World City Guide

Getting There By Air

Nice-Cte d’Azur International Airport (NCE)
Tel: (08) 2042 3333
Website: www.nice.aeroport.fr

The airport is situated 24km (15 miles) southeast from Cannes. France’s leading airport after Paris, 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.

Major airlines: France’s national airline is Air France (tel: (08) 2082 0820; website: www.airfrance.com). Other carriers include British Airways, Lufthansa, Saudi Arabian Airlines and Singapore Airlines.

Airport facilities: Services include duty-free shops and boutiques, a pharmacy, restaurants, a self-service cafeteria, a bar, bureaux de change and ATMs. Ada, Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz and Sixt provide car hire services. Disabled services are available (tel: (04) 9321 4515). A free shuttle bus (navette), between terminals one and two and the car parks, departs every eight minutes during peak times, otherwise every 15 minutes. The airport organises a personalised welcome for VIP visitors on request.

Business facilities: The airport business centre (tel: (04) 9321 3073; fax: (04) 9321 3181), located in terminal one, provides fully equipped meeting areas, with a capacity for 250 people, as well as smaller offices – one with Internet access.

Transport to the city: Rapide Cte d’ Azur (tel: (04) 9339 1139) operate buses to Cannes, daily 0900-2200 (journey time – 45 minutes) every 30 minutes, costing 76. Taxis to the centre (journey time – 30 minutes) cost around FFr390 and are provided by Allo Taxis Niois (tel: (04) 9313 7878). Fixed-price ‘taxi cheques’ are available for purchase at the transport bureau, located near the information desk (tel: (04) 9321 3083). The journey takes at least an extra 15 minutes during the International Film Festival. Seven-minute helicopter flights, operated by Heli Air Monaco (tel: (04) 9321 3495) and Nice Helicopteres (tel: (04) 9321 3432), operate from Nice to Palm Beach, departing twice hourly from 0820-1720. A single trip costs FFr400 and a return costs FFr780 (including shuttle to the town centre).

Cannes-Mandelieu Airport (CEQ)
Tel: (04) 9390 4070. Fax: (04) 9390 4015.
Website: www.cannes.aeroport.fr or www.azurhelico.com

Situated eight kilometres (five miles) from Cannes’ centre (journey time – ten minutes), Cannes-Mandelieu is France’s leading private aviation airport.

Major airlines: Aeroplanes are available for hire from Chrokee Aer Odyssey (tel: (04) 9440 8426; e-mail: airodic@club-internet.fr), Euro Jet France (tel: (04) 9390 4160; e-mail: info@eurojetfrance.com) and Rath Aviation (tel: (04) 9393 1338). There is also a helicopter for hire from Heli Inter Riviera (tel: (04) 9390 4170).

Airport facilities: These include reception rooms, hotel-booking, limousine and helicopter services. Car hire is available from Hertz and Europcar. Boat hire is also available with New Boat (tel: (04) 9393 1234).

Business facilities: There is a VIP lounge available at the airport, as well as meeting rooms and catering services.

Transport to the city: Allo Taxi (tel: (04) 9299 2727; fax: (04) 9399 9077) are available at the airport. A trip into the city centre costs approximately 28, which must be paid in cash (journey time – approximately 10 minutes).

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.

Arrival/departure tax: None.