigue

Finish: Menton

 

Typical rail journey:

via Paris from London: Eurostar to Paris (N), transfer by RER to Gare de Lyon, then TGV to Nice and local train from there to La Brigue. ~10 hrs excluding crossing Paris.

via Lille from London (avoiding crossing Paris): Eurostar to Lille, transfer to TGV direct to Nice. Then onto a local train from Nice to La Brigue if you arrive before 19.30, or stay at our hotel in Nice ~10.5 hrs

 

Menton to London via Paris: TGV to Paris Gare de Lyon, change to Paris N for Eurostar to London St Pancras International. ~ 11hrs.

Look at www.seat61.com/France for times and other information on the stretch from London to Nice/Menton to London; visit www.bahn.de for local trains from Nice to La Brigue, or if your French is up to it, www.ter-sncf.com (you need the '06 Alpes Maritimes' department and 'Fiches/horaires' after that, choosing '05 Nice-Breil').
Getting to the start of the walk:

The first hotel is in the village of La Brigue, and the last on the coast in Menton. Transfer times and methods are suggested for Nice airport below. For train arrival transfers see below.

 

NICE AIRPORT:

Outward: Bus then train: 3½ hrs. Allow 2 hrs from touchdown at Nice airport to train departure time from Nice-Ville. Aim for arrival in La Brigue between 18:00 & 20:00 if possible. For train times (Nice-Ville to La Brigue) on your day of arrival check the website: www.ter-sncf.com OR stay a night at the beginning in Nice for a more relaxed start (see Where you'll stay and Prices) 

Return: Airport bus from outside hotel 1-1½ hrs OR taxi the whole way from Menton hotel to Nice airport: 40 mins

 

Transfers from train stations:

Outward: La Brigue. (Short walk or lift to first hotel)

Return: Menton. (20 mins walk or short taxi ride from last hotel to station)

 

Full transfer advice, including timetables, is provided in your Walkers' Pack. Contact us if you would like additional pre-booking information