Practical Informations > How to reach the Observatory

Unless you have your own car, you will need to get the Bus 84 (direction "Baie des Fourmis") and get off at the stop "Observatoire". The rides of this bus are every 30 min and it takes about 15 min from its starting point in Nice-Riquier to the observatory's stop (to which you'll have to add another 15 min of walking up-hill from the entrance of the observatory to the building where the workshop is held; see Venue page).

👉 download pdf with timetable for Bus 84: ligne_84.pdf (as of 19 Jul 2023)

Note: Given that the bus is small and that there are a lot of people taking it in the morning, it happens that the bus gets full before everyone can enter it (and then you will have to wait another 30 minutes at the stop before the next bus arrives). This problem occurs particularly often on the ride leaving at 8:50 from Nice-Riquier. To avoid this issue, we recommend to plan your trip accordingly and to try to take the earliest options (e.g., the bus leaving at 8:20 from Nice-Riquier).

Zoom-in around the Nice-Riquier station's square and starting point of the bus n.84 to the observatory: