By train
There are four rail links :
Ventimiglia Italy - Menton - Monaco - Nice - Antibes - Cannes - Mandelieu
Ventimiglia Italy - Menton - Monaco - Nice - Antibes - Cannes - Grasse
Nice - Breil-sur-Roya - Tende : this train is often used by tourists. It's called Le train des Merveilles.
Theses routes are operated by SNCF, the national railway company. Trains also stop in smaller cities see time table. (http://www.ter-sncf.com/paca)
Nice - Digne
This route is called Chemin de fer de Provence and is often refered as Le train des Pignes. It's operated by a private company Veolia Transports. It's also serving many small villages as Puget-Thenier, Entrevaux or Annot. Interail cards are not accepted. The trains are not equipped for disable people. (http://www.trainprovence.com/)
By bus
The Conseil Général local council operates a bus network called TAM. It offers to route to almost every town and village within the département. The one-way ticket costs â¬1 whatever the destination.
The main routes are :
100 : Nice - Monaco - Menton every 15 minutes
100X'press : Nice - Monaco, direct by motorway every 60 minutes
200 : Nice - Cannes every 15 minutes
500 : Nice - Grasse
600 : Cannes - Grasse every 20 to 30 minutes
This network also operates on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and the nights before a public holiday a night service called NocTAM'bus. The three night routes are:
NocTAM'bus 100 : Nice Côte d'Azur Airport - Monaco - Menton
NocTAM'bus 200 : Nice Côte d'Azur Airport - Cannes
NocTAM'bus 600 : Cannes- Grasse
There are also two special airport routes:
110 Nice Côte d'Azur Airport - Monaco - Menton, direct by motorway
210 Nice Côte d'Azur Airport - Cannes, direct by motorway.
Warning Special fares apply on the airport routes 110 and 210:
Nice - Monaco: â¬16.10
Nice - Menton: â¬18
Nice - Cannes: â¬14.20
Time tables are available online (http://www.cg06.fr/transp...) in French