Transportation - Cannes to Nice

I will be in Cannes at the end of the month. I have an early flight from Nice to Paris on a Saturday (8 am). What time should I leave from Cannes? Also, what is the best method of transportation? Do I need to set it up prior to my trip (ie a car service) or will the hotel help with this?

Thanks!

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The bad news is the first Cannes Nice airport express bus 210 of the day is 07:00 arrives 10 minutes before your flight.

The railway site Gares-en-mouvement schedules show trains from Cannes to Nice St Augustin at 04:34, 05:04 and 05:34 for the 33 minute journey - this is the sort of headroom you need for your flight, allowing 15 minutes to get from Nice St Augustin to airport T1 on foot. Fare around 6 euro

If all trains sounds a bit too exciting I reckon around 50-60 euro for a taxi - your hotel will arrange sure - the Cannes economy is in large measure built on conference delegates on expenses - but you will find a taxi rank opposite the Hotel Gray d%26#39;Albion where there will be delighted drivers waiting for a dream fare

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Thanks Nicelife...taxi it will be. I prefer to keep the trip as simple as possible.

What time should I allow for the drive? An hour?

Also, when landing in Nice earlier in the week, would you suggest a shuttle or taxi? Should I pre reserve either a shuttle or taxi?

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Hi there,

On Saturdays, there are trains from Cannes to Nice St Augustin at 05.31 and 06.05 which get you to Nice St Augustin 06.05 and 06.37 respectively.

From Nice St Augustin it is about 15 minutes walk to Terminal 1 at the airport, or a walk and shuttle bus ride to Terminal 2.

If you decide to go to the airport by taxi, to be safe I would suggest that you allow about 45 minutes journey time door to door. Aim to be at the airport 1 hour before an internal flight to Paris.

Pre-booking a taxi in advance will work out cheaper than asking your hotel to get you one on the day. The Tourist Office in Cannes has numbers for local services or you can google Cannes airport transfer services. Expect to pay 70 euros plus at that time in the morning.

Hope this helps

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For your arrival the 210 bus already mentioned by NiceLife operates regularly from Nice Airport to Cannes from 0800 to 2000 and costs around 14 euro. Maybe you don%26#39;t have to rush and could also take the bus 200 which does not take the autoroute and only costs one euro.

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Thanks to all of you for your tips. I think we will take the express bus upon arrival, and a taxi for the departure.

This is my first trip to the Riviera, and we are looking forward to it!