TRAINSWEATEAT HYROX NICE 2026

Your weekend in Nice, mapped

Hotels near the venue, gyms for a shakeout session, where to fuel up and where to recover.

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Local insights for Nice

The things a friend who lives here would tell you before race weekend.

• Load a card, then validate every ride

  Nice dropped paper tickets in 2023. Rides go on a rechargeable card sold at tram-stop machines, which take coins and bank cards. A single ride costs €1.70, and you must validate every time you board.

• Buy the AERO ticket for the airport

  The €10 AERO return from the airport stops covers your trip in and out.

• Sunday 1 November is Toussaint

  All Saints' Day is a French public holiday, and in 2026 it falls on the final race day. Expect holiday opening hours, and buy food, gels and anything from a pharmacy by Saturday.

• October is Nice's wettest month

  October averages highs of about 21°C (69°F) and lows of about 13°C (56°F), but it gets the most rain of the year. Pack a light rain jacket for the walk to the hall.

• The clocks change before race week

  France switches back from daylight saving time on 25 October 2026, so evenings get dark an hour earlier than the week before.

• Tipping is light

  French restaurant prices include service ("service compris"), and an extra tip is optional. Rounding up is plenty.

• Uber works here

  Uber operates in Nice around the clock, including airport pickups, handy after a late wave.

• Socca is the local pre-race carb

  The chickpea pancake, eaten hot with pepper, is everyday street food in Nice. The port district next to the venue has several socca spots.

Getting to Palais des Expositions de Nice

• From Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE)

  Tram line 2 leaves from Terminals 1 and 2 and reaches the city center in under 30 minutes. Change to tram line 1 at Jean Médecin or Garibaldi, heading toward Hôpital Pasteur, and get off at Palais des Expositions. Allow about 30 minutes in total.

• From Nice-Ville train station

  Walk to the Gare Thiers tram stop just outside and take line 1 toward Hôpital Pasteur. It runs straight to the venue.

• From the city center and Old Nice

  From Garibaldi it's two stops on line 1, and it's an easy walk from the port.

Race-day tips for Palais des Expositions de Nice

1. 1

   Bring physical ID

   HYROX requires a physical ID card at every check-in. You can't check in for others.

2. 2

   Check in on your day only

   Registration for each division opens 90 minutes before its first start wave, and you can only check in on the day you race.

3. 3

   Thursday racers can check in early

   HYROX lists an early check-in at the Decathlon in the TNL shopping center (15 boulevard du Général Louis Delfino) from 12 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., for athletes racing on 29 October only. The official page says "Wednesday, October 29," but 29 October 2026 is a Thursday, so confirm the day.

4. 4

   Watch for your start time

   Individual start times go out about three days before the event, and changes aren't allowed.

5. 5

   Take the tram

   Line 1 stops right at the venue, far easier than parking.

6. 6

   Send early spectators to the desk

   Spectators who want in before your wave go to the Spectators Desk with a ticket and ID.