Nice in 4 Days: Day-by-Day Itinerary with Budget and Monaco Day Trip (Printable + iPad)

Nice packs a medieval old town, the Baie des Anges, two great art museums and a day trip into another country into four days, but it is easy to lose them to the wrong bus, a closed museum or a tourist-trap terrace. This plan does the timing, the booking and the budgeting for you.

This 28-page printable guide gives you 4 days and 3 nights in Nice, planned from breakfast to dinner, with the price of every stop in euros and a realistic budget. Admission fees and fares were checked in September 2026, including this year's changes (the new tram and bus fares, the airport ticket trap, the Matisse Museum's autumn closure and MAMAC's renovation).

WHAT'S INSIDE

• A day-by-day plan: breakfast, morning, lunch, afternoon and dinner, in an order that saves walking and bus time, with local dishes and prices
• The cost of every stop: admissions, fares and typical meal prices in euros
• Insider tips for every stop: when to arrive, which bus stop to use, the free Castle Hill lift and what not to order
• The Èze and Monaco day trip step by step: which bus from which station, the 11:55 changing of the guard, the Casino and the train back
• A Google Maps link for every sight: tap it in the iPad edition for directions
• A book-ahead checklist (the hotel, the Palace State Apartments, the Jardin Exotique, the Nice Museums Pass, the Casino) with the official sites
• Plan B: exactly what to swap for a Tuesday, the Matisse closure, a Monday market, a Sunday bus gap, the Grand Prix, rain or a strike
• Where to stay: the best area plus three hotel picks at different budgets (Hôtel La Pérouse, H33 Hôtel, Hôtel Negresco)
• Ten things to know about Nice: the one-page cheat sheet to read before you land
• A neighborhood guide and a getting-around page: tram and bus tickets, the airport tram, the buses to Èze and the coast trains to Monaco
• A scams, safety and local-rules page, including Monaco's dress rules
• What to eat and drink: socca, salade niçoise, pan bagnat, daube and Bellet wine, with real prices
• Money, city tax and tipping, and a closed-days and hours table for every sight
• The seasons, entry and phone notes (including Monaco roaming), useful French phrases, emergency numbers, a packing checklist and a pre-trip countdown
• A full budget sheet: about €1,098-1,208 for one traveller (food, sights, transport and the hotel room; less each if two share the room), with a column for what you actually spend
• Two editions: a printable PDF and an iPad edition for GoodNotes, Notability or any PDF app, with a tappable contents page

YOUR 4 DAYS

Day 1: Vieux Nice and the Promenade des Anglais (socca at Cours Saleya, the old town lanes, the Castle Hill view, a seafood dinner)

Day 2: Matisse, Chagall, Cimiez and Place Masséna (the Matisse Museum and the Roman ruins of Cimiez, the Chagall Museum, Place Masséna and the Promenade du Paillon, an old-town bistro dinner)

Day 3: Èze and Monaco day trip (the bus to the hilltop village of Èze, the Jardin Exotique view, the changing of the guard, the Monte-Carlo Casino)

Day 4: Port Lympia and farewell (Port Lympia harbour, lunch at the port, a last walk on the Promenade, tram 2 to the airport)

Every listed price is subject to change, and this plan is a starting point, not a substitute for checking current hours and prices before you go.

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