Getting There By Rail
Societ Nationale de Chemins de Fer – SNCF (tel: (08) 9235 3535; website: www.sncf.fr) is the national rail carrier. Cannes Ville station (tel: (08) 9235 3535) is situated at place Pierre Semard and place Jean-Jaurs. Facilities at the station include a newsagent, bakery, tourist infromation office (tel: (04) 9339 2453) bar, snack bar and car park.
Rail services: Cannes is served by the international trains, Trains Bleus (the Paris–Nice–Ventimiglia Express), TEE (the Trans-Europe Express) and TGV (high-speed trains). There are direct links to Paris, twice daily in winter and four times daily in summer (journey time – 7 hours), as well as to Basel (journey time – 10 hours 30 minutes), Brussels (journey time – 6 hours 30 minutes), Milan (journey time – 5 hours), Rome (journey time – 9 hours 50 minutes) and Venice (journey time – 9 hours 50 minutes).
Transport to the city: The station is just a five-minute walk from Cannes city centre, with the rue d’ Antibes leading onto La Croisette. A Rapide-Cte d’Azur bus stop is located at the station. Taxis are also available.
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Getting There By Rail