Cannes - Getting There By Air
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 organises a personalised welcome for VIP visitors on request. The airport business centre, 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 centre (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 organise 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' centre 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 centre 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.
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