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Aix-en-Provence to Cannes

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from Aix-en-Provence to Cannes. From €19.96, fastest 4h 31m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Aix-en-Provence to Cannes runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €19.96 and €40.48, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 4h 31m over 172 km, on services run by 3 operators across 2 modes.

Checked 24 September 2026Priced for 4 October 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 0 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.

Typical fares · Priced for 4 October 2026

€19.96 to €40.48

  • 22%Moves across the booking window

When it runs, leaving Aix-en-Provence

Typical first and last departure on this corridor.

  • 07:30First departure
  • 07:30Last departure
  • 1Services per day
  • 0%Run direct

Departure times on this route

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Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about €23.28Fri25
  2. about €27.13Sat26
  3. about €24.38Sun27
  4. about €22.72Mon28
  5. about €21.62Tue29
  6. about €21.07Wed30
  7. about €20.52Thu1
  8. about €20.52Fri2
  9. about €19.97Sat3
  10. about €19.96Sun4
  11. about €19.96Mon5
  12. about €19.96Tue6
  13. about €19.96Wed7
  14. about €19.96Thu8
  15. about €19.96Fri9
  16. about €19.96Sat10
  17. about €19.96Sun11
  18. about €19.96Mon12
  19. about €19.96Tue13
  20. about €19.96Wed14
  21. about €19.96Thu15

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

The coach gets you into Cannes. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Cannes for the night the coach gets in

Sort by distance from Cannes and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Aix-en-Provence to Cannes

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €19.9690 days
  2. €19.9660 days
  3. €19.9645 days
  4. €19.9630 days
  5. €19.9621 days
  6. €19.9614 days
  7. €20.527 days
  8. €24.383 days
  9. €23.281 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €19.96.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 22 percent. The dearest point is €24.38, 3 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€24.38€19.96137142130456090

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 14 days ahead. You are inside that window.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to Aix-en-Provence to Cannes and to no other route on the site.

Clocks

Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.

The shape of it

172 km

126 km as the crow flies, 37% further by the route services take. The bearing runs east.

Who lives at each end

146,82174,545

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

The route

FranceItalyMarseilleMarseilleGenoaGenoaNiceNiceMontpellierMontpellierToulonToulonNîmesNîmesPerpignanPerpignanBéziersBéziersSavonaSavonaCuneoCuneoNarbonneNarbonneSanremoSanremoBastiaBastiaMontélimarMontélimarSix-Fours-les-PlagesSix-Fours-les-PlagesLevantoLevantoAix-en-ProvenceAix-en-ProvenceCannesCannesMap data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)Map data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
The journey

What the journey looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 172 km against 126 km in a straight line, a detour of 37 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Nice, Toulon. The gap between arriving and leaving is 70 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.

Who runs this route

Cannes is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage lockers

Left luggage near Cannes

Most of the points near Cannes open before the first train and shut after the last one.

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Questions about Aix-en-Provence to Cannes

The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Aix-en-Provence to Cannes?

The fastest journey from Aix-en-Provence to Cannes takes 4h 31m door to door, of which 2h 25m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 5h 54m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Aix-en-Provence to Cannes?

The cheapest fare from Aix-en-Provence to Cannes is €19.96, as of 24 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €26.73. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Aix-en-Provence to Cannes?

The cheapest way from Aix-en-Provence to Cannes is by coach, at €19.96 for one passenger on 4 October 2026. That journey takes 7h 28m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

What is the fastest way to get from Aix-en-Provence to Cannes?

The fastest way from Aix-en-Provence to Cannes is by train, at 4h 42m door to door. Only 2h 25m of that is spent moving; the remaining 2h 17m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €40.48.

When should I book Aix-en-Provence to Cannes?

Fares from Aix-en-Provence to Cannes bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €19.96. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 22 percent, measured on 24 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Aix-en-Provence to Cannes?

Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Aix-en-Provence to Cannes, at €19.96. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 24 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Aix-en-Provence to Cannes?

October is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Aix-en-Provence to Cannes, at €19.96 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs services from Aix-en-Provence to Cannes?

3 operators sell services from Aix-en-Provence to Cannes across 2 modes: Grimaldi, Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence, Trenitalia France. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Aix-en-Provence to Cannes?

0 percent of the services we sell from Aix-en-Provence to Cannes are direct. The rest connect at Nice, Toulon, with about 70 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

How much CO2 does the journey from Aix-en-Provence to Cannes produce?

Travelling from Aix-en-Provence to Cannes by coach produces about 4.6 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 5.5 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Aix-en-Provence to Cannes use?

Services from Aix-en-Provence to Cannes by train leave from Aix-en-Provence Centre and arrive at Cruise Terminal. Allow about 1h 7m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Aix-en-Provence to Cannes?

3 of the 3 operators we sell from Aix-en-Provence to Cannes allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.

Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Aix-en-Provence to Cannes on 24 September 2026: 172 km of route against 126 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €19.96, and 4h 31m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Being on the water gives Cannes a set of days out that do not start at a station.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Cannes and across France

Day trips that leave Cannes in the morning and cover a good part of France by evening.

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The two ends, compared

Aix-en-Provence reaches 31 places in 8 countries on services we hold, over distances from 59 to 984 km. Cannes reaches 44 places in 8 countries, from 24 to 1,558 km.

Other ways to make this journey

Leaving Aix-en-Provence

  • 31Places you can leave for
  • 8Countries
  • 3Operators

Arriving in Cannes

Leaving Cannes

  • 44Places you can leave for
  • 8Countries
  • 2Operators

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