FTC RIDER provides taxi and private VTC chauffeur services to and from Menton, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Menton sits at the very eastern end of the French Riviera, pressed between the mountains and the sea a few minutes from the Italian border — which makes it a town where a private driver is genuinely more practical than the alternatives. The train is slow, taxis are scarce outside the station, and the coast road through Roquebrune and Cap Martin is beautiful but not quick. Every journey we quote is a fixed price agreed when you book, with no meter and no surcharge on arrival.

Nice Airport to Menton transfers

Menton is about 50 minutes from Nice Côte d’Azur Airport by the A8 motorway, or a little over an hour along the coast if you would rather see the Corniches on the way in. Your driver tracks your flight, meets you inside the arrivals hall of Terminal 1 or Terminal 2 with a name board, and waiting time is included — 60 minutes after landing on international flights, 30 minutes on domestic ones. The fare covers tolls and luggage.

If you are arriving from further afield, we also serve Marseille Provence (around 2 hours 45) and Toulon-Hyères (around 2 hours 15), and we can collect from Ventimiglia station on the Italian side.

Journey times from Menton

• Monaco — 15 to 20 minutes, the most common run we do from Menton
• Nice Airport — about 50 minutes via the A8
• Nice city centre — 35 to 45 minutes
• Ventimiglia and the Italian border — 10 to 15 minutes
• Antibes — about 1 hour
• Cannes — about 1 hour 15
• Saint-Tropez — 2 hours 15 to 3 hours depending on the season

Cross-border journeys into Italy

Menton is the last French town before the border, and a large part of our work here crosses it. Ventimiglia is ten minutes away and its Friday market is a fixture of the local calendar; Bordighera and Sanremo are 25 to 40 minutes; Genoa is around two hours. Our drivers and vehicles are insured for cross-border work, so there is no change of car at the frontier and no waiting on the Italian side. See our Nice to Italy cross-border transfer page for longer runs starting from the airport.

The Lemon Festival, the gardens and Menton’s calendar

Menton fills up twice a year. The Fête du Citron in February and early March brings hundreds of thousands of visitors for the citrus floats along the Promenade du Soleil, and the town centre is closed to traffic for the parades — we drop off and collect at the edge of the pedestrian zone and agree the point with you in advance. In June, the Festival de Musique fills the parvis of the Basilique Saint-Michel. Outside those weeks, most of our leisure work is the gardens: the Serre de la Madone, the Val Rahmeh botanical garden, the Jardin Fontana Rosa, and the Jean Cocteau museum collection in the old town.

Hourly hire: a car and driver at your disposal

For a day that has several stops — the gardens, lunch in Italy, an afternoon in Monaco — hourly hire is simpler than booking each leg. Your driver stays with you and waits between stops. Choose the “at disposal” tab in the booking form and set the number of hours when you book.

Why book FTC Rider in Menton

• Fixed price quoted and paid online, with no meter and no last-minute extras
• Licensed VTC drivers with professional cards and vehicles insured for passenger transport
• Flight tracking and included waiting time on every airport transfer
• Cross-border cover into Italy without changing vehicles
• English and French speaking drivers, booking confirmed by email 24/7

Frequently asked questions

How far is Menton from Nice Airport?

About 50 minutes by the A8 motorway in normal traffic. We allow extra time during the Lemon Festival in February and on summer weekends, when the coast road and the border crossing are both busy.

Can you take me across the border into Italy?

Yes. Ventimiglia is 10 to 15 minutes from Menton, Bordighera and Sanremo 25 to 40 minutes, and our drivers are insured for cross-border journeys, so there is no change of vehicle at the frontier.

Do you cover Monaco from Menton?

Monaco is 15 to 20 minutes away and is our most frequent journey from Menton, including during the Grand Prix and the Yacht Show. See our Monaco chauffeur page for pickup points inside the Principality.

Where do you pick up during the Lemon Festival?

The seafront and the town centre are closed to traffic during the parades, so we agree a pickup point at the edge of the pedestrian zone when you book, usually near the Casino or the Jardins Biovès.

Is payment taken online?

Yes. Fares are paid on the website when you book, so there is nothing to settle with the driver at the end of the journey.