Flights Nice → Barcelona
NCE → BCN
How long is the flight from Nice to Barcelona?
The flight from Nice (NCE) to Barcelona (BCN) takes 49 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Nice to Barcelona features a perfect on-time performance with an average delay of just nine minutes over two recorded flights. The destination airport, which opened in 1916, handles more than forty-one million passengers annually, making it one of the busiest airports in Europe. Aircraft used for this route include Airbus A320 and Airbus A319 models.
The Nice (NCE) → Barcelona (BCN) route is operated by Iberia Airlines, easyJet, Vueling Airlines. Across 6 flights monitored in recent months, 40% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 46 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.4/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Barcelona the average ATFM delay is 1.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Nice the average ATFM delay is 3.2 minutes.
Heading to Barcelona: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Nice (NCE) to Barcelona (BCN) heads south-west for about 496 km, a flight time of roughly 49m.
Departures from Nice on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of NCE-BCN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Nice the average ATFM delay is 3.2 min (atfm); arriving into Barcelona it is 1.5 min (atfm).
Across 6 tracked NCE-BCN flights, 40% left on time with an average delay of 46 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iberia Airlines (IB) | 87% | 20 min | 1.2% |
| Vueling Airlines (VY) | 80% | 36 min | 0.0% |
| easyJet (U2) | 70% | 31 min | 0.8% |
Airlines operating NCE-BCN
Airports
Frequently asked questions about NCE-BCN
The flight from Nice (NCE) to Barcelona (BCN) takes 49 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Nice (NCE) -> Barcelona (BCN) route, on-time performance is 40% with an average delay of 46 minutes, based on 6 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Nice-Barcelona is 0.00% across 6 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Iberia Airlines, easyJet, Vueling Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Barcelona, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The Nice-Barcelona route is about 496 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €250, barring extraordinary circumstances.
