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Getting There By Air:

Nice Côte d’Azur International Airport (NCE)
Tel: 0820 423 333.
Website: www.nice.aeroport.fr

Nice Côte d’Azur airport is situated 24km (15 miles) southeast from Cannes. France’s second busiest airport, it has direct flights to the main cities of France and Europe, and to North America, Africa and the Near East. There are hourly flights to Paris Orly.

Airport facilities: Services include duty-free shops and boutiques, a pharmacy, restaurants, a self-service cafeteria, a bar, bureaux de change, Wi-Fi, a post office and ATMs. Ada, Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz, National and Sixt provide car hire services. Disabled services are available. A free navette (shuttle bus) between terminals one and two and the car parks runs frequently. The airport organizes a personalised welcome for VIP visitors on request. The airport business center, located in terminal one, provides fully equipped meeting areas with a capacity for 250 people, as well as smaller offices. Internet access is available.

Transport to the city: Rapides Côte d’ Azur Ouest (tel: 0820 481 111; website: www.rca.tm.fr) operates buses to Cannes, daily 0800-2200 (journey time - 35 minutes) every 30 minutes. Taxis to the center (journey time - 30 minutes) are provided by Central Taxi Riviera Nice (tel: (04) 9313 7878). Taxis only accept payment by cash. The journey takes at least an extra 15 minutes during the International Film Festival. Azur Helicoptere (tel: (04) 9321 4860; website: www.azurhelico.com) can organize helicopter transfers to Cannes.

Approximate flight times to Nice Côte d’Azur Airport: From London is 1 hour 40 minutes; from New York is 7 hours; from Los Angeles is 13 hours; from Toronto is 10 hours and from Sydney is 25 hours.


Cannes Mandelieu Airport (CEQ)
Tel: 0820 426 666 or (04) 8988 9828 from abroad.
Website: www.cannes.aeroport.fr

Cannes-Mandelieu is situated 8km (5 miles) from Cannes’ center and is one of France’s leading private aviation airports.

Airport facilities: These include reception rooms, hotel-booking, limousine and helicopter services. You can hire cars from Europcar and Hertz. There is a VIP lounge at the airport, as well as meeting rooms and catering services.

Transport to the city: Allo Taxi (tel: 0890 712 227) are available at the airport. A trip into the city center takes about 10 minutes and must be paid for in cash.

Approximate flight times to Cannes: From London is 2 hours; from New York is 7 hours; from Los Angeles is 13 hours; from Toronto is 10 hours and from Sydney is 25 hours.

Getting There By Road:

Motorways bear the prefix ‘A’, national roads ‘N’ and minor roads are classed as ‘D’ roads. Traffic drives on the right and speed limits are 130kph (81mph) on motorways, 110kph (68mph) on dual carriageways separated by a central reservation, 90kph (46mph) outside built-up areas and 50kph (31mph) in built-up areas. Visitors who have held a driving license for less than two years face tighter speed restrictions. The French police fine motorists on the spot for driving offences such as speeding.

The minimum age for driving is 18 years. All front- and rear-seat passengers must wear seat belts and children under 10 years may not travel in the front seat. A national driving license, the car’s registration document and a red warning triangle must be carried at all times or the driver may be fined. EU nationals taking their own cars to France are strongly advised to obtain a Green Card, without which insurance cover is limited to the minimum legal cover in France. The Green Card tops this up to the level of cover provided by the car owner’s domestic policy.

Emergency breakdown service:
Inter-Mutuelles Assistance  (tel: 0800 757 575).
Free emergency telephones are situated every 1km (0.6 miles) along the motorways.

Routes to the city: The Côte d’Azur is linked to the European network of motorways. The A8 Estérel motorway links Paris to Cannes. From Nice, Exit 42 leads to Cannes.

Approximate driving times to the city: From Paris - 8 hours; from Nice - 30 minutes.

