Every Riviera arrival circles back to one question — how do you reach your accommodation from the airport — and the answer starts with a figure: a private chauffeur from Nice Airport to Saint-Tropez is a flat €330, all-inclusive, where a metered taxi on the same run routinely closes between €250 and €320 with no fare promised before you board. That single contrast — the written fare against the meter — is why most Côte d'Azur travellers reserve a chauffeur rather than chance the arrivals-hall rank. This guide covers the ground in full: which airport to fly into, what each transfer costs, how the fixed-price model works, how to move along a coast built for cars you'd rather not drive, and when a private driver genuinely beats a taxi or an app.
The Riviera stretches some hundred Mediterranean kilometres from Saint-Tropez in the west to Menton on the Italian border, threading Saint-Raphaël, Cannes, Antibes, Nice, Villefranche, Cap-Ferrat, Èze, Monaco and Beaulieu. Three airports feed the coast — Nice Côte d'Azur (NCE), Toulon-Hyères (TLN) and Marseille-Provence (MRS). Nice dominates: 15.2 million passengers in 2025 by official airport figures, third-busiest in France, and the arrival point for the overwhelming majority of visitors heading to Saint-Tropez, Monaco, Cannes and Antibes. The catch is geography — none of the coast's most desirable addresses sit near the airport: Saint-Tropez is nearly two hours by road, Monaco a 30–45 minute run east, and the Gulf of Saint-Tropez has no railway station at all. Hence the default: door-to-door private transfer for anyone arriving with luggage.
Luxury Services Europe runs the entire coast on fixed, written fares — one dedicated vehicle and a licensed, English-speaking driver per booking, with live flight tracking, 45 minutes of complimentary airport waiting, tolls, fuel and every bag included in the quoted price. The fleet spans from the Mercedes E-Class and the Rolls-Royce Ghost to a twenty-seat Sprinter. Rated 5/5 on Google reviews, with more than 3,000 transfers completed.