ACCESS

Come to Cannes

Located in the heart of the Côte d’Azur, Cannes is easily accessible by any means of transport.

By plane

Located 27 km from Nice Côte d’Azur airport, Cannes can be reached in less than 30 minutes.  Nice Côte d’Azur, a major gateway to Southern Europe, serves 90 destinations with direct flights, and welcomes almost 50 airlines.  http://en.nice.aeroport.fr/

Shuttles run between the airport and Cannes in around 45 minutes:
Departure from the airport at 8h00 and 9h00, then every ½ hour until 19h00 and at 20h00.
210 line – Rate: €22. Return: €33.
Tel. : + 33 (0) 4 93 39 11 39
Toll free: 0800 06 01 06
www.cg06.fr/

Cannes-Mandelieu airport is used for general business and tourism aviation. The economic and touristic vitality of the region has made Cannes-Mandelieu the second business airport in France after Paris-Le Bourget. Located 15 minutes from Cannes city centre and the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès de Cannes, the airport directly links the city with the major European cities.
www.cannes.aeroport.fr/EN/index.html

 

By road

Cannes is linked to all major European cities by road. The city is connected by the A8 motorway, “La Provençale” (exit Cannes La Bocca or Mougins/Cannes), from Aix en Provence to the west and Italy to the east.

A few examples of distance in kilometres: Paris 950 km – Milan 320 km – Geneva 630 km – Barcelona 670 km – Rome 710 km - Munich 810 km – Brussels 1220 km – Amsterdam 1400 km

The Route Napoléon (N85) from Golfe Juan to Grenoble, traces the historic route taken by the Emperor on his return from the island of Elba in 1815.

 

By train

The city of Cannes has excellent connections via TGV, Corail train and express train which link it to all French regions and the major cities of Europe. This means of transport is a great way of discovering the spectacular scenery along the coast, at the feet of the Massif de l’Estérel with its steep, red rocks. www.idtgv.com ou www.voyages-sncf.com/
A few examples of journey times: Cannes/Toulon: 1h15 - Cannes/Marseille: 2h - Cannes/Aix en Provence: 3h15 - Cannes/Lyon: 4h and Cannes/Paris: 5h15.

The TER (regional passenger railway) covers the whole region from Saint-Raphaël to Monaco, via Antibes, Biot, Cagnes sur mer, Nice, Villefranche sur Mer.
TER Info www.ter-sncf.com/paca
Contact TER 0800 11 40 23
TER E-services www.termobile.fr

Thello : new international rail connections between France and Italy from Cannes, without changing trains at the border.
Cannes-Milan, a daily train
Information and reservations
 

 

By sea

The boat anchors in the bay of Cannes, passing near the Iles de Lérins, where passengers will disembark in the heart of the city, at the foot of the Colline du Suquet.

By helicopter

At the end of the jetty in the old port of Cannes, between the 2 lighthouses, is a public helipad. Rate for landing or takeoff, indicative: €65 excluding VAT

Contact: HeliPartner - Cannes Center Helipad
Helicopter transfers Specialists Monaco - Nice - Cannes - Saint Tropez
Tel. : + 33 (0)4 93 39 25 56
info@helipartner.com