Transport is rarely what blows up the budget. Hotel choice, season and the accumulation of small extras do it much faster.
Three planning budgets, not three price promises
Simple, well located
Mametas budget: room ~€160/night, food ~€40/day/person, transport €35-50, activities ~€40.
≈ €675 / person for 5 nights
Assumes two people share the room. This is not a market average.Comfortable, no penny-counting
Mametas budget: room ~€250/night, food ~€70/day/person, transport €50, activities ~€95.
≈ €1,120 / person
The most useful planning scenario for a comfortable first trip.The hotel is part of the trip
Mametas budget: room ~€450/night, food ~€120/day/person, transport €50, activities ~€245.
≈ €2,020 / person
Here the hotel and restaurants are part of the trip itself.Important: hotel and food figures above are Mametas planning budgets. Use Stay / Hotel Fit for the live hotel choice. For dated transport details, see Practical.
The fixed costs you can verify today
- Lignes d’Azur: Single journey €1.70; 1-day pass €7, 2-day €13, 7-day €20.
- PASS Sud Azur Explore: €35 for 3 days, €50 for 7 days, €80 for 14 days, covering transport networks across Alpes-Maritimes and Monaco.
- Full-fare TER (regional train) from Nice: Antibes €7, Cannes €9.70, Monaco €6.10, Menton €7.70 each way on the official pages checked 15 October 2026.
The costs almost everyone forgets
Airport transfer, private beaches, two taxis because the useful bus has gone, museum tickets, the drink “just before dinner”, event weeks that lift hotel rates, and the second base added to save half a day. A good budget does not predict every euro. It knows where you have decided to spend.
Sources checked
Checked sources · 15 October 2026Lignes d’Azur fares · PASS Sud Azur Explore · TER Nice-Cannes · TER Nice-Antibes · TER Nice-Monaco · TER Nice-Menton