His story
Stéphane Roche founded ELYSIA in Saint-Laurent-du-Var, a few minutes from Nice Côte d’Azur airport. The house grew from a simple idea: a good journey is not only about arriving on time — it is about feeling expected, understood and at ease.
He drives a large share of the journeys himself and works with chauffeurs who share the same standards. That is where this journal gets its material: the rush hours on the A8, the real meeting points at terminals 1 and 2, the weeks when the Principality closes its streets, the time it really takes on a Grand Prix day. Nothing taken from a guidebook.
The car is a Tesla Model 3 with a white interior, prepared before every pick-up. One car, so one standard: the house does not promise a range, it answers for one car.
The area he covers is the French Riviera and everything it serves: Nice, Monaco, Cannes, Antibes, Saint-Tropez, the hill villages inland, and long journeys to Marseille, Lyon or Paris when the trip makes sense by car.
What he writes about
The journal’s subjects come from journeys the house has actually driven, not from desk research.
- Transfers to and from Nice Côte d’Azur airport
- Riviera connections: Monaco, Cannes, Antibes, Saint-Tropez
- A chauffeur by the hour or by the day
- Long journeys from the French Riviera
His articles
11 min read
Nice Airport to City Centre: Tram, Taxi or Chauffeur
Tram, bus, taxi, ride-hailing or private chauffeur: six kilometres separate the airport from central Nice, yet the right choice changes with your luggage, the hour and the purpose of the trip.
11 min read
Monaco Airport: is there one? The guide
The Principality has no airport, only a heliport. Here are the four real gateways, what each one allows, and how to finish the journey without surprises.
12 min read
Nice Airport to Sophia Antipolis: the guide
About twenty kilometres, but a technology park spread over five towns and rush hours people dread. Here is how to reach the right door, on time.
17 min read
Nice airport to Monaco: the complete guide
About thirty kilometres, one motorway, two corniches and five ways to arrive. Here is what each one really costs — in time, in money and in effort.
