Hi guys, we are staying quite near Nice railway station and would like to visit Aqua Splash in Antibes. Can anyone please advise on train travel tips / length of journey and if we can pay just to visit Aqua Splash and not the rest of Marineland. Also, approx train travel costs (2 adults and 1 child) and entrance fee. many thanks in advance
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For train schedules, go on the SNCF website (French page) and select the Mandelieu-Vintimille line to get your schedule. Return fare for the family should be somewhere around 25-30 euro.
http://www.ter-sncf.com/paca/Default.htm and select «Telechargement des fiches horaire» then the line you need.
As for Marineland info, I suggest you go on their site to get the info.
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I am pasting a reply I posted in another forum covering the same topic:
Info about tarifs etc is here:
http://www.marineland.fr/index.aspx
It%26#39;s 19 euros for adults and 16 for children just for the aquasplash although you can get combined tickets for other parts too. A couple of years ago I went to the Marineland bit with the sharks etc, quite enjoyed it.
Aquasplash opens at 10am, we took the 200 bus from Nice arrived 10:15 and nearly didn%26#39;t get a sunbed. try and get there before 10, run in and get a sun lounger in the shade, you won%26#39;t regret it.
The cafes on site are a bit over-priced and under quality (McDonalds type food mostly, but far worse) didn%26#39;t open until 11:45, I was desperate for a caffeine hit so had to go to cafe just outside (they stamp your hand) which was nice, recommmend you take a picnic or eat outside. Couldn%26#39;t take coffee into water area but had to drink in the picnic area just inside park. To be honest it was my idea of hell. My 10 year old daughter loved it but even though it was July, mid-week and not all French and Brits were on holiday, we queued 15-20 minutes each time for a 10 second slide or whatever. The wave machine was a bit lame and it was very hot, a concrete jungle. the only way I would go again is if the daughter took a friend to go on the rides and I could hide from the sun on a lounger with a book. If you want to do all the rides, then grab a %26#39;bouee%26#39; a blue inflatable ring and just keep going on the rides. When you have finished you must put the bouee back in the communal pen and then the next time you want one, they have all gone and you end up jostling with everyone else at the bottom of all the slides, hoping someone will have just finished with their inflatable. You are not allowed to hang onto your bouee, you will get told off if you take it to your sunlounger for a break so once you have one, keep going on the rides until you have had enough. There are a couple of rides that don%26#39;t need bouees plus the swimming pool. there is also toddlers pools and a really fast slide for older people, seemed like teenage lads mostly, where they shot out about 15 m from the bottom of this steep slide- you have to wear a helmet for this one, I just wonder how their swimwear stayed on!
Sorry if I sound negative, if it%26#39;s your thing, I am sure you will love it but I hope my tips will help you plan and enjoy the day a bit more. best wishes
In addition, as you are so close tot he station, then the train is your quickest and easiest option, it%26#39;s about 25 minutes and you get off at Biot train station, it%26#39;s a 5 minutes walk or less from there (just follow the families carrying bags with towels poking out) If you take the 200 bus, it stops outside the Biot train station.
If your child is toddler age, the gentle pools and suitable slides are in the far left top corner as you enter the pool area, so head off quickly in that direction if you want any hope of getting a lounger.
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hi there, thanks for your informative responses. I know what you mean re nightmare day but need to accommodate daughter ie alternative to a pebbly beach!!!
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