Coach services: The Gare Routière de Nice (tel: (04) 9345 2008) is Nice’s international coach station, located at 5 boulevard Jean Jaures. Eurolines (tel: (04) 7881 4398; website: www.eurolines.fr) provide regular services to major European centers.

There are two domestic gares routières (coach stations) in Cannes. The main one, at place Cornut-Gentille (tel: 0825 825 599), serves coastal destinations, while the other, located at Place de l’Hôtel de Ville, provides an inland service. Companies operating from both stations include Rapides Côte d’Azur (tel: 0820 481 111; website: www.rca.tm.fr), which links Cannes to Nice (city center and airport), and CTM Cannes La Bocca (tel: (04) 9390 9292), which links Cannes to Grasse and Mandelieu.

Getting There By Rail:

Societé Nationale de Chemins de Fer (SNCF) (tel: 0805 700 805; website: www.sncf.fr) is the national rail carrier. Cannes Ville station (tel: 0892 353 535) is situated at place Pierre Semard and place Jean-Jaurès. Facilities at the station include a newsagent, bakery, tourist information office (tel: (04) 9399 1977), bar, snack bar and car park.

Rail services: Cannes is served by the international trains, Trains Bleus (the Paris-Nice-Ventimiglia Express), TEE (the Trans-Europe Express) and TGV (high-speed trains). There are direct links to Paris, twice daily in winter and four times daily in summer (journey time - 7 hours), as well as to Basel (journey time - 10 hours 30 minutes), Brussels (journey time - 6 hours 30 minutes), Milan (journey time - 5 hours), Rome (journey time - 9 hours 50 minutes) and Venice (journey time - 9 hours 50 minutes).

Getting Around:




Public Transport
Buses are the only form of public transport available in Cannes and a number of companies provide transit services. These include Beltrame (tel: (04) 9349 6090), Bus Azur (tel: 0825 825 599; website: www.busazur.com), CTM Cannes La Bocca (tel: (04) 9390 9292) and STU de Cannes Bus Azur (tel: (04) 9345 2008). The Handibus service is good for disabled people.

You can buy tickets on the bus. It is also possible to buy a carnet of 10 tickets and a week pass - these can be purchased at the coach station or on the bus.

Taxis
Taxis are reliable and arrive within about five minutes anywhere in the city center. Drivers are generally honest and will usually discuss the stars they have chauffeured. Taxis can be hailed at taxi stations or ordered by telephone from Allo Taxis Cannes (tel: 0890 712 227; website: www.taxicannes.fr). Tipping is not expected but is appreciated.

Driving in the City
Driving in Cannes is rarely a frustrating experience. Traffic jams are few and far between, there are several car parks surrounding the city center and orientation is relatively easy - the rue d’Antibes is one of the few one-way streets. Since the works at boulevard Carnot, which now leads from the Croisette to the entrance to the motorway, access to and from the city has improved. There is only one major pedestrianized street - the rue Meynadier. The only times that tourists should beware of driving in Cannes, is during the film festival, when roads are blocked from 1800 onwards, and during major congresses.

Car Hire
Operators include Ada (tel: (04) 9706 0707; website: www.ada.fr), Avis (tel: 0820 611 635; website: www.avis.fr) and Hertz France (tel: (04) 9399 0420; website: www.hertz.fr). The minimum age for hiring a car is 21 years, although drivers may have to be 25 years old to hire the more expensive models. Driving licenses and credit cards are required. Insurance is usually included but it is advisable to check.

Bicycle Hire
Bicycles can be hired from Mistral Locations, 4 rue Georges Clémenceau (tel: (04) 9339 3360; website: www.mistral-location.com).

Boat Hire
Yachts and other boats may be hired from Camper & Nicholsons, Port Camille Rayon (tel: (04) 9704 1050; website: www.cnconnect.com), or Cannes Nautic, port la Napoule Mandelieu (tel: (04) 9393 0767; website: www.cannesnautic.com).

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