bus to Monaco

We will be visiting Nice in the Spring and plan to take a daytrip to Monaco. According to what I%26#39;ve been reading in Rick Steves%26#39; Guidebook there are 3 roads from Nice to Monaco (Low, Medium %26amp; High Corniches). Can anyone tell me if there is a bus from Nice to Monaco that goes by way of the High Cornich? We%26#39;d like to take the High Cornich to Monaco and the return to Nice on the train, along the coast.

By the way, anyone who is planning a trip may wish to check their local library for a copy of the 1955 Hitchcock movie %26quot;To Catch a Thief%26quot; with Grace Kelly %26amp; Cary Grant. It%26#39;s a good story but, the footage of the coastline scenery is spectacular.

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Go to Gare routier (main bus stn). Ligne 100 takes you to monaco, cost 1 euro. The bus with the TAM livery, blue %26amp; white, take you on the coast road, sit on the right side of the bus for spectacular views, the all white bus (coach) %26#39;par autoroute%26#39; takes the high road, also 1 euro.

The tam is much better both ways, get off at 2nd stop in monaco, (the 1st is just inside the border).

After you get off the bus cross the road and you are right at the entrance of the walk way up to the castle and cathedral.

Going back there is a good bus stop at the top of the gardens in front of the casino.

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There is no bus from Nice to Monaco along the haute (high) corniche. The autoroute bus runs further inland along the autoroute, and there are no good views from that bus.

There is, however, the 112 bus along the moyenne (medium) corniche: www.cg06.fr/transport/lignes-tam/112.pdf. This corniche runs very high above sea level, has excellent views and is probably more spectacular than the highest road.

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Thank you, Perilizia. That is exactly the info I needed. We%26#39;ll take the 112 bus to Monaco and the take the train back to Nice.

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Good reference 2Goers. A few screen grabs from %26quot;To Catch a Thief%26quot; to encourage a walk to the library, (and a few others)

members.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/92d77/#TL

Cheers

NL

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NiceLife, THANK YOU. I thoroughly enjoyed reading all the tips and seeing the photos. I am enjoying the planning for this trip so much. However, the anticipation is building to the point that I don%26#39;t know how I am going to be able to wait til Spring. Thanks again.

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Other favourite films with Riviera scenes:

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - for Beaulieu and Villefranche.

L%26#39;Homme de la Riviera (I think it%26#39;s The Good Thief in English, with Nick Nolte) - for Nice.

Ronin - also for Nice.

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NiceLife, I posted before clicking your link. Love your comment about Mrs NiceLife squealing whenever she spots somewhere she knows. My dad used to do the same after he%26#39;d been to the %26quot;Sound of Music%26quot; country around Salzburg. He didn%26#39;t squeal exactly, but would say %26quot;we%26#39;ve been there, that%26#39;s .....%26quot;, and we used to roll our eyes in disdain. But now, we do exactly the same with anything that%26#39;s filmed on the Cote d%26#39;Azur.

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Thanks, MonacoCabbbie. I think I%26#39;ll do some armchair traveling this weekend with DVDs and popcorn.

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Don%26#39;t know how you are planning to get around Monaco, but the public buses are great. Last year, the tourist information office in Monaco mailed me a map of Monaco that included all the bus routes. Very handy. You can walk the ramp up to Monaco Ville (the Rock) but I saved strain on my knees by taking the bus up and walking down.

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Nancycinti - a fellow Buckeye - Thanks for the tip. I%26#39;ll deefinitely request such a map from the Monaco Tourist Information folks. We always use public transportation on our foreign travels. No only is it cheaper and easier than driving a rental car, I think it gives you a chance to to be a little closer to the local folks and their culture. I have had some very interesting conversations with people on the trains and busses - and sometimes we didn%26#39;t even speak the same language - but, somehow we connected.

I know it probably sounds silly but an important part of travel for me is connecting with the people as well as seeing the sights.