During the Festival, the roads into Cannes seize up. A private boat brings you to the Vieux Port, steps from the Croisette, on your own schedule.
For two weeks every May, Cannes doubles in population and the roads into town stop moving. Road closures around the Palais des Festivals, motorcades and parking bans mean a car transfer that takes 30 minutes in winter can take two hours during the Festival. Arriving by sea sidesteps all of it.
A private boat lands you at the Vieux Port of Cannes, a few minutes' walk from the Palais and the Croisette, or alongside a yacht moored off the bay. There are no road closures at sea, no motorcade delays and no parking to find — you set the departure time, not the traffic.
Most international guests land at Nice (NCE). A private boat from Nice to Cannes runs about 20–30 minutes along the coast, from €1,450, dropping you at the Vieux Port. It is faster and far calmer than the festival-week A8.
If you are based elsewhere on the coast during the Festival, the sea link is the reliable one: Monaco to Cannes in about 35 minutes, Antibes in 15, Saint-Tropez in 45. All deliver you to the same quay, on your own timing, whatever the roads are doing.
Festival dates fill the calendar fast — book your transfers well ahead, and plan a comfortable buffer before screenings and premieres. We monitor sea conditions and confirm pickup points the day before, including evening returns after late events.