A car is not needed for day trips from Cannes. The station sits on the coastal line, and the destinations below are listed from nearest to farthest. Fares are single tickets in euros from the TER Sud route pages, and a Zou card lowers them. At a glance Antibes: about 10 minutes, about €5, or €3.50 with a Zou card. Grasse: about 17 to 25 minutes, about €6.70, or €4.70 with a Zou card.

Cannes is a good base for a long weekend or a week. The ferries cover the islands and the coastal train reaches Antibes, Grasse, Nice and Monaco. Prices are in euros. Plan A: three days Day 1, the seafront and the old town Start at the Palais des Festivals and walk the Croisette to Pointe Croisette past the Carlton, the Martinez and the Majestic. Climb Le Suquet in the afternoon to the Musée des Explorations du Monde; it costs about €6.

Cannes rewards walkers. These four routes need no guide and cost nothing beyond the ferry. Prices are in euros. Route 1: Le Suquet (about 90 minutes, steep) Begin at the Hôtel de Ville and take Rue Saint-Antoine uphill. The street is stepped and cobbled, so wear shoes with a grip. At the top you reach the Église Notre-Dame d’Espérance and the Musée des Explorations du Monde, in the old castle on Place de la Castre.

Cannes gives families sand, short boat rides and open-air time. It lacks a zoo or aquarium, so days here are built around the sea and the islands. Prices are in euros. Choosing a beach Cannes beaches are sand and shelve gently. Public choices: Plage du Midi, on Boulevard Jean Hibert west of the old port, is public with supervised swimming in season. Dogs are not allowed. Plage Zamenhof, a municipal beach, has supervised swimming from 15 June to 15 September and loungers at about €9 to €15 a day.

Cannes is at its best for two people at the edges of the day: early boats to an island, sunset along the seafront and late dinners in the old town. Prices are in euros. An island afternoon Take the Planaria boat to Île Saint-Honorat, 15 to 20 minutes from the old port. A return ticket is €19.50 for adults online. The island is a working Cistercian abbey of about 40 hectares with picnic areas, a coastal path of roughly an hour and a half and a free fortified monastery.

Cannes packs a handful of visitable sights into a small area, and several sit on the Lérins Islands, a short boat ride from the old port. This page lists each one with its ticket price and opening pattern for 2026, in euros. Prices and hours shift with the season, so confirm before you travel. Quick reference Attraction Where Ticket Notes Fort Royal museum Île Sainte-Marguerite about €6.50 closed Mondays October to May Saint-Honorat monastery Île Saint-Honorat free entry boat €19.