Getting to Cannes and parking there
The short answer
Cannes is reached from Nice Côte d’Azur airport in under 30 minutes by road, 45 minutes on the Zou 81 bus, or 25 to 30 minutes on the TER train from Nice Saint Augustin. On the A8 motorway, take exit 41 Cannes La Bocca or exit 42 Mougins and Cannes centre. Once there, the Palais des Festivals is walkable from the centre. The hard part is not arriving, it is parking: a parking space comes with this apartment, inside the residence.
- Nice Côte d’Azur airport
- 27 km, under 30 minutes by road
- Zou bus 81, Nice to Cannes
- About 45 minutes on the motorway, drops you downtown near the station
- TER train from Nice Saint Augustin
- Every 15 to 20 minutes, a 25 to 30 minute ride
- By road
- A8 La Provençale motorway, exit 41 Cannes La Bocca or exit 42 Mougins and Cannes centre
- By TGV
- Paris in 5 h 15, Lyon in 4 h, Marseille in 2 h
- Cannes Mandelieu airport
- 15 minutes from central Cannes and the Palais des Festivals
Dates taken from Cannes Convention Bureau on 14 August 2026. cannesconventionbureau.com
Parking, the actual hard part
Cannes is a seaside town squeezed between the railway and the Croisette. Parking is paid across almost the whole central area, and during show weeks demand far exceeds supply: the central public car parks fill up in the morning, and hunting for a space becomes a thirty to forty minute affair.
That is why this apartment leads with its parking space rather than its other features. It sits inside the residence, it is included in the stay, and it saves both the hunt and the daily rate of a public car park.
We do not publish the rates of Cannes public car parks: they change every season and a page quoting a stale rate misleads. Check with the city at the time of your stay if you need to park elsewhere.
Once there, everything is walkable
From the apartment, rue d’Antibes and its shops are 400 m away, the beaches 700 m, and the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès 1.3 km. The Montfleury district sits up the hill, so the walk down to the Croisette is easy, and the climb back in the evening is the price of a quiet neighbourhood.
- The Croisetteon foot
- Rue d’Antibes400 m
- The beaches700 m
- Palais des Festivals1.3 km
Questions that come up
- How do you get from Nice airport to Cannes?
- Three options. By road, Nice Côte d’Azur airport is 27 km away and Cannes is reached in under 30 minutes. The Zou 81 bus leaves from both terminals and takes about 45 minutes on the motorway, stopping downtown near the station. The TER train from Nice Saint Augustin leaves every 15 to 20 minutes and takes 25 to 30 minutes. Source: Cannes Convention Bureau.
- Do you need a car in Cannes?
- No for getting around Cannes: the centre, the Croisette and the Palais des Festivals are all walkable. Yes if you arrive by road, or if you want to reach Nice, Sophia Antipolis, Monaco or the inland villages during your stay. In that case the question is not driving but parking, and a parking space comes with this apartment.
- Which motorway exit for Cannes?
- The A8 motorway, known as La Provençale, serves Cannes at exit 41 Cannes La Bocca and exit 42 Mougins and Cannes centre. Source: Cannes Convention Bureau.
- Is parking hard in Cannes?
- Yes, and especially during show weeks at the Palais des Festivals, when the central public car parks fill up in the morning. That is why a parking space inside the residence comes with this apartment.
- How far is the apartment from the Palais des Festivals?
- 1.3 km, about fifteen minutes on foot. Rue d’Antibes is 400 m away and the beaches 700 m.