Overview
When to Go
How to Get There
Getting Around
To See & Do
Shopping
Food & Drink
After Dark
Know Before You Go
By Train There are regular daily Eurostar services from London Waterloo and Ashford to Avignon. From Avignon the TGV run regularly to the central Cannes station, Gare SNCF on rue Jean-Jearés. Cannes train station is served by the international trains, Trains Bleus, the Paris to Nice Ventimiglia Express, TEE-the Trans Europe Express and TGV - high-speed trains.
By Coach Eurolines run coaches from London Victoria (amongst other pick up points) to Cannes bus stop, Syndicat D’initiative, Le Cannet. Journey time is approximately 21 hours.
By Car If you are travelling by car, there are several options. You can either take the sea crossing from Dover to Calais (sailing time between 1 – 2 hours), or the journeys of slightly longer duration, such as Poole to Cherbourg or Portsmouth to Cherbourg, Caen, Le Havre or St Malo and drive south from there. Cannes can be accessed from the A8 Esterel Motorway.