Nimes Airport

Nimes Airport
Nimes-Garons Airport
F-30800 Saint Gilles

Airport code: FNI

Telephone: 33 (0)4 66.70.49.49

 

 

Nimes airport is situated about 20km south east of Nimes Centre, just off Junction 2 of the A54 motorway.

It's a smallish airport but a fair bit bigger than other Languedoc airports such as Carcassonne Airport and Perpignan Airport. It has one runway which is 2.5km in length and a terminal building of approx 4260 sq m and can handle up to 800,000 passengers per year.

The main hall of the terminal building and all access to departure gates are at ground floor level. So if any member of your party is in a wheelchair you won't have to worry about stairs or escalators.

Nimes airport car hire gives you the choice of five car rental companies to choose from. You'll find links to information on each of these companies below.

You can read about our own experiences with Languedoc car hire and for the best deals on offer you can get a free online quote for car hire at Nimes Airport here.

The five car hire companies with desks at the airport are: Avis at Nimes Airport - Budget at Nimes Airport - Citer at Nimes Airport - Europcar at Nimes Airport and Hertz at Nimes Airport.

All of the car rental desks are in the main terminal building just on your right as you come out of the baggage reclaim hall.

At the moment there are three different UK airports that the budget airline Ryanair operates from offering a range of direct low cost flights to Nimes. These routes are:

East Midlands to Nimes - Liverpool to Nimes and Luton to Nimes

We also provide information on varous flights to the Languedoc Region

When your plane lands you will disembark and make your way across the tarmac to the Nimes airport arrivals hall. There are no boarding gangways that connect to the planes here so if it's raining you're going to get wet. The distance from the plane to the arrivals hall is about 100m.

After your short walk you'll go through passport control and straight into the baggage reclaim hall. There is one large baggage carousel here and you will also find baggage trolleys (you'll need a € 1coin).Once you've collected you bags it's just a short walk of a few metres into the Nimes Airport arrivals hall.

We provide information on live flight arrivals at Nimes Airport.

When you arrive at Nimes airport enter through the sliding glass doors on the right hand side of the terminal building.

This will take you into the Nimes airport departures area. you'll see the the check in desks straight ahead of you. Click on the link for information on live flight departures at Nimes Airport.

If you're going to need a Nimes airport taxi then that won't be a problem. As you come through baggage reclaim into the main terminal hall, make your way through the sliding glass exit doors on your right.

Once you're outside you'll see all the Nimes airport taxis lined up in front of you. Just get in line and wait your turn.

Alternatively, if you don't fancy waiting in line, you can always pre-book private Nimes Transfers..

You can get Nimes airport buses that will take you from the airport into the centre of town.As you exit the terminal building, turn right and you'll see where the bus stops about 50m ahead of you.

The times of the buses coincide with the arrival times of the flights. And seeing as how every time I've flown with Ryanair to Nimes they've been early, you shouldn't have anything to worry about.

Journey time is scheduled for 35 mins and it will cost you €5 one way. No need to book. Just get your ticket on board the bus.

Follow this link for an up to date timetable for Nimes airport buses

The car park for Nimes airport is right in front of the terminal building and on two levels. You get a ticket from the machine when you enter and pay at the ticket machines in the car park itself before you leave.

Follow this link for more information about parking at Nimes Airport.

Shopping at Nimes airport is limited to one small gift shop. The Boutique Carnet de Bord sells tobacco, newspapers, books and souvenirs and is situated on the ground floor of the departures hall.They also sell regional gifts, such as traditionally decorated Languedoc pottery.

It’s not much, but if you’ve forgotten to buy a present for someone back home, it’ll do.

Being only small, the selection of bars and restaurants at Nimes airport is rather limited.

There is one bar on the ground floor. This is your average French airport bar, with a few tables and the usual offerings of coffee, beer and perhaps a croissant.

In addition to this there is a restaurant and bar called Côte Sud. Côte Sud on the first floor, above the check in desks. It offers two set menus, one at about €15 and one at about €19.

As well as set menus, it also has the usual à la carte (choose what you want from the menu) offerings of starters, main courses, deserts, wines and spirits.

To find out what the weather in Nimes is like today and to get a 5 and 10 day forecast click on the link above.