Monaco (MCM): a heliport, not an airport, and the shuttle is in the fare
Monaco has no commercial airport. The Fontvieille heliport takes a scheduled seven minute helicopter shuttle from Nice, about fifty round trips a day, and a free minibus to your hotel is part of the booking.
- Monaco has no commercial airport. The heliport in Fontvieille is the Principality's only aerial gateway.
- The flight from Nice Cote d'Azur is 7 minutes. The coastal drive is about 45.
- Monacair and Blade run the service, with around fifty round trips a day.
- Fares start from 195 euro per passenger on the scheduled shuttle.
- A free shuttle-minibus is included in the booking. Outbound it collects you from your home, office or hotel; inbound it takes you from the heliport.
- The heliport is on Monaco's city bus network, at the stop called Heliport, if you would rather not wait for the minibus.
- It is in Fontvieille, a few dozen metres from the Princess Grace Rose Garden and the Stade Louis II.
- You can check in for some airline flights at the heliport terminal, depending on the airline and the package.
- You can also privatise a helicopter rather than buying a seat on the scheduled service.
- Regular services also run to Cannes Mandelieu and Saint-Tropez, both business and private aviation fields.
- The heliport operates year round.
- Monacair and Heli Air Monaco run private shuttles to destinations across France, Switzerland and Italy.
There is no airport
- Monaco has no commercial airport. The Fontvieille heliport is the Principality's only air gateway, and everything arriving by air lands there.
- For a scheduled flight you fly to Nice Cote d'Azur and transfer. By helicopter that transfer is 7 minutes; by road along the coast it is about 45.
The shuttle
- Monacair and Blade operate the Nice service, which Visit Monaco calls the mainstay of the heliport's business.
- Around fifty round trips a day.
- Fares start from 195 euro per passenger.
- You can buy a seat on the scheduled service or privatise a helicopter.
What the fare includes
- A free shuttle-minibus. Booking a flight to or from Monaco includes it: outbound it collects you from your home, office or hotel, and inbound it takes you from the heliport to where you are going.
- That matters more than it sounds. Fontvieille is at the bottom of a steep principality, and the difference between the heliport and Monte-Carlo is a real journey.
- If you would rather not wait, the city bus serves the heliport at the stop named Heliport.
Checking in at the heliport
- Passengers on some flights departing from Nice can check in at the heliport terminal in Monaco, depending on the airline and the package. Worth asking when you book.
The other routes
- Regular services run to Cannes Mandelieu and Saint-Tropez, both of which specialise in business and private flights.
- Monacair and Heli Air Monaco also run a la carte private shuttles to destinations across France, Switzerland and Italy.
- The heliport operates year round, not just in season.
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