Getting around by train Côte d'Azur

This very modern station welcomes more than six million passengers a year. Check the exit closest to where you want to go, as this huge station serves six locations in the Principality. Don't hesitate to ask the police for advice if you have any doubts. For the record, Monaco had two train stations until 1964. The other station was destroyed to add building space.

Annexe station of Menton-Garavan, Porte de France, 500 m from the Italian border.

In the heart of Cannes, the main train station welcomes a multitude of TER, TGV and Intercités trains every day. Amenities such as toilets are available on the left of the square, opposite the station, while a Starbucks awaits you on the right. The train line between Cannes and Menton runs along the coast, offering breathtaking panoramic views of the countryside, sumptuous villas surrounded by umbrella pines and secret coves. TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur offers a wide range of services to suit all your travel needs.

Most of the large trains that carry out the Marseille-Nice route stop in Antibes in both directions. The TER provides more than 80 shuttles every day across the coast. During the summer period, when the road network is very crowded, it is sometimes interesting to go to Nice by train.

The Train des Merveilles, also known as the Train des Pignes, is a tourist train that travels through the magnificent landscapes of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France.

The journey begins in Nice and continues to the town of Tende, passing through the high villages of the valleys: Peillon, L'Escarène, Sospel, Breil, Fontan, Saorge and La Brigue.

The journey takes just over 2 hours and is considered one of the most beautiful train journeys in France, from the coast to around 1000 m above sea level.

Located south of the city, the Grasse train station was put into service in 1871, then closed in 1938. Re-established since 2005, the station, located on the SNCF Grasse-Cannes line, is a great success. The traffic includes about ten connections per day in each direction, from 5:30 am to 11 pm. Most trains continue to Nice or come from Nice via Cannes. In the station, you will find a ticket office, open every day, and automatic machines for buying tickets. The Funix bus network completes the transport offer.

One of the easiest and most ecological ways to get to the Côte d'Azur from the main French cities is by TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse owned by the SNCF company). Currently, three cities are served by the TGV in the Alpes-Maritimes: Cannes, Antibes and Nice. Thus, their city centre is less than 6 hours from the heart of Paris, 4.5 hours from Montpellier, 4 hours from Lyon, 3 hours from Avignon and 2.5 hours from Marseille. Renovation work is underway to reduce these travel times.

Menton is connected to all the cities of the Italian Riviera and Riviera by many TER.

Terroir and picturesque discoveries are on the program of the train des Pignes which links Nice to Digne. This line offers a journey to the heart of Provence. The company operates a daily service of 6 round trips, all year round and without reservation. Les chemins de fer de Provence provides a link between Nice and Colomars, some 20 times a day. This urban train connects the two towns in 25 minutes and is mainly aimed at school and business travelers.

To prepare all your journeys by train, whether they are regional express or on the main lines of France, do not hesitate to go to the SNCF shop at a distance of the port. The consultants will give you all the information and prices for your trip, and will take care of your ticket bookings, and even if necessary for your car of your car ticket (departing from Marseille train station!).