I am actually looking to do the reverse of this (begin in Marseilles or Provance) and ending in Nice but am running into a bit of an obstacle: I can't seem to find any reasonably priced oneway rentals with automatic transmission. I don't drive stick but so far the cheapest I can find is about $250 for the day (really only about six hours to do some sightseeing along the way)! Any thoughts on companies I should try? Should I try contacting a representative to see what might be available not online?