Nice to St Tropez Ferry: Round-Trip Cruise & Day Pass

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Duration10h

GroupUp to 300

LanguagesEN · FR

Mobile ticketAccepted

Five Hours on the Water, a Full Day in St Tropez

You board a ferry at Nice Harbor at 9am and cruise 2.5 hours south to St Tropez, arriving mid-morning with a full day to explore the Old Port, Citadelle, beaches and local markets before returning at 4:30pm. The round-trip ferry ticket includes the boat service both ways; you arrange your own meals and activities in town. Arrive 30 minutes early to exchange your voucher for a boarding ticket.

10h

Step-by-step itinerary

Ferry cruise and St Tropez visit

Board ferry at Nice Harbor
Cruise along French Riviera
Pass Sainte Marguerite Island and Cannes
Arrive in St Tropez
Explore Old Port and yachts
Shop at boutiques and markets
Visit St Tropez Church and Citadelle
See art at Musée de l’Annonciade
Relax on white-sand beach
Enjoy meal and local wine
Board ferry back to Nice
Arrive at Nice Harbor in evening

The Experience

The boat pulls away from Nice Harbor at 9am and the Côte d'Azur opens up in front of you — limestone cliffs, pine trees, the Mediterranean turning from grey-blue to turquoise as you move south. You're on a round-trip ferry to St Tropez, and the crossing takes 2.5 hours each way, which means you get a real day there, not a rushed afternoon. The boat stops at Sainte Marguerite Island and Cannes to pick up other passengers (you stay aboard), and then it's just the coast sliding past, the kind of view that makes you understand why people have been painting this stretch of water for a hundred years.

St Tropez hits different when you arrive by sea. You dock at the Old Port around 11:30am, and the first thing you see is the yachts — actual million-dollar boats lined up like cars in a parking lot, their owners probably somewhere having lunch. From there, the town spreads out in cobbled streets and narrow lanes. You can wander the fishing quarter called La Ponche, climb up to the 17th-century Citadelle for views that reach back across the water to where you came from, or duck into the Musée de l'Annonciade if you want to see Matisse and Picasso in a converted chapel. The morning fish market in Place aux Herbes still smells like the catch, and the boutiques along the main streets are exactly as expensive as you'd expect. Most people, though, head straight for the beaches — they're about 10km out of town, which is why they stay uncrowded even in summer.

You've got until 4:30pm to do whatever that means to you. Sit at a sidewalk café with a glass of local wine and watch the port. Spend three hours on white sand. Buy something you don't need from a shop that probably doesn't have a price tag. The ferry back leaves at 4:30pm sharp, and you're back in Nice by 7pm, which gives you an evening to yourself instead of a rushed dinner at the harbor. The whole day — the crossing, the time in town, the return — is built around the idea that you don't have to arrange transport or figure out timing. You show up at Quai Lunel 30 minutes before departure, exchange your voucher for a ticket, and the rest is yours.

What’s included

Round-trip ferry service from Nice Harbor to St Tropez Harbor.
2.5-hour cruise each way along the Côte d'Azur with stops at Sainte Marguerite Island and Cannes for passenger pickup.
approximately 5 hours of free time in St Tropez to explore the Old Port, Citadelle, local markets, beaches and attractions.
return boat ride to Nice in the evening.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Trans Cote d Azur

Is this one for you?A good option if you want a full day in St Tropez without renting a car or arranging separate transport — the ferry handles the journey both ways, and the timing gives you a real afternoon instead of a rushed stopover.