Travel information for Cannes
Getting there
Nice airport is only 35km(20mi) from Cannes city centre. Trains run from Gare Nice St Augustin train station, 500m from Terminal 1, every 40 mins. Buses are also regular and leave the airport for Cannes every 20 - 30 mins.
If you want to drive, car hire is easy at the airport; the A8 is the most direct route. Destinations within easy reach include Nice (30min), Grasse (25min) and Marseille (2hr), as well as St Raphaël (30min), from where you can get buses to St Tropez and Toulon.
Getting around
Serving Cannes and destinations up to 7km (4.3mi) away is Bus Azur (08 25 82 55 99, 04 93 45 20 08; pl Bernard Cornut Gentille). Bus 8 runs along the coast from pl Bernard Cornut Gentille to the port and Palm Beach Casino on Pointe de la Croisette. You can flag down the Élo Bus anywhere you see it passing through the city; there are no set stops.
Car-rental agency JKL (04 97 06 37 77; 59 angle de la Croisette) offers cars fit for a star. There are plenty of pay car parks, including the Palais underground car park right next to the tourist office, which lends out free bicycles if you park here. The easy-to-spot entry is off blvd de la Croisette. Alliance Location (04 93 38 62 62; 19 rue des Frères Pradignac) rents motorcycles and scooters.
Taxis (04 93 38 91 91, 04 93 49 59 20) can be ordered by phone.
To get to the islands, Compagnie Maritime Cannoise (04 93 38 66 33) runs ferries to Île Ste-Marguerite, while Compagnie Estérel Chanteclair (04 93 39 11 82) operates boats to Île St-Honorat with skeleton schedules in winter.
